Tag Archives: Historic Pennsauken
Annual Welsh Heritage Day At Griffith Morgan House On March 3
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
The sounds, smells and tastes of Wales will delight and enlighten visitors to the historic, colonial home of the Morgan family in Pennsauken on the first Sunday in March from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Historic Home For The Holidays In Pennsauken
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
For its last regularly scheduled event of the year, historic Burrough-Dover House again offers a special holiday treat for the community, with an evening of historic Yule traditions and a visit from the jolly, old elf himself! On Friday, Dec. 7, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., history and holidays come together like egg and nog to create a magical event that is fast becoming a local tradition.
Traditional Events Return To Historic Homes
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
On Saturday, Nov. 17, both Burrough-Dover House and Griffith Morgan House will be open for our traditional events before Thanksgiving.
Burrough-Dover House will be decorated for the holiday season and offer cheer to all who come by to start their merry season from noon to 4:00 p.m. Griffith Morgan House will hold its own traditional “Frost on the Pumpkin” event from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with authentic hearth cookery, living history demonstrations, and the life of a local farmhouse of olden times, as families prepared for the coming of winter. Both houses will offer light refreshments and historical tours of the colonial houses and museums of local history and nostalgia: perfect for opening the holiday season!
Burrough-Dover House is located at 9201 Burrough-Dover Lane, off Haddonfield Rd., opposite the Wyndam Rd. traffic light. Griffith Morgan House is located at 243 Griffith Morgan Lane, off River Rd. between Delair and Route 73.
Visit the Griffith Morgan House and Pennsauken Historical Society pages, or the group, “Pennsauken History Forum,” on Facebook for more details and directions; or call (856) 486-9561 and leave a message or e-mail pennsaukenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Both Burrough-Dover House and Griffith Morgan House are also open for tours, events, and research by prior appointment.
Pennsauken’s Historical Houses Part Of County History Week
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
The biggest historical event in Camden County in many years is coming in October, and both Griffith Morgan House and Burrough-Dover House in Pennsauken are part of it!
Historical Society Hosts Fall Festival On September 15
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
Autumn will arrive one week early at historic Burrough-Dover House, off Haddonfield Rd., when Pennsauken Historical Society welcomes all to its Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15, from noon to 4:00 p.m. This fun, family event will include a return visit by the Lenape interpreters from Churchville Nature Center of Bucks County, Pa. The Native American people who resided in the Delaware Valley before the coming of the European colonists, the Lenape lived in a different relationship with their environment and the seasons; and autumn was a time of preparation for the harsher season to come. The skilled interpreters of Churchville Nature Center will illustrate and demonstrate the lifeways of the Lenape through the tools, clothing, food, and culture of the people who lived on this land and gave Pennsauken its name.
Soldiers Of The American Revolution March In Pennsauken At Griffith Morgan House
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
Revolutionary War re-enactors will muster at Pennsauken’s historic Griffith Morgan House on Aug. 5.
Citizen-soldiers of the Revolutionary War on the march will pause to greet visitors and enlist recruits young and old at historic Griffith Morgan House in Pennsauken on Sunday, Aug. 5 from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Fresh from its recent encampment at the National Constitution Center and the fight at the Battle of Monmouth, the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment of the American Revolution, along with other comrades in arms, return to Pennsauken’s Griffith Morgan House to share their deep knowledge of nation’s founding conflict with visitors. Guests can learn of the sacrifices of the farmers and townspeople who took up arms and can join in the training drills as new recruits themselves. Meanwhile, the ladies supporting the regiment will show how hearty food could be prepared in warm weather months without need of a fire.
Burrough-Dover House Hosts “Colonial Earth Day” On May 6
By Robert Fisher-Hughes, AAP Columnist and Amateur Historian
This month, wildlife and watersheds, woodcraft, and other matters of the historical environment of Pennsauken and its neighbors are the themes to be explored at the colonial home on the bank of Pennsauken Creek, where the Burrough family first settled in 1710.
The Burrough-Dover House itself is the first image of our ancestral relationship to the natural world: built from natural, local sandstone and timbers felled at the site and still standing more than 300 years later; a true example of sustainability. How many more lessons of environmental significance can we learn in a day by the creek and the woods on the site of the historic colonial farm? Find out at the annual “Colonial Earth Day” event on Sunday, May 6, from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Santa Visits Burrough-Dover House During Nighttime Holiday Event
A new holiday tradition in our Township began a couple of years ago when historic Burrough-Dover House opened its doors on an evening in December to welcome Santa and the community for a beautiful evening of cheer. Again this year, on Friday evening, Dec. 8, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., Santa will sit before the hearth at Burrough-Dover House to welcome the young ones and their families for a Yuletide chat and a photo opportunity that will be a real Pennsauken keepsake! The historic home will be decked out with greens and tinsel and holiday regalia, while a tree adorned with ornaments stands in the parlor as if waiting for the good children of the 19th Century Dover family to rise on Christmas morning!
Pennsauken Historical Society Hosts First Sundays
With the start of fall, Pennsauken’s historic homes open their doors for guests looking for a unique way to enjoy a crisp, autumn day!
Both Griffith Morgan House and Burrough-Dover House will both be open on both Sunday, Oct. 1, as well as Sunday, Nov. 5, with free admission from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Enjoy tours of house and museum, learn about Pennsauken’s rich history, and more! Light refreshments will be served and there is plenty of free parking at both houses.
Burrough-Dover House is located at 9201 Burrough-Dover Lane off Haddonfield Rd., opposite the Wyndam Rd. traffic light. Griffith Morgan House is located at 243 Griffith Morgan Lane off River Rd. between Delair and Route 73. In addition to public events, both homes are open for tours, events and research by prior appointment.
Visit the Griffith Morgan House or Pennsauken Historical Society pages or the group “Pennsauken History Forum” on Facebook for more details or directions or call (856) 486-9561 and leave a message for more information or e-mail to pennsaukenhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Be sure to contact Pennsauken Historical Society or Griffith Morgan Committee about volunteer opportunities!
Historic Houses of Pennsauken Open for “First Sundays”
The great traditions of Pennsauken’s homes for history continue on Sunday, Aug. 6!
From noon to 4:00 p.m., Griffith Morgan House, located on Griffith Morgan Lane off River Rd., will host the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment of the American Revolution. These brave militia men have left home and farm to assemble in defense of our liberty and they will be looking for young recruits to march alongside them as they prepare to meet the invading Redcoats, the mercenary Hessians, and the treacherous Tories! The camp followers of the stalwart militia will make good use of the hearth and pantry of Griffith Morgan House to prepare a wholesome meal for the sustenance of the soldiers. Our own volunteer docents of the historic house will also offer free tours of the house and museum so all can learn the story of these early settlers of our township.
Meanwhile, at historic Burrough-Dover House off Haddonfield Rd. on Burrough-Dover Lane, the historic home of the Quaker Burrough family will welcome visitors to tour the house, the museum, and the beautiful grounds for a perfect August afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
