“Award-winning Journalist & Author Bruce Mowday to Give Presentation on the Battle of Brandywine & The Johnston Gang” A wonderful lecture with award-winning author and journalist Bruce Mowday. Photos from …
On the eve of the opening of the 121st anniversary of the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust is delighted to welcome guest speaker J. Michael …
World War I will be the subject of the first lecture in the Trust’s Fall 2017 Lecture Series. Ryan Conroy, Historian and President of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville …
Social change in America during the 1930’s brought about innovation in the design of domestic architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries interpreted the new American lifestyle first into architectural …
The King of Prussia Inn (c. 1756), “The Sign of the King” welcomed visitors for almost 200 years, and may have been the source for the town receiving its name. …
Philadelphia’s grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. …
In 2003, Doug Humes began leasing space for his law office in an old Bryn Mawr mansion. His curiosity about the original owners, the Jacobs, sent him on a quest …
Jefferson’s Daughters by Catherine Kerrison is the remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters — two white and free, one black and enslaved — and the divergent paths they …
Cocktail Party Fundraiser Benefiting Jones Log Barn Living History Center
William L. Price was one of an influential group of architects working during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Philadelphia. Aside from his importance in the area of …
After years in the making, the Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust (THPT) has set its grand opening of the Jones Log Barn Living History Center for Sunday, April 3, 2022, 1 …
Town Tours & Village Walks is a series of free summer strolls through historic neighborhoods, hamlets, villages, and sites to learn about significant founders of these places or institutions and …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture We are excited to welcome back Jeff Groff as our guest speaker. Jeff is currently Estate Historian at Winterthur and holds an MA from …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture On Wednesday, October 19, James Garrison, architect, and author with over forty years in the profession, returns to the Trust lecture series. With a …
There will be a party. With people. A “Denim Night” in the barn! But first, in case you have not heard … The Jones Log Barn Living History Center has officially opened! Twenty …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture This presentation highlights details from a study examining African American participation during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777 to 1778. Justin B. Clement brings …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture People may know the well-known camp meetings and Chautauquas - Oak Bluff, MA, Ocean Grove, NJ and Chautauqua NY. But did you know there …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture Join us for a presentation on Brigadier-General Duportail at his headquarters during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777-78, the historic “Duportail House” (c.1740) in …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture Join C.J. McGroarty for a reading and discussion of her new book Clara in a Time of War, a compelling story of historical fiction …
HELP US BRING SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE LIVING HISTORY CENTER! Hors d’oeuvres • Wine • Beer Live Music with singer-guitarist Jack Mangene • folk • classic rock • country …
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture In advance of Veterans Day on November 11, the Trust welcomes local historian Bart Van Valkenburgh to its Fall Lecture Series. Presenting “A Salute …
Photo opportunity with Santa! in the historic Jones Log BarnBring your children and camera and/or cell phone
Photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny in the historic Jones Log BarnBring your children and camera and/or cell phone
7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture Explore the rich cultural history of immigrants in Northern Chester County and how they impacted the growth of the region and influenced everyday life. …