The Friends of Valley Forge Park

The Friends sponsor educational, interpretive and awareness programs, foster and encourage conservation, and assist in the collection and preservation of historically significant artifacts and structures. The Friends assume this role as a means of support to ensure that Valley Forge will continue to remain a significant historical event and place in our country's history.

Upcoming Friends Events

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Saturday, December 19, 2009

The Army Arrives!
Join us from 5:00 to 8:00 PM to commemorate the March-in of the Continental Army. "March" by candlelight up to the Muhlenberg Brigade with living history interpreters. The 6th Pennsylvania Regiment, along with park staff and volunteers in period clothing demonstrate camp life. The Colonial Revelers will fill the Visitor Center with sound and refreshments will be served. Finish up some holiday shopping with unique gifts from the Encampment Store and receive free gift wrapping. Friends members can receive their 10% discount- remember your membership card.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Join the Continental Army
Children ages 6-12 years old are invited to "enlist" in the Continental Army. Recruits learn how to stand, march and drill like a soldier. Learn more

Monday, January 18, 2010

Martin Luther King Day of Services
Learn more on the Volunteer Page

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Friends Lecture Series at the Chapel
7:00 PM at the Bishop Library at the Washington Memorial Chapel on Rt 23
Guest Speaker: Phil Mead, Bruce A Baky Fellow at Valley Forge National Historical Park
Joseph Plumb Martin: Radical Founder

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Join the Continental Army
Children ages 6-12 years old are invited to "enlist" in the Continental Army. Recruits learn how to stand, march and drill like a soldier. Learn more

Washington's 278th Birthday Celebration

Monday, February 15, 2010
From 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Visitors can meet Martha Washington and General Washington in the Visitor Center while listening to period music by the Colonial Revelers. Children make their own tri-corner hats and design birthday cards for the General in the Encampment Store from 11:00 AM to noon. Mrs. Washington will present a birthday cake baked from her own original recipe. Children may also enlist in the Continental Army, after which General Washington will review and lead the young "troops" in marching according to General Von Steuben's training manual.