FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON CROSSING PARK
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Mission Statement
The purpose of the Corporation is to support the programs of Washington Crossing Historic Park (“WCHP”). The Corporation shall support and promote WCHP as a historic site and in relation thereto, to aid in the preservation, collection and maintenance of materials, buildings and equipment, machinery, and artifacts relating to the life of our ancestors; to acquire such goods, services, and property as are proper and necessary for the promotion and development of WCHP as a historic site and in support thereof; to conduct public spectacles, craft and trade demonstrations, educational programs, lectures and courses; to prepare and distribute publications, literature and other writings; to solicit gifts of money or loans; to borrow money and issue appropriate evidences of indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real estate or any other property consistent with the purposes of this Corporation as needed from time to time.
About This Cause
In the fall of 2009, budget cuts to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission forced the closure of Washington Crossing Historic Park to the public. Interpretive tours of the park’s historic buildings ceased. Bowman’s Hill Tower was shuttered. And the reenactment of George Washington’s Christmas Day Crossing of the Delaware River – held without interruption since the 1950s – was threatened with cancellation. Into this situation stepped a group of Bucks County citizens determined to save the Crossing. Together with others, this group mobilized the community, organized a fundraiser and successfully held the 2009 crossing. Fortunately, the story didn’t end there. Today, that initial group of citizens has formalized itself as the non-profit Friends of Washington Crossing Park. Its mission: to support and promote the park as a historic site; raise funds to operate the park and its facilities; offer educational programs, reenactments and other special events; promote the American Revolution as part of our national heritage; and provide volunteer opportunities in the park. In partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Friends offer guided interpretive tours and educational programming in the park. The group also holds a number of annual events, including the Crossing dress rehearsal and Christmas Day Crossing, General Washington’s birthday celebration, sheep shearing at the Thompson-Neely House, Memorial Day and 4th of July commemorations, a fall harvest day, several fundraisers and more.