Question 1

June 2025

Accepted Answer

Museum Hours during the June Friday Party in The Park
📆  Friday, June 6, 2025 | 5:30pm - 8:30pm
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's June Friday Party in The Park (formerly Music in the Meadow).

Over 100 folks stopped in during the Friday Party in The Park event to catch our newest displays --- an authentic 1800s tanned buffalo pelt robe and the historic cupola that stood atop Borough Hall/Lollar Academy until it was removed in April. Guests were also able to chat with us about what's coming next at the museum and with Millbrook, find their house from the air as it looked in 1950, play Hatboropoly, hear the creepy tales of the ice coffin, explore the original Roberts & Mander stove, sign the guest book, and of course..... take selfies with the giant penguin named Jack!

About Hatboro Friday Party in The Park
Join the Pennypack Events Committee for the 2025 Party in The Park on the grounds of the Pennypack Community Center.

All Party in The Park (formerly Music in the Meadow) events feature live music, entertainment, lawn games, foam and bubble parties (weather permitting), food trucks, activities, and more!

Mark your calendar for one of the upcoming 2025 Party in The Park events:

- Friday, 7/11/2025
- Friday, 8/1/2025
- Friday, 9/26/2025 (Special Fireworks Display)

The September 26, 2025 event will feature a special end of summer Fireworks display. Please stay tuned for information on the exact time of the display.

- See the Hatboro Party in the Park Facebook Event(https://www.facebook.com/events/1728399344691790/)

Question 2

May 2025

Accepted Answer

Museum Hours during the May Friday Party in The Park
📆  Friday, May 2, 2025 | 5:30pm - 8:30pm
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's May Friday Party in The Park (formerly Music in the Meadow).

Over 100 folks stopped in during the Friday Party in The Park event and catch our newest displays to preview the work that has been done, view our first sets of exhibits (with some brand new artifacts to view), speak with us all about what's coming next, find your house from the air as it looked in 1950, play Hatboropoly, sign the guest book, and of course..... take selfies with the giant penguin!

About Hatboro Friday Party in The Park
Join the Pennypack Events Committee for the 2025 Party in The Park on the grounds of the Pennypack Community Center.

All Party in The Park (formerly Music in the Meadow) events feature live music, entertainment, lawn games, foam and bubble parties (weather permitting), food trucks, activities, and more!

Mark your calendar for one of the five 2025 Party in The Park events:

- Friday, 5/2/2025
- Friday, 6/6/2025
- Friday, 7/11/2025
- Friday, 8/1/2025
- Friday, 9/26/2025 (Special Fireworks Display)

The September 26, 2025 event will feature a special end of summer Fireworks display. Please stay tuned for information on the exact time of the display.

- See the Hatboro Party in the Park Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1728399344691790/)

Museum Hours during Hatboro Rotary Bingo
📆  Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 6pm - 10pm
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's Hatboro Rotary Bingo.

Many folks stopped in during Hatboro Rotary Bingo to catch our newest displays during our soft open preview of the work that has been done, view our first sets of exhibits (with some brand new artifacts to view), speak with us all about what's coming next, find your house from the air as it looked in 1950, play Hatboropoly, sign the guest book, and of course..... take selfies with the penguin!

About Hatboro Rotary Bingo
The Hatboro Rotary is hosting a special Designer Bag Bingo event. Get your tickets from your favorite Hatboro Rotarian! Join us for a fun-filled night of Bingo with great prizes, laughter, and community spirit!  Enjoy an evening of friendly competition while supporting local causes! Grab your friends, mark your calendars, and get ready to yell Bingo!

- See the Hatboro Rotary Bingo Website(https://www.hatbororotary.org/Stories/bingo-in-the-borough-is-back)

The Millbrook Society at the 2025 Hatboro Community Day at Hatboro Pool

📆  Saturday, May 17, 2025 | 12pm - 4pm
 📍   Hatboro Memorial Pool, 330 W. Moreland Ave., Hatboro PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/fjKF7gUazXCDf3Ex8)

The Millbrook Society joined the Borough of Hatboro with a table full of fun and colonial games poolside at the 2025 Hatboro Community Day at the Hatboro Pool where we showcased the museum and the historical society with archeology items, museum artifacts, Colonial games, and Travel Jack the Penguin.

About Hatboro Community Day
This event was free to attend and featured:

- Swimming 
- Booths from businesses and community organizations
- FOAM PARTY!
- Pool Activities
- DJ
- Burgers and dogs
- Rescue animals for adoption
- Real live fire truck
- Memorial Bench dedication

- See Hatboro Community Day on the Borough Website(https://myhatboro.org/event/community-day-5/)

2025 Millbrook Society Annual Meeting and Presentation "An Historic Postcard Tour Through Hatboro & Eastern Montgomery County"

📆  Wednesday, May 21, 2025 | 7:30pm - 9pm
 📍   Hatboro Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 32 N. York Rd, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/FFWt6QwvvwcZKUNj7)

The Millbrook Society met with members and fellow Hatboroans in Fellowship Hall at Hatboro Baptist Church for the 2025 Annual Meeting to discuss Millbrook business and hear a fascinating presentation on local history from a special guest speaker.

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After brief Society business was covered (including the reelection of the Board of Directors), the highly engaged crowd enjoyed a the special presentation An Historic Postcard Tour Through Hatboro & Eastern Montgomery County from Old York Road Historical Society's David Rowland, author of Arcadia Publishing's Willow Grove Park and president of the Old York Road Historical Society.

An Historic Postcard Tour Through Hatboro & Eastern Montgomery County:
Description: Drawing upon the Old York Road Historical Society's large postcard collection that contains many real photo postcards, this tour covers many historic sites in Hatboro and the easternmost portion of Montgomery County. The tour travels up Old York Road, Easton Road and Huntingdon Pike showcasing how the area looked in the early 1900s.

- Click here to view the Facebook event(https://www.facebook.com/events/1376872486964364/?)

Question 3

History Fair 2025

Accepted Answer

3rd Annual Crooked Billet History Fair

📆 Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
 📍  Keith Valley Middle School, 227 Meetinghouse Rd, Horsham, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/3zkgFgZpA3NRUX3N7)
 💲  Free for members (suggested $2 donation for non-members)

CLICK HERE  to view the list of our exhibitors & activities(https://www.millbrooksociety.org/hatboro-history-fair)
CLICK HERE  to view presentation descriptions(https://www.millbrooksociety.org/history-fair-presenations-activities)

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Join us for The 2025 Crooked Billet History Fair, the area's premier FREE annual history event! Experience exhibitors, games, presentations, activities, costumed characters, demonstrations, speakers, free swag, community, and more —showcasing shared local history and those that keep the light on to preserve it, with over two dozen exhibitors from Hatboro, Philadelphia, and across Bucks and Montgomery Counties. ​ This year’s fair will be bigger and better than ever, with more attendees, presentations, exhibitors, and giveaways, including a free fair tote bag (first 250 guests) — all presented by local sponsors for the first time. ​

Founders Sponsor
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This popular annual fair — organized by The Millbrook Society — draws history enthusiasts, families, educators, and students from across Bux-Mont and Philly to engage with historical societies, museums, municipalities, community organizations, and more (see exhibitors below) showcasing artifacts, maps, photos, documents, models, apparel, accessories, and other items. ​ Come learn about our area, share stories of our history, hear what historical societies do to preserve and promote our heritage, and discover resources to assist in your own historical research. And enjoy historical presentations, reenactors, lectures, kids’ games, photo ops, concessions, and more.

CLICK HERE  to view the list of our exhibitors & activities(https://www.millbrooksociety.org/hatboro-history-fair)
CLICK HERE  to view presentation descriptions(https://www.millbrooksociety.org/history-fair-presenations-activities)

Question 4

April 2025

Accepted Answer

Museum Hours during Pennypack Paws Adoption Event

📆  Saturday, April 5, 2025 | 11am - 2pm
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)
 💲   Free

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's Pennypack Paws Adoption Event.

Over 75 people stopped in during the Pennypack Paws Adoption Event (right across the hall from Paws Offices) to see our newest displays during our soft open preview of the work that has been done, view our first sets of exhibits (with some brand new artifacts to view), speak with us all about what's coming next, find their house from the air as it looked in 1950, play Hatboropoly, sign the guest book, and of course..... take selfies with the penguin!

About the Pennypack Paws Adoption Event
Pet Adoption event, with vendors, food, drinks, games, and lots of animals. Featuring the following Organizations: Hart 2 Heart Animal Rescue, WAGS, Jax Lab Rescue, & House of Wiggle Goats.

- See the Pennypack Paws Adoption Event Facebook Event(https://www.facebook.com/events/981322170188184)

Museum Hours during Pennypack Hatboro Earth Day Celebration

📆  Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 10am - 2pm
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)
 💲   Free

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's Hatboro Earth Day Celebration.

Over 90 people stopped in during the Hatboro Earth Day Celebration Event to see our newest displays during our soft open preview of the work that has been done, view our first sets of exhibits (with some brand new artifacts to view), speak with us all about what's coming next, find their house from the air as it looked in 1950, play Hatboropoly, sign the guest book, and of course..... take selfies with the penguin!

About the Hatboro Earth Day Celebration
The Hatboro EAC’s Earth Day Celebration is back for 2025! Join us at the Pennypack Community Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10 AM to 2 PM for a fun filled day celebrating nature! This event features educational opportunities, vendors, activities, and more.

- See the Hatboro Earth Day Savvy Citizens Event Page(https://savvycitizenapp.com/o/92449)

(This event was Canceled)
Museum Hours during Hatboro Eggstravaganza

📆  Saturday, April 19, 2025 | 9am - 11am
 📍   Pennypack Community Center, 130 Spring Avenue, Hatboro, PA(https://maps.app.goo.gl/mph3JuwRoBDR18ry6)
 💲   Free

About Hatboro Eggstravaganza
Please join the Pennypack Committee and the Borough of Hatboro for the Hatboro Eggstravaganza! 9am: We kick things off with Free Pictures with The Easter Bunny, games and fun activities. 10am: Community Egg Hunt. We will have children organized in the following groups: Preschool Kindergarten & 1st Grade 2nd & 3rd Grades 4th & 5th Grades. If you would like to attend please register you children at the following link: https://forms.gle/GCq3YPK2Q8YMyrZR8 (https://forms.gle/GCq3YPK2Q8YMyrZR8)

- See the Hatboro Eggstravaganza Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/1001970568552526)

Question 5

March 2025

Accepted Answer

Museum Hours during the Borough Bingo Night
March 8, 2025

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's Borough Bingo Night.

Folks from across the area stopped in before and after or during breaks to catch the displays for the first time during a special preview of the work that has been done, view our first sets of exhibits, speak with us all about what's coming next, and take selfies with the penguin!

About the Borough Bingo Night

The Borough of Hatboro and the Pennypack Facility Committee are proud to present the 2025 Borough Bingo Night. We have moved it to Saturday, March 8, 2025. Doors open at 6pm, Bingo starts at 7pm. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35.00 at the door. To purchase tickets please contact: Rob at rjacobus@myhatboro.org or call 215-443-9100 Nicole at 267-549-6772 Karen at 215-384-5455

- See the Bingo Night Facebook Event (https://www.facebook.com/events/394794663724466/)

Question 6

January 2025

Accepted Answer

Museum Hours during the Hatboro Battle of the Badges Blood Drive
January 14, 2025 at Pennypack Community Center

The Millbrook Society opened the doors to the new Amy B. Yerkes Museum of Hatboro History during the Pennypack Community Center's Battle of the Badges Blood Drive.

Folks from across the area stopped in - as did some of our top first responders - before and after giving blood, catching the displays for the first time during a special preview of the work that has been done, viewing our first sets of exhibits, speaking with us all about what's coming next, and taking selfies with the penguin, like the pic to the right with the Upper Moreland Fire Department.

About the Blood Drive

Battle of the Badges was a friendly competition that helps the Red Cross meet patient and hospital demand for blood. Participating agencies included Hatboro Police Department, Enterprise Fire Company of Hatboro, Second Alarmers Association and Rescue Squad of Montgomery County, Upper Moreland Police Department and Upper Moreland Fire Department.

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When donors arrived at the blood drive, they had the opportunity to cast a vote for their agency of choice. The winner ,receiving bragging rights and a plaque, was the fire department!

- See the Blood Drive results here (https://www.facebook.com/HatboroEvents/posts/pfbid0nohqj3QGCTYqt2y35dG7GBZeS4TMf5WDxna3jd6GgYbpnargqdxeYAckGpx2Lorul)
- Read more about the Blood Drive here(https://www.redcross.org/local/pennsylvania/southeastern-pennsylvania/about-us/news-and-events/press-releases/hatboro-battle-of-the-badges.html?srsltid=AfmBOopx9iw3wYuSvRZi-zGRgRbPTvwCeKtRK2D9iNvhHMSM1uwfz8VI)

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