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  • August 2024

  • Wed 7

    Stories on the Stairs: “Three Sisters Garden”

    August 7, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Join us on the front stairs of Fort Hunter Mansion as we read “Three Sisters Garden” written by Sandy Baker. After the story, we will discuss Native American gardening practices […]

    $5.00
  • Wed 21

    Stories on the Stairs: “Rainbow Crow”

    August 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Join us on the front stairs of Fort Hunter Mansion as we read “Rainbow Crow” written by Nancy Van Laan. After the story, we will learn all about birds, where […]

    $5.00
  • October 2024

  • Sat 5

    Hit the Road Educational Tours: Presidential Homes

    October 5, 2024 @ 5:00 am - October 6, 2024 @ 8:30 pm
    Fort Hunter Park 100 Fort Hunter Road, Harrisburg, PA, United States

    Join the Friends of Fort Hunter on a two-day bus trip of four presidents' homes in the scenic countryside of Virginia. A highlight of the trip is the energetic narration […]

    $355 – $510
  • Sat 19

    Hearth Cooking Demonstration 

    October 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Tavern House Summer Kitchen 100 Fort Hunter Rd, Harrisburg, PA, United States

    Stop by the Tavern House Summer Kitchen to see how popcorn was made prior to the invention of the popcorn popper in the late 1800’s. This is an informal, meet-and-greet […]

    FREE
  • March 2025

  • Wed 26

    Virtual Illustrated Lecture: A Discussion of Victorian Funeral Practices

    March 26, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Virtual

    Join us for the Friends of Fort Hunter’s first Virtual Illustrated Lecture of 2025. This program, presented by Friends of Fort Hunter Board Member, Glen Dunbar, will cover customs and […]

    FREE
  • June 2025

  • Wed 4

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    June 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Children’s Mansion Tour
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5 – $8
  • Wed 18

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    June 18, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Children’s Mansion Tour
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5 – $8
  • July 2025

  • Wed 9

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    July 9, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Children’s Mansion Tour
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5.00 – $8.00
  • Sat 12

    Family Mansion Tour

    July 12, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    During this interactive tour designed for children and families, learn what life was like for the families that lived in the Fort Hunter Mansion from the late 1700s to the […]

    $5.00 – $8.00
  • Wed 23

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    July 23, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Children’s Mansion Tour
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5.00 – $8.00
  • August 2025

  • Wed 6

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am Children’s Mansion Tour
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5.00 – $8.00
  • Wed 6

    Children’s Mansion Tour

    August 6, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 11:30 am
    Fort Hunter Mansion 5300 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA

    Explore the Fort Hunter Mansion in a whole new way! Children will help their “Aunt Helen” prepare to host a party by completing small tasks throughout the tour while the […]

    $5.00 – $8.00
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Harrisburg PA 17110

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