George Washington National Birthday Celebration (Virtual)
Join Americans across the country to celebrate George Washington’s Birthday on February 22, 2022 at 7 PM EST. Historic Morrisville Society members will be celebrating Washington’s Birthday virtually with other Americans. Will you join us? Go to www.mountvernon.org/gwbirthday for tickets.
Summerseat Remembers
Summerseat Remembers December 4th 11 AM to 1 PM With Christmas Choral Music General Washington arrives at 12 PM Warm up by the fire with Marshmallows & Warm Cider Colonial Reenactors Colonial Artifact Display ALL ACTIVITIES OUTDOORS CELEBRATE THE 245TH…
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Working on Summerseat’s exterior
Workers are scraping and painting to beautify and maintain Summerseat’s structure, and the shutters are getting ready to be installed. Watch the work in progress here:
Canceled – May 2nd Open House at Summerseat
Due to health concerns related to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Open House scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd, will be canceled.
Opinion: Two days before Christmas, George Washington’s resignation shocked the world (Newsweek article)
Link to article: Two Days Before Christmas, George Washington’s resignation shocked the world
Christmas Night, 1776
Of course on this night of December 25th, 1776 in today’s Washington’s Crossing General George Washington was rather busy crossing the flowing, ice laden Delaware River with 2,000 soldiers, cannons, and horses to pull the cannons, in a Nor’Easter in order to give the American colonies a reason to believe in the dream of American…
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Summerseat Remembers Photos
Summerseat Remembers had a great turnout. The mansion was decorated for the holidays, George Washington orated, we had a raffle and colonial crafts. There were famous Summerseat hot dogs (chili dogs, too), amazing chili, and delicious soups to sample, as well as appetizing baked goods. Upstairs we had crafters and vendors selling their wares upstairs…
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