On Jan. 29 at 2 p.m., as part of the Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival, a walking tour of historic New Hope will take visitors back 200 years to life in the small town as it was in 1812.
The stories of more than a dozen buildings that existed in New Hope then and are still in use today will be featured on the tour.
Tour guides, Roy Ziegler and Barry Ziff, members of the board of directors of the New Hope Historical Society, will lead the tour for the 10th consecutive year.
”We have been thrilled by the crowds that have come out for this walking tour every year,” noted Mr. Ziegler. “There was one year when the temperature was 19 degrees on a Super Bowl Sunday, and we had more than a 120 folks on the tour,” he added. Last year, a large crowd was treated to the history of the Bucks County Playhouse.
On Saturday and Sunday, from 1-4 p.m., tours of the Parry Mansion, 45 S. Main St., will be presented by knowledgeable docents. An ice sculpture of the mansion will be carved and displayed on the front lawn.
The walking tour begins in the back yard of the Parry Mansion at 2 p.m.
A complimentary hot beverage and cookies will be served.
Admission to the tours is free and donations to the maintenance of the Parry Mansion are welcome.
