May 14th, 2020

May 14th is History Day during Love Your Park at Home

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Thursday, May 14th is History Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all the things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate history in Philly parks.

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LEARN: About 6 Historic Houses in 6 minutes

Join John Sigmund, Fairmount Park Conservancy Historic House Coordinator, and Justina Barrett, Philadelphia Museum of Art Site Manager, in a whirlwind bicycle tour of six historic properties situated in beautiful Fairmount Park. In just one minute per house, learn unique facts about these historic homes!

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SHARE: Your own historic photos of your Philly park

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Woodford Mansion, 1900.

Share your favorite photos of Philadelphia park history! This can be historic photos of your neighborhood park, or a more recent photo of a fun day spent in your favorite secret park spot. #loveyourpark

DO: Enjoy a virtual Park History Happy Hour at 5pm

Grab a beer (or a stein of ye olde meade) and join John John Sigmund, Fairmount Park Historic House Coordinator, and other park historians as they kick back, relax, and spin some of their favorite Philadelphia park tales.

Join the virtual Happy Hour

BONUS: You're invited to a special webinar "Making history: The power of parks during COVID-19"

How will the COVID-19 pandemic shape the future of our urban parks?

On Thursday, May 14 from 12-1pm, join us for a conversation about resilience and the future of civic spaces with three leading park advocates:

Carol Coletta, President and CEO, Memphis River Parks
Maura McCarthy, Executive Director, Fairmount Park Conservancy, Host
Kathryn Ott Lovell, Commissioner, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

Register for free

BONUS: Enjoy these free coloring pages of the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park!

Bring some color to these beautiful black-and-white sketches of the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park! These coloring pages are available to download for free – you can even draw your own Historic House! Share your creations by tagging us on social media at #loveyourpark. 

Download free coloring pages

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home Events

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Community Workday at Parkside Edge

July 1st at 9:00am
John Welsh Memorial Fountain, Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Open Volunteer Workday – Parkside Edge Thursday, July 1st, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Parkside Edge. Together, we will work on plant care (weeding and mulching), watering, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided.

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Farm Philly

Farm Philly Volunteer Days - July 1st

July 1st at 5:00pm
4300 Avenue of the Republic, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131

Join us at the farm! Farm Philly invites you to join us at the Carousel House Farm every Tuesday from 5-7pm. We will be planting, weeding, and maintaining our crops as well as harvesting for our weekly food distribution. This is an all ages event. Please bring friends and family who’d like to get their hands in the dirt! We will provide tools, gloves, and water. We suggest wearing comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. Address: 4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131 Access: There is street parking on Avenue of the Republic. The farm is walking distance from the 38, 40, 43, 52, and 64 buses, and the 15 trolley. The farm is not wheelchair accessible.

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Community Workday at Parkside Edge

July 3rd at 9:00am
John Welsh Memorial Fountain, Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Open Volunteer Workday – Parkside Edge Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 TIME: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET) Join Fairmount Park Conservancy staff for a volunteer day at Parkside Edge. Together, we will work on plant care (weeding and mulching), watering, and trash removal. All tools, including gloves, will be provided.

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