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Introductory Pruning Class at Grumblethorpe

Phil Forsyth, the Director of the Philadelphia Orchard Project
will be conducting an Introductory Pruning Workshop to teach correct pruning techniques that will maximize the health and production of your fruit trees and berry bushes.

Join us Saturday January 28th, 2012
1 - 3:00 p.m.
in the Grumblethorpe Garden

Dress warmly & don't forget your pruners!

A donation fee of at least $10 is necessary to participate in the workshop.
Please RSVP at phillyorchards.com

Contact Heather Zimmerman with any questions: 215-837-6096 or at heatherzimmer@comcast.net

Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides
Lectures & Workshops

From Lenape Natives to Modern Leaders, from the prominent to the obscure, from colonial houses to Center City skyscrapers-this 9-session course offered by the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT), covers Philadelphia history, sites, architecture, sculpture and noted residents. Experienced APT guides will also share fascinating behind-the-scenes lore and anecdotes which have earned them recognition as among America's best tour guides.For more information about individual lectures scroll down.

WHEN: LECTURES: Mondays, February 27-April 9, 6:00-9:30pm

GUIDING WORKSHOPS: Sundays, March 25 & April 1, 1:00-3:00pm

WHERE: Physick House, 321 S. Fourth St.

COST:

· Full lecture and workshop series is $150.00.

· Individual evening lectures are $25 per session.

· 20 % discount for members of Landmarks OR Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT).

· 30 % discount for groups of 5 or more (for tour companies)

Please make CHECK payable to the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides for the "Guides Course."
Send to:
J. Del Conner, APT Treasurer, Guides Course,
c/o Landmarks,
321 South 4th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106

· To become a certified professional guide through the APT, you must attend all seven lectures and BOTH guiding techniques workshops, as well as pass the appropriate basic qualifying test to become either a Philadelphia City-wide Guide or a Historic District Guide.
Certification Test will be conducted on Monday, April 16

For more information contact Edward A. Mauger at (215) 627-8680 orphilaonfoot@gmail.com

Lectures on the following dates - 6:00 - 9:30pm :

February 27 Introduction and Philadelphia Overview

6:00-6:30 Welcome, Brandi Levine/ Intro Bob Skiba

6:30-9:30 Three Centuries of Philadelphia in Architecture, Kenneth Hinde

March 5 William Penn, the Lenapes and the Frontier City

6:00-6:30 The Early Colony, Del Connor

6:30-8:30 William Penn and the Quakers, Nancy Webster

8:45-9:30 Arch St. Meeting, Nancy Gibbs

March 12 Franklin's Philadelphia

6:00-9:30 Dr. George Boudreau, Author of Independence: A Guide to Historic Philadelphia (just published books will be available for a discounted purchase)

March 19 The Revolutionary and Federal Capital

6:00-8:15 Dr. Andrew Shankman, Author of Crucible of American Democracy: Jeffersonian

Pennsylvania

8:30-9:30 Joe Becton, Consultant, Master Guide, Re-enactor

March 26 The Athens of America/The Industrial Powerhouse

6:00-9:30 Dr. Charlene Mires, Author, Independence Hall in Memory,

Co- Editor, Philadelphia Encyclopedia

April 2 The Civil War, Centennial and the Gilded Age

6:00-9:30 Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, Senior Lecturer, Bryn Mawr

April 9 The 20th Century City/Center City/Philly's Future

6:00-6:30 City of Visitors, Meryl Levitz, President and CEO GPTMC

6:30-8:30 The Twentieth Century City

8:30-9:30 Philly's Future, Alan Greenberger, Deputy Mayor

Guide Techniques Workshops cover everything from developing a tour narrative tomanaging a tour group - 1:00 - 3:00pm :

Sunday, March 25: Guiding Techniques Workshop I

Sunday, April 1: Guiding Techniques Workshop II

Individuals may take the entire course or attend individual sessions for personal enrichment.

Toast with a Ghost

TOAST WITH A GHOST!
$25 per person 75 minute tours begin at 8pm (additional tour times added as needed) For more information & reservations go to www.ghosttour.com

Ring in the New Year in a most unusual way with a candlelight Ghost Tour of Philadelphia's Society Hill mansions and a champagne "Toast with a Ghost." Discover the enchantment of a bygone era inside the Powel House and Physick House with
ghostly tales of merriment, misadventure and resolutions gone awry!

The New Year's Eve Ghost Tour begins at the Physick House with a tour of stately rooms bedecked in period furnishings and with the mysterious tale of Elizabeth, who still haunts the restored mansion. Then to the medical room, where among macabre
surgery instruments, Dr. Physick's body was laid out for mourning.

An escorted stroll, just one block away, takes you to the magnificent Powel House, the site of many of high society's holiday parties from yesteryear. Here you'll find a mansion haunted by the wealthy and famous, by debutantes and dignitaries, whose ghosts return to dance and party the night away.

Mark the passing of 2011 in a unique and memorable fashion, and celebrate the arrival of 2012 with a Philadelphia "Toast with a Ghost"!

As seen advertised on Uwishunu.com, the official tourism blog of Philadelphia:
http://www.uwishunu.com/2011/12/take-a-new-years-eve-ghost-tour-with-eerie-lore-a-historic-mansion-tour-and-a-champagne-toast/

Physick Twelfth Night Party

Come celebrate the traditional end to the Christmas season
& banish the winter blues - eat, drink and be merry!

Music - Buffet - Open Bar

at The Physick House
Friday, January 6th at 5:00 p.m.

Lords A Leaping: $125 per person
Pipers Piping: $100 per person
Drummers Drumming: $75 per person

Please call 215-925-2251 ext. 1,5 for more information

Grumblethorpe Pruning Class

Ever thought about growing your own fruit trees? Already begun to build a backyard orchard?

Then you are just in luck!

Phil Forsyth, the Director of the Philadelphia Orchard Project will be conducting an Introductory Pruning Workshop to teach correct pruning techniques that will maximize the health and production of your fruit trees and berry bushes.

Join us Saturday January 28th, 2012
1 - 3:00 p.m.
in the Grumblethorpe Garden

Dress warmly & don't forget your pruners!
A donation fee of at least $10 is necessary to participate in the workshop.
Please RSVP at phillyorchards.com

Contact Heather Zimmerman with any questions: 215-837-6096 or at heatherzimmer@comcast.net

INDEPENDENCE Book Release at the Powel House

Join us Saturday, December 10th at 4:00 p.m.
to celebrate the release of George Boudreau's new book
INDEPENDENCE: A Guide to Historic Philadelphia
Boudreau, now a history professor at Penn State Harrisburg,
began researching while he was Site Manager at the Powel House.

This historic guide will take readers through the sites and sounds of Philadelphia from its founding as an outpost of the Swedish Empire into the years when the city flourished and became the first capital of the United States. Beautifully illustrated with pictures and maps, the narrative will take readers on a journey through the streets and events of Philadelphia to tell the story of how its diverse people created a new nation.

Please RSVP to powelhouse@philalandmarks.org
and if you are interested in reserving a copy of INDEPENDENCE,
please include how many copies you would like in your e-mail.

Historic Waynesborough Gift Shop Sale

Just in time for the holidays,
Historic Waynesborough is having a sale in the gift shop
25% off all items,
now through December 12th.

Support the historic home of General Anthony Wayne
and find the perfect gift for the history buffs in your life.

Toast with a Ghost

TOAST WITH A GHOST!
$25 per person 75 minute tours begin at 8pm (additional tour times added as needed) For more information & reservations go to www.ghosttour.com

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