Join us for a free summer evening program with horticulturalist, Debbie Mahon along the Museum River Park to plant your own Red, White & Blue container in preparation for America’s Read more
Our Favorite Things: Grandfather Clock
While many of the objects in the house are rather quiet and can be easily missed, my favorite object is quite literally unavoidable, chiming several times a day almost as Read more
In Loving Memory of Harold & Carol Mitchener
Harold Mitchener, a dear friend of the Grundy Foundation, passed away recently. It’s the end of an era as Harold and his late wife Carol Mitchener were longtime volunteers who Read more
Halloween Comes to the Grundy Library and Grundy Museum
Beginning October 1st Opening Night of Spiritualism in the Victorian Era Set for October 24th The Grundy Foundation announces an exciting series of Halloween events hosted by the Grundy Library Read more
Make A Mask Workshop
Friday, October 4, 2025 – 11:00am – 1:00pm Grundy Library Snyder Room Get ready for Halloween with a creative twist! Join the Museum for a FREE, family-friendly afternoon of mask-making Read more
Picnic in the Park
Enjoy a relaxing summer evening along the banks of the Delaware River! Our final “Picnic in the Park” of the summer, returns Friday, August 22nd from 6:00 -8:00pm. We are Read more
The Origins of Victorian Tea
Afternoon tea became a cherished British tradition during the Victorian era, thanks to the influence of Anna Maria Russell, the Duchess of Bedford. At the time, urbanization and the Industrial Read more
Grundy Museum 2025 Annual Tea
All AgesSaturday, June 14th, 202512:15 – 3:00 PMThe Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum, Bristol, PA The Grundy Museum cordially invites you to its Annual Tea! Come dressed in your favorite festive tea Read more
Our Favorite Things: Staff Picks
When giving my tour I always highlight the Drawing Room table in the Walnut Grove Exhibit Room. As we mention on tours, we do not have many photographs of the Read more
Roof replacement project begins at the Grundy Museum
We are proud and thankful to begin our roof replacement project. This project is funded in part by the Keystone Historic Preservation Grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. https://www.pa.gov/services/phmc/apply-for-keystone-historic-preservation-planning-grants.html Read more
Grundy Museum featured in Nineteenth Century, The Magazine of the Victorian Society in America, Vol. 44 Number 2
A Victorian Legacy on the Delaware written by Museum Director John Whitenight was published in Fall 2024 Victorian Society of America Magazine. The Museum was featured as a winner of Read more
Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol
The Margaret R. Grundy Museum is proud to announce our Annual Victorian Holiday House. This year’s inspiration is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. “A Christmas Carol” was written in Read more
Captain Joseph Ridgway
Captain Joseph Ridgway was born December 1840. He was the middle child and only son of Benjamin Earl Ridgway and Margaret Fenimore Ridgway. Brother of Mary Ridgway Grundy and maternal Read more
