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"... the birthplace of paper in the United States..."

Special Events Calendar

Annual Events Schedule

Upcoming Events

Members receive discounted rates on our papermaking workshops and any applicable admission fees. Please call (215)438-5711 for further details.

Family Easter Egg Hunt
David Rittenhouse's 275th Birthday Party
Family Papermaking

Saturday, March 31, 2007
10 am - 2 pm
Cost: Free!

Bring a picnic! Registration for RittenhouseTown's First Annual Summer Day Camp begins (Camp runs August 6 - 10).

David Rittenhouse's 275th Birthday
Sunday, April 8, 2007

Papermaking Workshop
Sunday, April 22, 2007
10 am - 2 pm
Cost: $25 members, $30 nonmembers, Reservations are required

Paper Design and Historic Interpretation: Using the Landscape of Historic RittenhouseTown as Inspiration for Creative Paper Design is offered as part of Design Philadelphia and to celebrate Homestead anniversary.

Members Meeting at Historic RittenhouseTown
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
7 pm

Rittenhouse European Tour to the Netherlands & Germany
April 25 - May 9, 2007

Rittenhouse Homestead 300th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Cost: Free!

Weekend Tours/Summer Papermaking Workshop Series
June 2 - September 30, 2007
12 - 4 pm
Cost: Watch for brochure

Family Fun Day w/Special Guests: Kit's Kaboodle
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Cost: Free!

Bring a picnic!

RittenhouseTown's First Annual Summer Day Camp
August 6 - 10, 2007

18th Annual 5K Paper Mill Run
Saturday, September 8, 2007
10 am

Rittenhouse Homestead Anniversary Weekend
September 29 -30, 2007

Revolutionary Germantown Festival and German American Day
Saturday, October 6, 2007
10 am - 4 pm

Celebrate the arrival of the Concord. Papermaking and Colonial German Cooking in the Bake House.

Spirits of the Wissahickon
Saturday, October 27, 2007
6 - 9 pm

Halloween lantern tours of RittenhouseTown.

Holiday Market
November 26, 2007

Halloween market open RittenhouseTown's visitor center.

Holiday Weekend
December 1 -2, 2007
10 am - 4 pm

Papermaking and German colonial cooking.