Join QHHPF for its 3rd Annual Friends of the Arts Festival alongside the 11th Annual Berry Festival at the Friends Meeting House. St. Peter’s and Friends Meeting have been neigbors for over 200 years in the heart of historic Quaker Hill. Join us for family friendly fun, food, music, games and beautiful art to purchase. […]
Join the QHHPF for our last FREE Underground Railroad Workshop on Saturday, April 15 from 12-2 p.m. Educator Harper Gould will lead an interactive lesson on local heroines and Freedom Seekers such as Rachel Mendenhall Garrett, Emeline Hawkins and Harriet Shephard. Through their inspiring stories, explore the unique hardships faced by women on the quest […]
Come celebrate Harriet Tubman Day with QHHPF and the Delaware Historical Society on Saturday, March 11 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The celebration will begin with the State of Delaware Proclamation on the steps of Old Town Hall on Market Street and then hands-on activities that highlight Harriet Tubman’s legacy and Wilmington’s contribution to […]
Join us for a FREE interactive, family-friendly Underground Railroad workshop in the historic Wilmington Friends Meeting House on Saturday, February 25 from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Enjoy PIZZA while educator Darleen Amobi teaches about the struggles and creativity of Freedom Seekers, such as Henry “Box” Brown. Courtesy of the DE Humanities Forum, prepare to be […]
Join QHHPF and the Friends of the Dickinson Mansion for the Annual John Dickinson Memorial on Saturday, February 18 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. as we celebrate the enduring legacy of founding father, patriot, author and Delawarean John Dickinson. Learn about Dickinson’s contributions to local and national history while enjoying refreshments in the historic […]
Join us on Saturday, Jan. 28 for our Underground Railroad Workshop Sponsored by M&T Bank from 12pm-2pm at the historic Wilmington Friends Meeting House at 4th and West Streets downtown in the heart of historic Quaker Hill. Lunch will be provided as we learn about Harriet Tubman and Wilmington’s vital role in the Underground Railroad […]
Join the Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation on Sunday, June 5, 2016 from 1-4 p.m. for the 2nd Annual Friends of the Arts Festival, sponsored by PNC Bank. Graciously hosted by St. Peter’s Cathedral at 500 N West St. in Wilmington in the heart of historic Quaker Hill, this year’s event features works from local […]
To kick off Quaker Hill’s role in Wilmington’s new Creative Arts District, the Quaker Hill Historic Preservation Foundation, with the help of several partner organizations, is holding Friends of the Arts: A Festival of Creativity on Quaker Hill on May 1 and 2, 2015. The first part of the event on Friday, May 1 (Friday’s […]
Blizzard conditions did not stop representatives of QHHPF and Friends of the John Dickinson Mansion from paying tribute to Delaware founding father John Dickinson on February 21, 2015, the 207th anniversary of his death, with the reading of a eulogy and laying of a wreath upon his grave. Prior to the laying of the wreath, […]