Thursday, November 19th at 7 p.m. — Carol and her husband Jack Walz served as co-directors of the John Woolman Memorial from 1993 to 2016. She recently retired as Director of Grant Making for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting after 24 years where she says she was “blessed to work every day with individuals whose lives, projects… Continue reading Woolman’s hopes for and reflections on the Walk to Wyalusing
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Seeds of Great Calamity: English Colonization in Lenape Country
Thursday, October 29th at 7:30 p.m. – Dr. Jean R. Soderlund is a professor of history emeritus at Lehigh University whose most recent book Lenape Country: Delaware Valley Society before William Penn (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015) won the Philip S. Klein Book Prize from the Pennsylvania Historical Association. She has published numerous articles and… Continue reading Seeds of Great Calamity: English Colonization in Lenape Country
Native Culture as it existed prior to and early on during the Quaker migration to South Jersey
Thursday, October 8th at 7:30 p.m. – Jack Thomas Johnson, an enrolled member of the Delaware Nation, will give an overview of Native Culture as it existed prior to and early on during the Quaker migration to South Jersey. His presentation and two others are part of the (Virtual) Walk to Wyalusing. https://burlmhcc.org/walk-to-wyalusing/ Jack’s presentation will… Continue reading Native Culture as it existed prior to and early on during the Quaker migration to South Jersey
Penn Paddle: Isaac Watson House
Saturday, September 26, 2020. Paddle 4 mi. up Crosswicks Creek with the incoming tide from Bordentown to John A. Roebling Memorial Park to visit the Isaac Watson House. Built on a bluff overlooking Watson’s Creek, the Isaac Watson House was built in 1708, and is recognized as the oldest house in Mercer County. It serves… Continue reading Penn Paddle: Isaac Watson House
Ballroom Dance Social
Sunday, March 15, 2020 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. (One of our clients is hosting this. Posting this on their behalf as it is open to the public.) Free lesson 7:30-8 p.m.. Dancing 8-10:30 p.m. Ballroom, Latin, Hustle, Swing, Tango, etc. No partner needed. Admission $15. Free public parking off-premises. Walk down the driveway on the… Continue reading Ballroom Dance Social
Friday Night Drum Circle
Friday, March 13, 2020 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Grab dinner in town and/or a beer two doors down from us and then come drum! Open to the community – Held in the 1783 Meetingroom. Instruments – BYO drum, tambourine, shakers, and any spare instruments to lend. We have a few things to lend. Parking –… Continue reading Friday Night Drum Circle
Renting a retreat annually since 1996
Way back in 1996, the Berry Basket Quilter’s Guild were looking for a venue to hold a Quilt Retreat. They looked at several venues, but none suited their needs – either too expensive or not a room that they could secure to protect their sewing machines, etc. Then a member who was the manager at… Continue reading Renting a retreat annually since 1996
It meant a lot to us
We just had our wedding here in the Meeting House and Ockanickon Room. The guests liked the ease of parking and that the ceremony and reception were in the same building. The courtyard was beautiful and goes right into the Meeting House so I was able to have a bagpiper play in the courtyard as… Continue reading It meant a lot to us
Halloween Double Feature
Sunday, November 27, 2019 at 6 p.m. The Burlington Quaker Meeting House and Center for Conference and Lo Fi Books, Records & Coffee bring you a Halloween Double Feature and more. Fist up, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,* 1948, followed by 10 minutes of short films, followed by (STAY TUNED)! SAVE THE DATE & TIME.… Continue reading Halloween Double Feature
Headstone for Peter Hill
Saturday, September 7 at 11:30 a.m. during the Colonial Burlington Foundation’s popular Wood Street Fair in Burlington City, the Burlington Quaker Meeting House along with the Burlington County Historical Society will unveil a headstone engraved and installed for Peter Hill (1767-1820), known as the first African-American clock maker. His grave had been unmarked previously. Hill’s… Continue reading Headstone for Peter Hill