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GP8: Gather place program: History Hunt For Me™
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
GP1: REDISCOVER Ye olde Yardleyville!
Step into history at Gather Place Museum with us, situated in the historic AME Church of Yardley (est. 1877), right near the scenic Delaware River and the historic Delaware Canal. Explore the origins of Yardley, originally known as Yardleyville, where the strategic “Boatyard lot” once sat at the lower end of the village, so close to the Yardley Ferry bustling with activity and rich narratives. Take a little walk with us (on good weather days of course), around this little-known area in this Historic District of Yardley.
🔍 Highlights of this Gather Place Museum "Bring History to Life!" program include:
· Learning about the rich history of Yardley, originally established in 1682 by Quaker William Yeardley and transformed into Yardleyville by his nephew, Thomas Yardley.
- Explore the transformation of the Boatyard lot, once central to the Historic Delaware Canal’s trade and travel, into a significant meeting place for African American worshippers since 1817.
- Discover documents, photos, and artifacts that reveal the once vibrant and overlooked African American community in historic Yardleyville.
- Learn about Mary Derry, the oldest known African American resident of Yardley Borough, whose family's presence spans seven generations, enriching our local heritage.
- Celebrate the establishment of the AME Church in 1877, a vital part of Yardley’s legacy, learn about this site and other “Yardleyville” and Bucks County, Pennsylvania Underground Railroad links!
Our Programs
GP2: American Revolution Soldiers of African Descent
This historical lecture presentation, is in honor of the American Revolution patriots of African Descent who served, suffered and sacrificed during the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Encampment 1777-1778. Also, these American Revolution patriots are recognized during this presention; Crispus Attucks, Salem Poor, James Armistead Lafayette, Marquis De Lafayette, John Paul Jones, John Adams, and Paul Revere.
GP3: WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE 'suffrage' MOVEMENT - the EARLY PIONEERS
Commemorating Lucretia Mott and Frederick Douglass abolitionist and women’s suffrage movement pioneers (women’s right to vote). Learn about their fascinating connections to Bucks County!
The African-American Suffragists History Forgot; Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells (just to name a few of the many other women to learn about.)
Pennsylvania's Women who contributed to the cause for the abolition of slavery and women’s right to vote!
GP4: Harriet Tubman - live! first person presentation
GP4: Harriet Tubman - live! first person presentation
This 1-hour program pays homage to Harriet Tubman’s courage and legacy, offering audiences inspiring ways to connect with her incredible story. This immersive, first-person performance is uniquely crafted to captivate, educate and entertain. Read our audience’s reviews here! – Cost: $500
Experience Harriet Tubman’s story in this one-woman, four-scene, historical-based reenactment, created and performed by Gather Place Museum’s Shirley Lee Corsey. Corsey’s portrayal vividly captures Tubman’s life journey, from her childhood as “Minty” to her later years as the renowned “Moses” of her people. Through subtle costume changes reflecting each time period, Corsey brings audiences face-to-face with Tubman’s bravery, compassion, and relentless pursuit of freedom. This 45-minute performance is followed by an interactive Q&A session, where audiences are invited to explore Tubman’s life and legacy further.
Program Highlights:
- Immersive Performance: A four-part play that transitions across Harriet’s life stages, blending drama and history.
- Authentic Costume Details: Period-appropriate accessory changes that reflect Harriet’s journey through each era.
- Audience Engagement: Concludes with a Q&A for deeper insight and connection with Tubman’s legacy.
- Ideal for schools, libraries, civic organizations, historical societies, and commemorative events, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and events celebrating historical heroes.
GP4: Harriet Tubman - live! first person presentation
GP4: Harriet Tubman - live! first person presentation
This 1-hour program pays homage to Harriet Tubman’s courage and legacy, offering audiences inspiring ways to connect with her incredible story. This immersive, first-person performance is uniquely crafted to captivate, educate and entertain. Read our audience’s reviews here! – Cost: $500
Experience Harriet Tubman’s story in this one-woman, four-scene, historical-based reenactment, created and performed by Gather Place Museum’s Shirley Lee Corsey. Corsey’s portrayal vividly captures Tubman’s life journey, from her childhood as “Minty” to her later years as the renowned “Moses” of her people. Through subtle costume changes reflecting each time period, Corsey brings audiences face-to-face with Tubman’s bravery, compassion, and relentless pursuit of freedom. This 45-minute performance is followed by an interactive Q&A session, where audiences are invited to explore Tubman’s life and legacy further.
Program Highlights:
- Immersive Performance: A four-part play that transitions across Harriet’s life stages, blending drama and history.
- Authentic Costume Details: Period-appropriate accessory changes that reflect Harriet’s journey through each era.
- Audience Engagement: Concludes with a Q&A for deeper insight and connection with Tubman’s legacy.
- Ideal for schools, libraries, civic organizations, historical societies, and commemorative events, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and events celebrating historical heroes.
GP5: The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950's and 1960's
This historical program lecture features; The NAACP with many tributes to men and women of this important time in America's history, including; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks.
gp6: NASA Hidden Figures of the 1960’s
This historical program lecture features these three female mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race: Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who calculated flight trajectories for Project Mercury and other missions. as NASA supervisor and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan and NASA engineer Mary Jackson
g7: Women Pioneers, Pilots, Astronauts, Athletes, & STEM
g7: Women Pioneers, Pilots, Astronauts, Athletes, & STEM
g7: Women Pioneers, Pilots, Astronauts, Athletes, & STEM
This engaging 45-minute lecture, followed by 15 minutes of audience Q&A, spotlights the remarkable achievements of women who have excelled in aviation, space exploration, sports, and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Showcasing inspiring stories from each category, throughout the presentation, we feature both well-known history makers, for example - Amelia Earhart and lesser-known trailblazers like Bessie Coleman. Celebrate the courage, determination, and brilliance of these extraordinary women who broke barriers and changed the world. Perfect for audiences of all ages, this inspirational program highlights how these remarkable women dreamed big, explored new frontiers, and many are the unsung heroines of American history.