EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:

A variety of Historic Germantown school programs and field trip opportunities, including the award-winning History Hunters Youth Reporter Program http://www.historyhunters.org are available at member sites. For ideas and help in planning your fieldtrip experience, please contact the Program Director at info@freedomsbackyard.com  or 215-844-1683. And visit www.freedomsbackyard.com for links to individual Germantown sites and programs. 

TOURS:

Germans, Generals and Gentlemen: A Historic Germantown Walking Tour
Walk in the footsteps of 18th century settlers! Discover Germantown through the stories of its people, and explore three Germantown treasures for one special price!  This guided tour visits the Germantown Historical Society, Grumblethorpe and the Germantown White House. By advance reservation.
CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. This tour will be reintroduced in spring 2010, following renovations to the Germantown White House (Deshler Morris House.) Call the Program Director at 215-844-1683

Hood Cemetery Tour

Guided tour of Germantown’s historic Lower Burying Ground, the final resting place of many notable figures including soldiers from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. By advance reservation only. 

Group Tours

Customized group tours and tour packages of Historic Germantown sites and museums can be arranged. Please call the Program Director at 215-844-1683 or email info@freedomsbackyard.com.  For general information on the Historic Germantown sites, visit www.freedomsbackyard.com  

Job Opportunities

Volunteer internships and paid Historic Germantown guide positions are available periodically. Please email hgp@germantownhistory.org to inquire. 

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