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Educational Program

Historic RittenhouseTown offers a unique interpretive program that educates about life in an early American village. The program welcomes up to 3,000 students every year and is a great educational resource for students learning about American history. Historic RittenhouseTown accommodates groups of all ages and sizes and can tailor tours to various needs and interests.

Please review the following program options.

Historic Tour

Groups will meet with an experienced guide in our Visitors Center for an interactive discussion of RittenhouseTown’s importance to American history. They will learn about early American dress and view a working model of an eighteenth century paper mill as well as an early American kitchen. They may also view a real David Rittenhouse clock and an exceptional timeline. The group will then leave the Visitors Center for a walking tour, which includes interpretation of the site of RittenhouseTown’s paper mill, the 1707 Rittenhouse Homestead, and the site’s exceptional bake house.

Price: $2.50 per person
Minimum: 10 people not including chaperones
Duration: Approximately 1 ½ hours

Historic Tour and Hands-On Papermaking Experience-Our Most Popular Program

papermaking Like William Rittenhouse, North America’s first papermaker, participants will use early techniques to make their own paper. This is great way to teach students about what happened at RittenhouseTown, as well as early American occupations and resources. Each papermaker leaves with their own piece of paper.

This option also includes the tour described above.
Price: $5.00 per person
Minimum: 10 people not including chaperones
Duration: Approximately 2 hours

Historic Tour, Hands-On Papermaking Experience and German Colonial Cooking

pancakes Our cooking program is an interactive experience in our original bake house. Participants will work with an interpreter using Colonial tools to prepare ingredients for an authentic, Colonial German dish. This hearth-cooking experience is great for teaching about early American ways in the home.

This option including the tour and papermaking segments described above.
Price: $10.00 per person
Minimum: 25 people not including chaperones
Duration: Approximately 3 hours

Program inquiries and arrangements should be directed to Ariel Wilson, Director of Education and Program Development. 215-438-5711 or awilson@rittenhousetown.org. Reservations must be made at least two weeks ahead of time, though some exceptions can be made. A 25% deposit is required. The deposit is refundable if the visit is cancelled three days in advance of the agreed upon date.

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