USDA Forest Service
 

Grey Towers National Historic Site

 
 

Grey Towers National Historic Site
151 Grey Towers Drive
PO Box 188
Milford, PA 18337

(570) 296-9630

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

 

Calendar of Events - 2008

 

 

For more information, call 570-296-9630, unless otherwise noted

 

 

House and Garden Tours - 2008

 

A guided tour of the mansion and grounds is an interesting and unique way to learn about how one family shaped and influenced our conservation ideals and values, while experiencing what life might have been like at Grey Towers in the early 20th century.

 

Click here for additional information on mansion tours

 

To download our events for the entire season (May-October)

Click here

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October

 

photo of the front door of the mansion

 

 

 

Friday, October 31

REGULAR WEEKDAY TOURS END

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November

 

Photo of the front drive in Autumn

 

Tours of the mansion will be offered only on Saturdays and Sundays during

November at 1:00pm and 3:00pm.

 

Grey Towers will be closed the last weekend in November ( the 29th and 30th).

 

 

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December

 

Photo of the front door at Grey Towers decorated with a wreath.

 

Saturday, December 6th

"A Christmas Carol"

2:00pm and 7:00pm

For more information click here.

 

 

Sunday, December 7th

"A Christmas Carol"

2:00pm

For more information click here.

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Photo of wreath hanging in a window.

Friday, December 12th

Holiday Open House kick-off

Music by Delaware Valley High School concert choir. Luminaries line the walkway and all three floors are beautifully decorated by the Milford Garden Club.

6:00pm - 8:00pm

This program is free of charge.

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Photo of the mansion covered in snow.

Saturday, December 13th

Grey Towers Holiday Open House begins.

$4.00 per person.

 

Holiday Schedule for Mansion tours and Open House:

 

Weekdays (Monday-Friday) December 15th-19th and December 22nd-23rd

Guided Tours of the Mansion 1:00pm and 3:00pm only.

 

Weekends (Saturday-Sunday) December 13th-14th, December 27th-28th, and December 29th-30th

Self-guided Open House 1:00pm-4:00pm

 

Grey Towers will be closed on December 24th, 25th, and 31st.

 

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Photo of the decorations in the Great Hall

Saturday, December 13th

 

1:00pm

Dingman-Delaware Elementary Chorus sings traditional holiday songs

in the Great Hall.

 

2:00pm

River Gap Recorders Consort

Enjoy the woodwind sounds of traditional holiday music.

 

5:00pm

Gifford Pinchot Audubon Annual Holiday Tea

Refreshments provided by the Audubon Society volunteers.

This program is Free

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Photo of the Christmas tree in the library.

 

Sunday, December 14th

Lost Art Lacers of New Jersey

Come see the long-lost art of lacemaking, a favorite of Mary Pinchot's

1:00pm-4:00pm

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Photo of Grey Towers on a snowy day.

Saturday, December 20th

Holiday Vocal Concert

Sponsored by the Kindred Spirits Arts Program.

Tickets required. Call 570-296-4299 or www.kindredspirits.org

 

 

 

USDA Forest Service - Grey Towers National Historic Site
Last Modified: Friday, 31 October 2008 at 13:14:24 EDT


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