(Historical Society headquarters since 1937)
The Historical Society of Fort Washington is a non-profit educational institution. Our headquarters, the Clifton House, hosts monthly meetings for our member with educational programs, a library with a wealth of books about our area and a museum.
The Clifton House is leased from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The premises are situated within Montgomery County's Fort Washington State Park, which is under the auspices of the Bureau of State Parks.
We hope to see you at a future Society meeting or event!
Society Meetings
Third Tuesday of Every Month
7:30 PM
Clifton House
Museum & Library Hours
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Wednesdays
Or By Appointment - (215) 646-6065
Closed July and August
January Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, January 21; 7.30 PM
Indian Paths Of Eastern Pennsylvania
The Society’s presentation at the January meeting will be given by James Tufano on the Lenape Indians of the Delaware Valley. The Lenapes traveled far and wide on foot throughout eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and northern Delaware, as well as the lower Hudson River Valley, Western Long Island and Manhattan in New York for hundreds of years. These travels were prior to their removal from their ancestral homelands by Europeans in the 17th and 18th centuries.
These old Indian footpaths served as the primary channels of trade, communication and cultural diffusion for the many native cultures of the region. These trails later became bridal paths, wagon roads, and railroads, and ultimately, the paved roadways we travel by automobile today.
Dr. James R. Tufano’s career as a teacher, principal and assistant-superintendent spanned 35 years. He has made a lifelong study of Native American history and culture and has traveled extensively to Native American villages, museums, libraries and related historical places of significance in the western United States and Canada.
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The Victorian Tea 2019 fundraiser of The Historical Society of Fort Washington was a resounding success! Thank you goes to all our sponsors whom we could not have done without their generosity. A big thank you also goes to our wonderful guests, many of whom return year after year and our supportive members.
Acme Markets
Ambler Theater: 108 East Butler Ave, Ambler
American Helicopter Museum: 808 Bethlehem Pike, West Chester
Arden Theatre Company: 40 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia
Azuka Theatre: 302 Hicks Treet, Philadelphia
Bartram's Garden: 5400 Bartram Lindbergh Blvd, Philadelphia
Bodhi Hair Boutique: 458 Germantown Pk, Lafayette Hill
Brandywine River Museum of Art: US Rte 1, Chaddsford
Bristol Riverside Theatre: 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol
Buckingham Valley Vineyards: 1521 Route 413, Buckingham
Bucks County Playhouse: 70 S Main St, New Hope
Byers' Choice Ltd: 4355 County Line Rd, Chalfont
Cantina Feliz Mexican Restaurant: 424 S Bethlehem Pk, Ft Washington
Deck's Hardware: 27 N Main St, Ambler
Dunkin Donuts
Eastern State Penitentiary: 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia
Fireside Bar and Grill: 1211 S Bethlehem Pk, Ambler
Glen Foerd on the Delaware: 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia
Goldenberg’s Peanut Chews Candy: Philadelphia
Herr's Foods, Inc.: Nottingham
Hershey Story Museum: 63 W Chocolate Ave, Hershey, PA
Independence Seaport Museum: 211 South Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia
InterAct Theatre Company: 302 South Hicks Street, Philadelphia
James Michener Museum: 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown
Jay Ann Intimates: 1954 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley
Joanne Alburger: Ambler
Killians Hardware: 8450 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia
Lantern Theater Company: 923 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia
Laurel Hill Cemetery: 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
Longwood Gardens: 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square
Lucy the Elephant: 9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate, NJ
Morris Arboretum: 100 E Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia
Museum of the American Revolution: 101 South Third Street, Philadelphia
National Constitution Center: 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia
National Liberty Museum: 321 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Nat'l Museum of American Jewish History: 101 South Independence Mall E, Philadelphia
Nature's Way Canoe: Lake Nockamixon, 2540 Mountainview Dr, Ottsville, PA
Panache Restaurant: 602 Skippack Pk, Blue Bell
Peddler's Village: Lahaska
Penn Museum of Archaeology Anthropology: 3260 South Street, Philadelphia
People's Light and Theatre Company: 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern
Philadelphia Magic Garden: 1020 South Street, Philadelphia
Philadelphia Theatre Company: 480 S Broad Street, Philadelphia
Primex Garden Center: 435 W Glenside Ave, Glenside
Reading Fightin Phils: First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA
Rich's Deli: 430 Bethlehem Pk, Ft Washington
Scoogie's Restaurant: 738 Bethlehem Pk, Flourtown
Spring House Tavern: 1032 Bethlehem Pk, Springhouse
Starbucks
Talking Teacup: 301 West Butler Ave, Chalfont
The Sophisticated Strings: Upper Dublin High School
TNT Amusements Inc.: 1310 Industrial Blvd, Southampton
Valley Green Flowers & Gifts: 1013 N Bethlehem Pk, Lower Gwynedd
Weis Markets
Wilma Theater: 265 S Broad St, Philadelphia
Zake's Cakes: 444 S Bethlehem Pk, Ft Washington