Fairhill Women’s History Essay contest Fairhill school students grades 4th-8th are working on their essays about Harriet Forten Purvis leader of abolition and early women’s rightist movement, buried at Fairhill Burial Ground. Come hear the winning essays and see a new production about Harriet Purvis by Beacon Theater productions. Saturday, March 9, 1pm at […]
Help us welcome Spring by working in the Fair Hill garden.
Celebrate Historic Fair Hill’s 25th Anniversary on Sunday, May 5 at Arch St. Meetinghouse with our speaker Signe Wilkinson an early Fairhill volunteer. Click below to order tickets with Eventbrite Tickets: $50, Young Friends $30 Get your tickets here! Proceeds to go to HFH school libraries and gardens in Fairhill.
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour, help out in the gardens, where we will prune trees, plant and tend to our vegetable and flower beds, and clean debris.
Come pick berries with us!
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you are welcome to stay to visit with neighbors and help in the gardens!
Mark your calendar for 15th annual Summer Festival with pony rides, snake man, music, dancing, farm stand, cookout for Friends of Historic Fair Hill!
Its the start of the new school year, and our library and reading volunteers are back to work! Lets bring joy in reading to every kid!
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you are welcome to stay to visit with neighbors and help in the gardens!
In honor of The Battle of Germantown, our partner Historic Germantown stages a yearly reenactment on the battle’s anniversary. The grounds of Cliveden are transformed by over a hundred Revolutionary War re-enaction actors in full uniform. Historic Fair Hill participates with a “field hospital” for wounded soldiers, with our neighborhood friends. We will splint arms, bandage up head injuries, and send […]
Come to Historic Fair Hill for a tour of six great wall murals telling 300 years of stories of the struggle for justice in Philadelphia. After your tour you are welcome to stay to visit with neighbors and help in the gardens! Jasmine Thompson, garden mgr with Philly Orchard Project team
In partnership with Tree Tenders of PA Horticultural Society, HFH organizes shade tree planting in the Fairhill neighborhood. Tenants or homeowners sign up to care for a tree on the street in front of their home, with a commitment to water through two summers. PHS provides the trees free of charge, and our volunteers help […]
UPDATE SATURDAY 12/14 - STAR LIGHTING IS CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN Join us for this FREE family event! We'll have a bonfire with marshmallow roast, hot chocolate, carol singing and an arts & crafts table. Dress warmly - see you there!
MLK Day of Service is a way to celebrate the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King. We'll be cleaning up the burial ground, roasting marshmallows, reading Dr. King's sermons & letters, and singing freedom songs. We hope you'll consider spending this holiday with us.
