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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Carpenter Green with the Green Team!

August 5th at 6:30pm
1701 Carpenter St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

Join the Friends of Carpenter Green Park Wednesday evenings to help keep our amazing park healthy, beautiful, and green! Volunteer activities may include weeding, watering, litter clean up and other light stewardship tasks. No experience neccessary, just bring a water bottle and dress comfortably before you arrive. We hope to see you in the park!

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PPR Volunteer Day

Second Saturday at Fernhill Park

August 8th at 10:00am
Fernhill Park

Help clean up and beautify the entrance to Fernhill Park! Join Philadelphia Parks & Recreation for a volunteer project to clear trails, pick up trash, and remove invasive plants. All tools and materials will be provided- including work gloves (though you're welcome to bring your own). Please note restrooms are not available at this location, and volunteers should bring plenty of water for themselves. This event will be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or thunder or severe weather conditions!

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Cedar Park Work Day

August 8th at 10:00am
4900 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Come join us as we work in the park and help keep it green and clean! Tools and gloves will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle.

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