Historical Society of Bensalem Township

05/15/2026

Flea Market - Historical Society of Bensalem Parking Lots
3211 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 8am - 1pm (Postponed from May 9,2026)

40+ sellers in 3 parking lots surrounding the Historical Society building.

The Historical Society will be selling jewelry, books, vinyl records, and CDs and DVDs inside our building. Pretzels and drinks in the parking lot.

05/08/2026

Historical Society of Bensalem Township’s Spring Flea Market scheduled for Saturday, May 9,2026 is being postponed due to the weather. Our Spring Flea Market will be held on the rain date, Saturday, May 16, 2026. Thank you!

05/08/2026

Historical Society of Bensalem Township’s Spring Flea Market on May 9, 2026 is postponed due to weather. Our Spring Flea Market will move to the rain-date of Saturday, May 16,2026. Thank you!

05/05/2026

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR
Bucks County played a prominent role during the Civil War as slaves from the South sought their freedom in the North.
With history in the spotlight this year as part of the America250 celebration, the Historical Society of Bensalem has planned a trip to visit some of the nearby Underground Railroad sites in Lower Bucks. With members of the new African American Museum of Bucks County serving as our guides, we will stop at the Bensalem AME and Bethlehem AME in Langhorne churches and at the Harriet Tubman statue at the Bristol Wharf. At each site and during our travels between sites, our guides will regale us with interesting facts and stories. Our tour will end at the Continental Tavern in Yardley, which housed a railroad stop in the basement, and have a delicious lunch. The cost is $60, which includes the meal.
Our tour is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, leaving from the First Baptist Church parking lot at 215 E. Richardson Ave. in Langhorne at 8:30 a.m. After lunch, the bus will bring us back to our cars at about 2:00 p.m. Since we will lunch in a private room on the second floor of the tavern, we hope that you will be able to manage the stairs, as there is no elevator. Please call the Historical Society at 215-639-6575 to reserve your seat and arrange for payment or to ask any questions.

05/03/2026

Flea Market - Historical Society of Bensalem Parking Lots

3211 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 8am - 1pm ( Rain date: May 16)

40+ sellers in 3 parking lots surrounding the Historical Society building.

The Historical Society will be selling jewelry, books, vinyl records, and CDs and DVDs inside our building. Pretzels and drinks in the parking lot.
We still have a few spots available if you want to join us as a seller.
Please call the number in the photo.

05/03/2026

Historical Society of Bensalem Township - Monthly Meeting, Thursday, May 7, 2026 @7 PM.

Please join us on Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 7pm for our monthly meeting. We welcome living historian Wendy Wirsch, as she portrays Catherine Kennedy Tennent. Catherine will tell the story of her husband, William Tennent and the Log Collage and his many contributions to Bucks County.

Our address is 3211 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Visitors are welcome.

Please feel free to bring a dessert or snack item to share with others during the refreshment break.

04/06/2026

03/29/2026

Historical Society of Bensalem Township - Monthly Meeting, Thursday, April 2, 2026 @7 PM.

Please join us on Thursday, April 2, 2026 @ 7pm for our monthly meeting. Kathleen Pasko, a living historian, will talk about Tales of the Marbleheaders, the Life of a Continental Soldier of the Revolutionary War. She portrays Samuel Bartlett, a member of Glover’s Marbleheaders Regiment, soldiers and sailors from Massachusetts. She has been an active reenactor for nearly twenty years, participating in the annual Crossing of the Delaware. She loves sharing her knowledge of our nation’s founding with others.
The Marbleheaders were active in the War during 1776 and 1776 especially in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. The Marbleheaders were instrumental in saving Washington’s army on three occasions. Tales of the Marbleheaders will include the stories from these three battles and the fishermen who became patriots and heroes.

Our address is 3211 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Visitors are welcome.

Please feel free to bring a dessert or snack item to share with others during the refreshment break.

02/23/2026

Historical Society of Bensalem Township - Monthly Meeting, Sunday, March 1, 2026 @2 PM.

Please join us on Sunday, March 1, 2026 @ 2pm for our final Sunday monthly meeting. We welcome, Julie Flack, Board Member for the Oscar Hammerstein Museum and Theater Education Center. Her presentation will be, “Oscar Hammerstein, The Journey of Highland Farm”. Oscar Hammerstein lived at Highland Farm in Doylestown, PA for 20 years, and it is where he wrote his most famous musicals. Hear the story of Highland Farm, an almost two-hundred-year-old farm and the exciting transformation into a museum and educational center as a tribute to the life and legacy of the man who wrote the beloved musicals that changed the landscape of musical theater forever.

Our address is 3211 Knights Road, Bensalem, PA 19020

Visitors are welcome.

Please feel free to bring a dessert or snack item to share with others during the refreshment break.

April Meeting, Thursday, April 2,2026 @ 7pm
Tales of the Marbleheaders, the Life of a Continental Soldier of the Revolutionary War

02/09/2026

More Bensalem history from the Bucks County Herald.

Part of the lure of Bucks County is place names. I've wrestled unsuccessfully with the question: “How did Burnt House Hill Road in Doylestown get its name?”. But in other