Graveside Chats: By and By
Christ Church Burial Ground 5th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PAIncluded with admission This month we highlight stories of free and enslaved Africans of the colonial era. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes
Included with admission This month we highlight stories of free and enslaved Africans of the colonial era. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes
Co-produced with the National Constitution Center. George Nelson was born in Sulgrave, Northamptonshire in 1736 -- but unlike his namesake and countryman, George Washington, Nelson did not become an illustrious statesman. This talk explores the Revolutionary experience for poorer men and women during this tumultuous time.
A holiday to honor and celebrate the seven signers buried here - special tours and history hunt offered all day. 12PM: Welcome and wreath laying ceremony at the grave of Declaration of Independence and Constitution printer John Dunlap. 12:30PM: Meet the Crypt Keeper - come learn the ins and outs of what it takes to […]
History in 50 minutes. Seven actors share a small platform to recreate the entire American fight for independence using only their bodies, voices, and the audience’s imagination. “The American Revolution” blends imaginative physical theater with history to create an unforgettable, engaging experience.
$10
Afterlife examines how we remember our dead.
This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10.
Included with admission. This month we highlight the ways we celebrate Independence Day. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
Afterlife examines how we remember our dead. This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
A history of the notable and revolutionary physicians buried within our historic two acres -- featuring stories of Yellow Fever and medical inventions, and a tour of the graves of Dr. Rush, Dr. Physick, and Benjamin Franklin. This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10. For more information and weather updates, call: 484-809-0874. Click the Square […]
Included with admission. This month we highlight the streets and cities named after people buried in the Burial Ground. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
Included with admission. Meet the Crypt Keeper - come learn the ins and outs of what it takes to maintain a historic burial ground with our very own "Crypt Keeper" of 20+ years, John Hopkins. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
In 1793, 5,000 Philadelphians perished from Yellow Fever. Join our educators as the Burial Ground's headstones retell the stories of the heroes and victims of that fateful year. This tour runs 45 minutes. Tickets are $10. For more information and weather updates, call: 484-809-0874. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
Included with admission. Meet the Crypt Keeper - come learn the ins and outs of what it takes to maintain a historic burial ground with our very own "Crypt Keeper" of 20+ years, John Hopkins. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
Join Burial Ground Coordinator "The Crypt Keeper" John Hopkins for Brew 'N History for Oktoberfest! Learn about the Founders and their connections to Philadelphia's beer history. This tour runs 45-60 minutes. Tickets are $10. Click the Square link below to reserve your tickets.
Included with admission Learn about many of the important and Notable women buried here who helped shape our nation. Chats typically run 20-30 minutes.
Learn about the many revolutionary women who are buried in these hallowed two acres or connected to Christ Church. We remember many of the women who helped to shape our young nation and even though their names may have been forgotten over time, we remember their lives, including Elizabeth Powel, Deborah Sampson, Sarah Franklin, and […]