Celebrate Elfreth’s Alley Day: A Neighborhood Fete! On June 7, 2025, the Elfreth’s Alley Association will hold its annual neighborhood celebration, Elfreth's Alley Day: A Neighborhood Fete. This event, which dates back to 1934 (90 years!), is when residents of Elfreth’s Alley open their doors to allow visitors a glimpse of 21st century life in these 18th- and 19th-century houses. Discover how generation after generation have continued to preserve, alter and add to these historic structures. There will be entertainment and history aplenty to enjoy as you walk by/inside the homes on the street.

Celebrate Elfreth’s Alley Day: A Neighborhood Fete! On June 7, 2025, the Elfreth’s Alley Association will hold its annual neighborhood celebration, Elfreth's Alley Day: A Neighborhood Fete. This event, which dates back to 1934 (90 years!), is when residents of Elfreth’s Alley open their doors to allow visitors a glimpse of 21st century life in these 18th- and 19th-century houses.

Good Samaritan Lodge No. 336 will be hosting the 5th Civil War Dinner at its lodge on Lincoln Square in Gettysburg, PA. This is a popular event, so tickets sell out quickly. We provide first hand account presentations from our Civil War guests who will be in a period attire. The presentations will begin at 6:00 and dinner will be served at 6:30. Dessert and additional presentations will follow. Dinner will be prepared by our chef, from a Civil War era cookbook. The menu is in the planning stages, but we are sure to have hot mulled cider and of course traditional hard tack, if you dare.

New Jersey based historical musicians, The Ministers of Apollo, will play 19th-century music in Cliveden's Parlor on Saturday, May 31st, 12pm to 4pm. Tour the first floor of the house and hear a song or two during your visit. The program is free. Music in the Parlor is generously supported by The Haley Foundation.

Historic Rock Ford welcomes Paul Trainor as he presents “18th Century Law.” This lecture and show-and-tell style presentation will discuss 18th Century Pennsylvania Law and include original and reproduction period law books and legal documents. This lecture is part of our 2025 Lecture Series and will be held in the Langmuir Education Room located on the first floor of the Rock Ford Barn. Paul Trainor is a college professor of business and paralegal studies, a retired lawyer, a researcher and a living history presenter on many 18th Century topics.

Are you ready to become a glaze explorer? Are you wishing that the glazes on your pots made your soul sing and enhanced your work? Do you want to understand why they work the way they do? Join us for a 3-day Glaze Workshop with a true master in the field of ceramics -John Britt. We will discuss all things glazes, including a general overview of ceramic glazes, focusing on but not limited to cone 6 glazes. He’ll also have glazed pots for viewing. We will discuss temperature, kilns, and firing dynamics. John will share information about different firing cycles.