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Heritage Luncheon

Heritage Luncheon Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Sittings: 12 and 1:30 Cost: $25  Enjoy a delicious home cooked meal by the hearth fire in the Historic Keeping Room. Sittings at 12 and 1:30. Reservations required and $25 per person. Meals vary per month and include coffee, tea or water, plus refills, entree and dessert. For … Read more

Summer Workshops for Kids

Are you looking to beat the summertime boredom? Parents or grandparents looking to find an activity to occupy some of the children’s time this summer? Look to Hutchison House for the answer. We offer a fun alternative to full time camp programs. We start on Thursday mornings and by noon have completed something fun and … Read more

PA Day Camp: Kaleidoscopes

Kaleidoscopes were being mass manufactured by 1874, this day we will be learning about the different types and creating our own kaleidoscopes. Have fun with this PA Day Camp on Friday April 11, 2025 from 9:30am-noon. Cost per child is $25. Children are required to bring their own peanut free snack. Registration is required. This … Read more

March Break

Looking for fun creative activities for children this March Break? Hutchison House hosts a variety of fun crafts and activities over the spring break. Day camps will run from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on March 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th. Suitable for children aged 6 to 12.  Please make sure to bring a … Read more

PA Day Camp: Fairy Gardens

The Victorian era saw an increase in the interest in fairies and elves as settlers looked back to the folk tales of their ancestors. Fairies and elves were both good and bad, pranksters and helpful. They were the guardians of nature, woodland animals and gardens. They were helpful if you respected them, but caused problems … Read more

Fireside Stories: Dickens and Dessert-SOLD OUT

Mark your calendars for Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol in the Keeping Room by firelight on Sunday, December 15thfrom 2-4pm. We will be listening to a recording of the 1939 Campbell Soup radio show presented by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore as Ebenezer Scrooge. A choice of dessert, tea and coffee will be served. The cost … Read more