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From Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm
From Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm....in a place of heirloom plants, we appreciate the autumn colors of florist roses from a weekend wedding.
It's a beautiful day and the Revolutionary Germantown Festival begins in a couple of hours! Just a few reminders:
All visitors must wear masks on Cliveden's grounds grounds and in Cliveden's buildings.
Germantown Avenue is closed between Upsal and Johnson Streets until 5pm.
There will be a musket firing demonstration at 12pm. Cliveden staff and festival volunteers will direct visitors to the viewing area on our grounds. We suggest wearing headphones or earplugs for auditory protection. Cliveden's Carriage House will be open if visitors want to be inside during the demonstration.
In addition to Cliveden, fourteen member sites of will be open for the festival. Be sure to grab a copy of the Festival Guidebook, visit our website (
https://cliveden.org/festival-schedule/) or view the digital copy (available at
https://cliveden.org/revolutionary-germantown-festival/) for the full schedule. We do recommend visiting the sites' websites for their COVID protocols.
We hope you enjoy the festival and the day in Germantown. Feel free to tag Cliveden and the member sites of Historic Germantown on social media and share your pictures. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon!
The 2021 Revolutionary Germantown Festival is sponsored by Asher's Chocolates, Elfant Wissahickon Realtors, The Reed Group, Randall and Linda Miller, Loretta Witt Homes, Wissahickon Tree and Landscape, LLC, and the William Penn Charter School.
ACES Veterans Museum Honoring All Veterans Awbury Arboretum Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust Grumblethorpe PhilaLandmarks Stenton Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm Johnson House Historic Site Germantown Lest We Forget Slavery Museum
Historic Germantown sites were mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer “Our insider’s guide to 22 essential Philadelphia museums,” and sixteen sites will be open for the Revolutionary Germantown Festival on Oct. 2nd! Visit
https://cliveden.org/festival-schedule/ for the schedule and descriptions of activities at each participating site. Be sure to follow us on social media as we highlight all the participating sites.
Awbury Arboretum and Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm will be open during the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, focusing on plants and their medicinal purposes in the 18th century. Awbury Arboretum (One Awbury Road) will explore plant use in the 1700s with an emphasis on plants grown or harvested for medicines from 12pm to 2pm in the Adventure Woods in the Secret Garden. Wyck (6026 Germantown Avenue) will be open from 12pm to 3pm, featuring a display focused on 18th century medicine. Visitors are encouraged to take a tour of the site and stay for a picnic. Wyck was used as a field hospital during the Battle of Germantown.
Historic Germantown sites were mentioned in the Philadelphia Inquirer “Our insider’s guide to 22 essential Philadelphia museums,” and sixteen sites will be open for the Revolutionary Germantown Festival on Oct. 2nd! Visit
https://cliveden.org/festival-schedule/ for the schedule and descriptions of activities at each participating site. Be sure to follow us on social media as we highlight all the participating sites.
Awbury Arboretum and Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm will be open during the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, focusing on plants and their medicinal purposes in the 18th century. Awbury Arboretum (One Awbury Road) will explore plant use in the 1700s with an emphasis on plants grown or harvested for medicines from 12pm to 2pm in the Adventure Woods in the Secret Garden. Wyck (6026 Germantown Avenue) will be open from 12pm to 3pm, featuring a display focused on 18th century medicine. Visitors are encouraged to take a tour of the site and stay for a picnic. Wyck was used as a field hospital during the Battle of Germantown.
Today at Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm until 4pm
WYCK LIVE! was an immersive theatrical event that took place at Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm last month + incorporated our materials diverted from landfill!
🌿♻️ Created by theatre artists, Kyle Metzger and Ryan Pater, this production was inspired by history, nature, and a joyful sense of wonder. Rather than purchasing new supplies, these creators came to The Resource Exchange to source sustainable reclaimed materials.
Wyck Live! also featured a yarn sculpture by Richie Wilde Lopez titled “All Entwined”. The piece was made using reclaimed yarn, wire mesh, and a wooden frame all from The Resource Exchange.
More incredible photos and details about the event on our blog :
https://theresourceexchange.org/2021/09/07/sustainable-theatre-wyck-live/
Photo credit: Linette Kielinski
Yesterday we had the honor of a visit from Senator Art Haywood and Rep. Stephen Kinsey - thanks so much for your efforts on behalf of Historic Germantown!
HG is the recipient of a RACP grant for preservation of some of our consortium sites.
LtoR- Kim Staub, Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm
Rep. Stephen Kinsey
Michael Moore, Johnson House Historic Site
Tuomi Forrest, Historic Germantown
Senator Art Haywood
Dennis Pickeral, Stenton
Where did your Passport take you this weekend in the Philadelphia region? We spy 👀 visits to Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum & PHS Meadowbrook Farm in this Passport! Photo taken at Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm. Plan your garden visits via the link in our profile 🌿🌿🌿
Looking forward to the ROSES this weekend at Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm
Flowers of our native pawpaw at Wyck House, Garden, and Farm....gothic!!!
Some excellent research on the Haines family tree in New Jersey.