🌟America 250PA~Yardley~Bucks County and beyond!🌟

 through first-person portrayals, interactive programs, and hands-on experiences for all ages.

As an America250PA and Bucks250PA nonprofit affiliate, Gather Place Museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing Yardley Borough and Bucks County and Pennsylvania's vital role in our nation’s history. Housed in the historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of Yardley, our museum serves as a cultural hub celebrating the contributions of African Americans, Quakers, and women at local, state, and national levels.

We invite the entire Bucks County community, the state, and beyond to join us as we kick off this monumental celebration—honoring 250 years of resilience, justice, and equality in America!. 

Gather Place Museum Makes History in Yardley!
We happily  launched Bucks County’s first nonprofit-led America250PA community engagement event—Gather Place: Celebrating 250 Years of Resilience ~ In Pursuit of Liberty, Justice & Equality—at Yardley Friends Meeting House.

Presented in collaboration with Liz Young of Experience Yardley, this event welcomed a full house of guests from Yardley, across Bucks County, and New Jersey. We were honored by the presence of Terri Androutsos (Bucks250PA), Doug Miller and Paul Bencivengo (Visit Bucks County), State Representative Perry Warren, and Councilman David Appelbaum, all of whom helped make this historic day even more meaningful.

  Interactive History Module Duration: 2 Hours
Location: At Gather Place Museum or Delivered to Your Location
Cost: $500 per Interactive History Module

Audience: Designed for elementary, middle school, and high school students, families, and lifelong learners
Ideal for: Schools • Libraries • Museums • Senior Centers • Women's Groups • Community Organizations

  🔍 What Is It?

History Hunt For Me™ is an exciting, hands-on American history program   Now Booking! Gather Place Museum History Hunt For Me™ – Interactive Pop-Up Experience Perfect for schools, museums, libraries, and community organizations! 

🗣️ What’s it about? This 2-hour program experience invites students to explore pivotal moments in American history 

 **Perfect for **schools, libraries, museums, and community events**—host it at your location or visit **Gather Place Museum in Bucks County Pennsylvania, where many of these untold stories have deep local roots. Each 'Experience' booked includes: Life-size historical cut-outs | Clue sheets & QR code-linked online learning | On-site “History Hunt Detectives” Photo ops with a live history maker reenactor

**Choose from 6 Gather Place - Signature History Modules:
1. **Pennsylvania & Our Nation’s Founding**
  William Penn, George Washington, Martha Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abigail Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln.

2. **Abolitionists, Underground Railroad & Civil War**
  Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, William Still, Sojourner Truth, William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown, Lucretia Mott.

3. **Women’s Suffrage & Forgotten African American Suffragists**
  Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, etc.

4. **The Harlem Renaissance** Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes, Billie Holiday, etc.

5. **The Civil Rights Movement (1950s–1960s)** Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, founders of the NAACP, etc.

6. **From Martha to Michelle – 12 Influential First Ladies**
  From our first First Lady - Martha Washington, through our first African American First Lady - Michelle Obama.

This Gather Place Museum signature program is **Proudly powered by an America250PA Semiquincentennial Grant**Part of Gather Place Museum’s initiative: **Celebrating 250 Years of American Resilience in Pursuit of Liberty, Justice, and Equality** 💡Program Cost: $500 per booking (includes all materials and full program delivery). 

🌟What People Are Saying: “This program was a powerful way for my students to engage with history. The worksheets and activities sparked deep discussions and helped them connect with key moments in American history in a meaningful way. Highly recommend!” – George Schreuder, Social Studies Teacher, John Bartram High School 

📧 To Book or learn more: Email us at info@gatherplace.org Call 215.595.2722

  🌟 Powered by America250PA

This program is proudly funded by an America250PA Semiquincentennial Grant and is part of Gather Place Museum’s signature initiative:
Celebrating 250 Years of American Resilience in Pursuit of Liberty, Justice, and Equality™

  📞 Book Now

Let us bring this unforgettable learning experience to you—or come visit us!

 📧 info@gatherplace.org
📱 215.595.2722

 “This grant is a testament to the extraordinary history of Yardley Borough, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and beyond, and the people who made it a place of progress and hope,” says Shirley Lee Corsey, a third-generation Yardley Borough resident and the AME Church of Yardley’s conservator since 2022. “We are deeply honored to be recognized by America250PA and proud to support Bucks 250PA under the leadership of Commissioner Robert Harvie. Together, we will create a meaningful and inclusive commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary.” 

 Gather Place Museum is headquartered in the historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of Yardley, established in 1877. This sacred space, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has deep roots in Yardley Borough’s Quaker heritage. The property, originally was the Boatyard Lot, dates back to 1682 when Quaker William Yeardley founded the village.

By 1817, a hay press barn on the site served as a gathering place for African American worshippers, leading to the establishment of the "Free Peoples Church," later called "The Colored Church." This church played a vital role as a hub for worship and was likely connected to Yardley Borough’s Underground Railroad network, exemplifying the region’s commitment to justice and freedom.