It was a crisp and cool day as Germantown Academy
students went on a field trip to Pennsbury Manor, the country home of William Penn.
Penn preferred living in the country rather than the city and left detailed accounts
of his happy life facing the Delaware.
The field trip is the opening of our Colonial Unit. The
children learned many surprising things about life on a 17th century
plantation.
Join us on our tour!
Class of 2017 Photo
Scrapbook
FAST FACTS - Learn
more about Penn & Pennsbury with interesting information presented
by the Class
of 2014.
STUDENT WEB GALLERY -
Students in the class of 2009 supplied commentary for a guided tour of Pennsbury.
They made their own web pages with the assistance of Mrs. Siwinski, GA's Curricular
Technology Specialist. They chose from a group of photographs and used a basic
template. Check it out!
WILLIAM PENN
CROSSWORD PUZZLE - Mrs. Vieille's students from the
Class of 2011 created this crossword puzzle to test your knowledge about WIlliam Penn.
Give it a try.
Learn About Colonial Gardens with the Class of 2011
| Vocabulary |
Our
guides |
Rules for our visit: |
- 17th century
- apprentice
- artifact
- barge
- bed bugs
- breeches
- governor
- indentured servant
- journal
- ledger
- Lenape
- plantation
- proprietor
- reproduction
- self-sufficient
- Quaker
Books
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Take
our Tour of Pennsbury Manor
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- Be courteous!
- Listen respectfully.
- It is ok to take pictures except in the manor house*.
- Eat only in the picnic grove.
- Do not climb.
- The guides will let you use some reproductions. Do not touch
anything else!
- Please do not bother the animals.
*The manor house contains many authentic artifacts. The lights
from a flash can damage them.
The original Pennsbury Manor was destroyed after many years of
neglect. The manor has been recreated. Fortunately, Penn had left many letters,
ledgers and journals describing every day life at Pennsbury. The furnishings in the
Manor house are authentic to the period.
Interesting Websites:
Pennsbury Manor
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