Events & Programs
Dramatic Production: Laurel Hill Burial Ground Walk @ 2 pm
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaEnjoy a guided living historical walk through the Laurel Hill Burial grounds, Milford’s original town graveyard. Learn about Victorian funeral customs and how they relate to our lives today. Dramatic, first-person readings illustrate how those buried there helped shape the community. Meet at the Visitors’ Pavilion near the parking lot. Light refreshments will be provided.…
Anniversary of Grey Towers recognized by National Registry of Historic Places
Grey Towers is the Richard Morris Hunt-designed Normanesque bluestone chateau that was built by James Pinchot in 1886 and was the ancestral home of Gifford Pinchot.
Black Bear Film Festival – “A Sense of Wonder” at 11 am
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaIn conjunction with the Black Bear Film Festival, we will be showing "A Sense of Wonder" a documentary-style film by Kaiulani Lee that embodies Rachel Carson in her final year of life. Beautifully shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinemaphotographer Haskell Wexler at Carson's cottage in Maine. The film is an intimate portrait of America’s most…
Black Bear Film Festival – “A Sense of Wonder” at 1 pm
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaIn conjunction with the Black Bear Film Festival, we will be showing "A Sense of Wonder" a documentary-style film by Kaiulani Lee that embodies Rachel Carson in her final year of life. Beautifully shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinemaphotographer Haskell Wexler at Carson's cottage in Maine. The film is an intimate portrait of America’s most…
An Afternoon with Edgar Allan Poe @ 1 PM
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaWe found books by Poe in the historic library, so what better way to mark Halloween than with this annual dramatic reading by the American Readers Theatre. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. A US Forest Service program with support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association. You may still visit the inhabitants of one…
An Afternoon with Edgar Allan Poe @ 4 PM
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaWe found books by Poe in the historic library, so what better way to mark Halloween than with this annual dramatic reading by the American Readers Theatre. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. A US Forest Service program with support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association. You may still visit the inhabitants of one…
An Afternoon with Edgar Allan Poe @ 6 PM
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaWe found books by Poe in the historic library, so what better way to mark Halloween than with this annual dramatic reading by the American Readers Theatre. Appropriate for ages 13 and up. A US Forest Service program with support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association. You may still visit the inhabitants of one…
FREE Mansion Tours on Veteran’s Day
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaVeterans Welcome! Gov. and Mrs. Pinchot welcomed veterans into their home at Grey Towers to thank them for their service, a tradition the U.S. Forest Service continues today. All visitors are invited to tour the first floor of the mansion for free.
“A Christmas Carol” Performance
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaDramatic performances were a popular form of entertainment when Grey Towers was occupied by the Pinchot family in the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century. The US Forest Service and Grey Towers Heritage Association have re-created these literary programs with readings and dramatizations. The 43rd annual performance of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol.…
“A Christmas Carol” Performance @ 1 pm
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaDramatic performances were a popular form of entertainment when Grey Towers was occupied by the Pinchot family in the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century. The US Forest Service and Grey Towers Heritage Association have re-created these literary programs with readings and dramatizations. The 43rd annual performance of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol.…
“A Christmas Carol” Performance @ 6 pm
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaDramatic performances were a popular form of entertainment when Grey Towers was occupied by the Pinchot family in the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century. The US Forest Service and Grey Towers Heritage Association have re-created these literary programs with readings and dramatizations. The 43rd annual performance of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol.…
“A Christmas Carol” Performance
Grey Towers National Historic Site 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PennsylvaniaDramatic performances were a popular form of entertainment when Grey Towers was occupied by the Pinchot family in the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century. The US Forest Service and Grey Towers Heritage Association have re-created these literary programs with readings and dramatizations. The 43rd annual performance of Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol.…
