Join us for a presentation of how lives were interrupted during World War II, and how relatives and neighbors were involved in the war. Bring your story about living during the war. Many artifacts will be available to view. Doors open at 7PM for previewing. An Election of Officers will take place preceding the program. Held at Skippack Twp Building. All welcome!
YES! Free Admission! (Donations appreciated for parking.) There will be food & snacks available for purchase, and Free tours and crafts to try.
Listen for the bell calling you to a one-room School presentation in our Barn!
There will be live Colonial Campsites to see and experience. Re-enactors of the Continental Army will be doing live drills with musket demonstrations, while the wives cook over open fires, and do the mending, and sewing.
Experience the different eras of our history as you tour the various rooms of the historic IndenHofen Homestead and Barn museum artifacts. See the 1-horse treadmill in the barn. See live loom & spinning wheel demos.
Make your own candle or tin punch! Try corn shelling or apple butter making! And don't miss the afternoon Dulcimer Concert!
There will be Lego activities in the House, too.
Watch the cooking demonstration in the Summer Kitchen over open fire hearth and stone oven. Mmmmmm....!
If it makes you hungry, there will be hot dogs, soda, apple cider, and funnel cake outside for sale!
We will be commemorating when in 1777, George Washington had 10,000 soldiers camped in Skippack before the Battle of Germantown. Come experience this Living History Event!
We want to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are to all of our Members, Supporters, and Friends of Skippack Historical Society. You all make the preservation of our history for future generations possible! -2023 Board
Please do mark your calendar for the Indenhofen Farmstead Christmas Open House from 1-5 PM on Saturday, December 7, 2024. We so look forward to seeing you! Rte 73 & Evansburg Rd, across from the Skippack P.O. Free Admission.
Skippack's July 4th Parade was enjoyed by thousand! Did you see our Special Guests in the motorcade!
* Exciting and Informative Historians make presentations throughout the year at Special Events & Meetings. (See Events Tab above)
* Individual and Group Tours are available with reserved appointment times. Call 610-584-1166
The Skippack Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 1967 for the purpose of researching and documenting the many historical sites and rich history of the Skippack Valley, the site of the second inland settlement of the Pennsylvania German people.
* * INDIVIDUAL - $20 * * FAMILY - $30 * * We invite you to DOWNLOAD print, fill out, and email, or snail mail your application for membership BELOW today! Personal checks made payable to "Skippack Historical Society." Support us in our dedication to improving and preserving our History, particularly the Indenhofen House in Skippack Village, PA and and the Allebach & Cholet Farm Museum in Creamery, PA. Artifacts from our past are acquired, and displayed in both Barns and the Indenhofen House. Do you have an artifact of interest, or questions? Call 610-584-1166. info@skippackhistoricalsociety.org We are a 501(c)(3)
(Additional Historic Information can be found at www.skippack.org) In the 1990's, at the request of the State Park's Deputy Director, we studied the remaining houses and published a survey of the Skippack Valley historical houses with in Evansburg State Park. At the same time research and renovation of the Indenhofen house resumed when the Society secured the services of a restoration specialist. The summer kitchen and bake oven (circa 1840) were restored. The house pent-roofs as well as the exterior cellar entrance were restored. The house floor joists were reinforced with steel posts and substantial reinforcement of a section of the barn was accomplished. In addition, an engineering study and extensive historical research of the house ownership was completed. The Indenhofen House collections and display rooms continue to be improved each year, adding to it's value as a museum that celebrates the history of the Skippack Community.
The wreaths are up and await Open House 2021
The Halls are Decorated and await the Open House and the New Year!
All Ready for the New Year!
Wishing ALL a Healthy, Happy, Prosperous 2022!
Our Christmas Open House on Saturday December 11, was Enjoyed by many!!
There were tours, refreshments, and a few songs accompanied on the newly donated pump organ!
Songs were sung accompanied by the newly acquired Pump Organ.
New Displays await inside for the coming New Year!
Today it is called Skippack Pike or Route 73 back in the early 1700's it was vital to connect Germantown with Skippack. (Please see the drop-down pages above for detailed information.)
"HISTORY OF THE ROAD"
The following petition was prepared by the landowners around the Skippack Creek and presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions held in Philadelphia June 2, 1713. (Please see the drop-down page above for details.)
