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Sat
28
Jun
Saturday, June 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this special outdoor living history family day. Interact with the women of revolutionary Westchester, from those doing ordinary tasks like spinning, weaving and cooking, to camp followers caring for the troops with herbal medicines, to women who joined the military in disguise. In the outdoor tent experience the performances of Peggy Shippen who was married to traitor Benedict Arnold, wealthy loyalist Mary Philipse, an enslaved and then manumitted woman named Liss, and Phoebe Ward who was a mother caught between two armies. History At Play's award-winning performance, A Revolution of her Own! explores the life of Continental soldier Deborah Sampson. Learn more from area cultural and heritage organizations highlighting the histories of diverse women with connections to revolutionary Westchester County. Enjoy live period music, dancing, 18th century hands-on crafting and demonstrations, period games, and more as you mingle and converse with the costumed performers. In partnership with Revolutionary Westchester 250 and Westchester County. Learn more at https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/women-of-revolutionary-westchester.
Registration: Required
Sun
29
Jun
Sunday, June 29, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this Sunday morning Hatha yoga series at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site! The beautiful sunlit Gothic Chamber is the perfect place for a morning yoga class. This open level class is for everyone - from beginners to long-time practitioners. Within the structure of the class and the instructor's skillful guidelines, you will work at your own pace and level, and modifications will be offered. You will leave having worked your body, calmed your mind and opened your heart. Learn more and register at www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events.
Registration: Required
Wed
02
Jul
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Play with the past with our weekday summer games series! Enjoy indoor & outdoor colonial-era games like hoop & stick, graces, battledore & shuttlecock, shut the box, mancala, Jacob's ladder, and more! Free and open to everyone. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No
Registration: Not required
Sat
05
Jul
Saturday, July 5, 2025 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Join us for this special 2.5 mile urban hike of downtown Yonkers focused on the Revolutionary War! Did you know that George Washington and the Continental Army spent time in Yonkers during the American Revolution? And that British Army General Sir Henry Clinton once used Philipse Manor Hall as his headquarters? Explore the troop movements, skirmishes, and people of the American Revolution in Yonkers on this special themed walking tour of the Albany Post Road and the Yonkers waterfront. Tour will include stops at the Enslaved Africans Rain Garden, St. John's Episcopal Church, and Philipse Manor Hall. $6 for adults, $3 for seniors and students, tickets include museum admission. For more information visit https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/revolutionary-yonkers-walking-tour-07-05-2025.
Registration: Required
Wed
16
Jul
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
Play with the past with our weekday summer games series! Enjoy indoor & outdoor colonial-era games like hoop & stick, graces, battledore & shuttlecock, shut the box, mancala, Jacob's ladder, and more! Free and open to everyone. All children must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required.
Registration: Not required
Sat
26
Jul
Saturday, July 26, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
(914) 965-4027
Why was Philipse Manor Hall built where it was? Why did the Munsee have a village in downtown Yonkers for thousands of years? How did the Yonkers waterfront change over time? Learn the answers to these questions and more as you explore the daylighted Saw Mill River and Yonkers' Hudson River waterfront. $6 for adults, $3 for seniors and students. Tickets include museum admission. To register, email philipsemanorhall@parks.ny.gov or call 914-965-4027.
Registration: Required