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

JOIN US!

📅 Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 2–4 PM  

📍 Location: Yardley Friends Meeting, 

65 N Main St, Yardley, PA

📩 Please RSVP by 4/5: 

email: info@gatherplace.org or 📞 215.595.2722 Free Event (Donations Welcome)

 Gather Place Museum presents: 

"Yardley Borough, Bucks County, and Beyond: 

A pursuit of Justice, Equality, & Freedom – Celebrating 250 Years of American Resilience!"

Why Attend?

✅ Explore Yardley and Bucks County and Pennsylvania's role in America 250th Anniversary 

✅ Learn about exhibits, lectures, walking tours, historical reenactments & educational programs  

✅ Get involved as a reenactor, volunteer, docent, or sponsor  

✅ Connect with history lovers & community leaders, & America 250PA Representatives

This grant-funded initiative preserves and shares Yardley and Bucks County’s untold stories, ensuring its legacy shines in 2026 and beyond! 

👉🏾 **Be part of history. Shape the future.** Join us!  Learn more & get involved❤️💙

Supported by this America250PA Semiquincentennial Grant and the Bucks County Tourism Grant, Gather Place Museum proudly launches its 2026 series:
“Gather Place: Celebrating 250 Years of American Resilience ~ In Pursuit of Justice and Equality.”

This year-long initiative will explore African American and Women’s history, Quaker heritage, the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, and local history through first-person portrayals, interactive programs, and hands-on experiences for all ages.

As an America250PA nonprofit affiliate and Bucks250PA participant, 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 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.

 “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.”