Events

The Historical Society will be offering historic Haddonfield walking tours on three dates this spring in conjunction with our “First Sunday” hours and the “Skirmish on the Highway” sponsored by the Friends of the Indian King Tavern Museum.

You can purchase tickets for the walking tours online, or you can contact the Historical Society office at 856-429-7375 or [email protected]. All proceeds to benefit the Historical Society.

Here is a full list of the tours this spring:

Sunday April 5 — 1:30 pm — “Historic Haddonfield” walking tour — The tour departs from Greenfield Hall, 343 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. Participants are also welcome to visit Greenfield Hall either before or after the tour; the building will be open for visitors from 1-3 pm. Tickets for the walking tour are $15 per person, and space is limited to 20 participants. Buy tickets now.

Sunday May 3 — 1:30 pm — “Historic Haddonfield” walking tour — In conjunction with “Women in History” Heritage Trail day in Camden County, this tour will include a special focus on Haddonfield women. The tour departs from Greenfield Hall, 343 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield. Participants are also welcome to visit Greenfield Hall either before or after the tour; the building will be open for visitors from 1-3 pm. Tickets for the walking tour are $15 per person, and space is limited to 20 participants. Buy tickets now.

Saturday June 6 — 10 am & 2 pm — “Colonial Haddonfield” walking tours — This is our third year offering these tours in conjunction with the “Skirmish on the Highway” sponsored by the Friends of the Indian King Tavern Museum. Each tour will depart from Greenfield Hall, 343 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, and continue to Haddon Avenue and back. Participants will also have a chance to view the inside of the Guard House / Timothy Matlack house on Kings Highway, opposite the Indian King Tavern. Tickets for these special walking tours are $20 per person, and space is limited to 20 participants. All proceeds to benefit the Historical Society. Buy tickets now.

Any questions? Contact the Historical Society’s office at 856-429-7375 or at [email protected].

We hope you’ll join us on Wednesday March 25 at 6 pm for our annual Candlelight Dinner and General Membership Meeting at Tavistock Country Club.

This year’s program will feature a presentation by authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak on “Underground Philadelphia: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit.”

Kyriakodis and Spivak will be exploring what lies beneath the city — from the caves along the Delaware River used by early Quaker settlers to commuter tunnels, steam, water and gas delivery systems and all the other passageways that are unseen at street level. Their book of the same name, Underground Philadelphia: From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit, will be available for sale and for signing at the dinner.

You can order your tickets online or send us the order form in the March 2020 Bulletin newsletter, which will be arriving in mailboxes soon. You can also call the office at 856-429-7375 or stop by during our open hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 1-4 pm and our March “First Sunday” on March 1, 1-3 pm.

We also have a few sponsorship opportunities still available: Gold Sponsors ($500) receive two dinner tickets, a listing in the event program, and a mention on our web site and in our newsletter. Silver Sponsors ($250) receive one dinner ticket, a listing in the event program, and a mention on our web site and in our newsletter. Please contact us at 856-429-7375 or [email protected] to discuss these opportunities.

We look forward to seeing you at the dinner! As usual, we’ll also be offering Society publications for sale that night, playing a “What’s It” game, and holding a silent auction as a fundraiser for the Society.

Buy tickets now