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Fire companies from around Bucks County and the nearby Delaware Valley showcase their pre-1960 hand-drawn, horse-drawn and motorized fire engines at this free outdoor event at the Mercer Museum (regular admission applies to the museum itself).  Participating fire companies will display thirty to forty pieces of apparatus ranging from the early 1800s to the 1950s.  Some of the apparatus on display are: A 1812 hand-drawn pumper(Newton Fire Assoc),  1847 hose carriage (Croydon Fire Co.), 1901 Rumsey Ladder (Quakertown 17), a…

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Mercer Museum

Firefighter Finger Puppets

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Youth

Visit the Mercer Museum’s Firefighting exhibit and learn more about the history of volunteer firefighting in the Philadelphia region, then make a set of firefighter finger puppets and create your own story or puppet show.  Drop-in craft, included in museum admission.  

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Archaeologist Thomas Kutys describes recent excavations under I-95 in the Fishtown and Kensington sections of Philadelphia, and some of the firefighting-related artifacts that have been uncovered.  He also discusses his research into the volunteer fire companies that served these neighborhoods in the 1800s, such as the Kensington Engine and Kensington Hose Companies.   Included in museum admission (free to members). This program has been cancelled.

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Make a Speaking Trumpet

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Youth

Visit the Mercer Museum’s Firefighting exhibit to learn more about the history of volunteer firefighting in the Philadelphia region, then make and decorate your own fireman’s trumpet or horn.  Drop-in craft, included in museum admission.

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Create a Fire Mark

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Youth

Visit the Mercer Museum’s Firefighting exhibit to learn more about the history of volunteer firefighting in the Philadelphia region, then make and decorate your own insurance fire mark – like those placed on city buildings in the 1700s and 1800s.  Drop-in craft, included in museum admission.  

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Mercer Museum

Firefighter Finger Puppets

Category:
Youth

Visit the Mercer Museum’s Firefighting exhibit and learn more about the history of volunteer firefighting in the Philadelphia region, then make a set of firefighter finger puppets and create your own story or puppet show.  Drop-in craft, included in museum admission.

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Mercer Museum

An Evening of Firefighting Memories

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Adult, Youth

Join “old-timer” firefighters, and others, for a round-table program, remembering some of Bucks County’s volunteer firefighting history. Anyone interested in local history, or with memories to share, is invited to attend.  Bring a story, a photo, or an artifact related to our region’s firefighting history, or other emergency services, and join in the conversation.  Panelists, with many years of service as local fire-fighters, include: Dave Cass (Warminster Fire Company), Don Anderson (Cornwells Fire Company and Union Fire Company, Bensalem), Dick…

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Fonthill Castle

Tower Tour for Families

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Adult, Youth

Children and adults explore Henry Mercer’s castle from basement to tower and learn about Mercer’s creative ideas through stories and prints.  Tour times: 10: 30 & 11:45 a.m. Children must be 6 or older and able to climb the steep stairs.   Reservations required, call 215-348-9461 or email fhmail@fonthillmuseum.org.   Photo by Allure West Studios

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Make a Speaking Trumpet

Category:
Youth

Visit the Mercer Museum’s Firefighting exhibit to learn more about the history of volunteer firefighting in the Philadelphia region, then make and decorate your own fireman’s trumpet or horn.  Drop-in craft, included in museum admission.

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Carol Wojtowicz Smith, curator and archivist of the Philadelphia Contributionship, America’s oldest property insurance company, describes the relationship between Philadelphia’s volunteer fire companies and the insurance industry in the city, including the role of “fire marks.” Included with museum admission.

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