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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

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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

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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

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Make A Mask Workshop

Friday, October 25, 2024 – 6:00pm – 7:45pm Grundy Library Snyder Room Get ready for Halloween with a creative twist! Join the Museum for a FREE, family-friendly evening of mask-making Read more

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Grundy Achieves Arboretum Accreditation

The Grundy Foundation is proud to announce that it has been accredited as a Level I arboretum through the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. This prestigious recognition highlights the organization’s commitment Read more

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Museum Bedwarmer

A bed warmer was found in the Grundy Museum attic, under a floorboard in December 2019.  It consists of two parts, a metal pan with a hinged lid and a wooden handle. The Read more

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The Death of Mr. William H. Grundy

William Grundy was born on December 12th 1836. He was the third child of Edmund Grundy and Rebecca Hulme Grundy. His father was from England and arrived in Philadelphia in Read more

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Death and Mourning Walk-Through Tour

The exhibits of never-before-seen collections from the Grundy Family and 19th-century mourning and funereal objects on loan from private collections will be on display. Thank you to those listed below Read more

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Thank you for a great 2022!

We welcomed our guests in 2022 with new displays, exhibits, collaborations with local museums and historic sites and in person programming. The fall completion of our South Lawn Garden and Read more

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Featured Family

Rebecca Hulme Grundy was the mother of William Hulme Grundy and paternal grandmother of Joseph Ridgway Grundy and Margaret Ridgway Grundy. Her family, the Hulmes, links us to the nearby Read more

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Collections in the spotlight!

The dresser in Mary Grundy’s Bedroom Suite features collections owned by Mary and Margaret Grundy. One of our favorite pieces is the mother of pearl Tiffany opera glasses with the Read more

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Orchids: Cultivating Refined Beauty

with Michael Bowell Saturday, February 10 at 12:00 PMGrundy Library Snyder Room In collaboration with the Garden Club of Bristol Borough Michael Bowell, owner and lead garden designer at Create Read more

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2023 Grundy Gala

For the first time, the Grundy Foundation would be honored by your presence at the Inaugural Grundy Gala to benefit Museum Education Programming. Your ticket purchase directly supports Grundy Museum’s Read more