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  • April Speaker Event: Effective Public History: Opportunities for Connecting Local History to America’s 250th

    April 23rd at 7:30pm The Skippack Township Administrative Building 4089 Heckler Rd, Skippack, PA 19474 Dr. David Young is the Executive Director of the Historical Society of Montgomery County. He is author of The Battles of Germantown: Effective Public History in America (Temple University Press, 2019), which won the 2020 Klein Prize by the Pennsylvania Historical Association...

  • SPRING PLOWING WITH DRAFT HORSES

    A Living History Demonstration Presented by the Skippack Historical Society Step back in time and experience traditional farming in action! Steven Burkholder of Kutztown and his team of Percheron draft horses demonstrate how fields were plowed before mechanized farming. Witness this lost art right here in Skippack Township! Saturday, May 2, 2026 11:00 AM –...

  • Skippack Village Springfest

    Visit the Skippack Historical Society booth at the Skippack Township Spring Festival and stop by to learn more about our local history, upcoming events, and ways to get involved. While you’re there, enjoy arts and crafts vendors, great food, and live entertainment located throughout the entire Skippack Village. It’s a perfect day to explore the...

  • Spring Open House: Reading of the Declaration of Independence!

    Join Us for a Special Open House Celebration! The Skippack Historical Society warmly invites you to our May Open House at the IndenHoffen Farmstead, a special event honoring “Celebrating our Semiquincentennial – America 250.” 📅 Saturday, May 16, 2026🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Step back in time and experience history brought to life as...

  • Skippack Village’s French Market

    Visit the Skippack Historical Society booth at the French Market and enjoy a celebration of French culture right here in Skippack Village. Stroll through the village and experience an outdoor market with French flair, featuring delicious food and desserts, handcrafted items, music, and more—located throughout the entire village. Stop by our booth to learn about...

  • Skippack Township 4th of July Parade and Fireworks

    Celebrate Independence Day with the Skippack Historical Society and be part of a day filled with community, history, and tradition. Walk with us in the parade as it travels east on Skippack Pike through Skippack Village. We’ll have a wagon in the parade, and we welcome anyone interested in walking with us or helping decorate—sign...

  • Annual Washington’s Encampment at Skippack

    Join the Skippack Historical Society for our annual Washington’s Encampment, a living history event that brings the American Revolution to life. We gather at the historic 1720s Indenhofen Farmstead, a...

  • Skippack Village: Skippack Days

    Visit the Skippack Historical Society booth at the Skippack Days event and stop by to learn more about our local history, upcoming events, and ways to get involved. While you’re...

  • October Speaker Event

    Skippack Township Building

    There is But One Option for the Winter—Valley Forge Presented by Ken Gavin, Historian and Encampment Guide at Valley Forge National Historical Park Why Valley Forge? And how did the...

  • Annual Skippack Historical Society Fallfest

    Celebrate the season at the Skippack Fall Festival! Join Skippack Township and the Skippack Historical Society for our annual FallFest on Saturday, October 24, 2026  from 11:00 AM to 4:00...

  • Annual Member Dinner

    Join the Skippack Historical Society for our Annual Members Dinner, an evening to celebrate the past year and the community that makes our work possible. Enjoy a night of great...

  • November Speaker Event

    Skippack Township Building

    Love local history? Come see what the Skippack Historical Society is all about at our November program featuring Noah Caplan of Historic Trappe. The Life of Peter Muhlenberg 📅 November 19 ⏰ 7:30–9:30 PM 📍 Skippack Township Building From his childhood in Trappe and tumultuous years in Germany to his ministry, military service during the...