The Fullam House (pictured above) has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places! […]
A Q&A Session with Heritage Conservancy’s Chairman of the Board
Meet Stephen Phillips, Heritage Conservancy’s Chairman of the Board! Stephen served as Vice Chair of Heritage Conservancy’s Board of Directors before being nominated as Chairman at the end of 2018, and he is certainly no stranger to leading the charge on preservation. He (along with the board of supervisors for Solebury Township) was the founder […]
Jeff Marshall Elected President of National Barn Alliance
Heritage Conservancy’s President, Jeff Marshall, has long been known by another unofficial title: “The Barn Guy.” It’s an apt nickname, as his passion, knowledge, and expertise of these historic structures is apparent in every tour and lecture he gives on the subject. Jeff has been a valuable addition to the National Barn Alliance, spending the […]
Cub Scouts Go For a Hike at Hart’s Woods Preserve
“This is great–it’s like a playground!” That was the exclamation of one of the kids of Chalfont Cub Scout Pack 133 as the kindergarten-aged “Lion’s Den” group happily trekked through Heritage Conservancy’s Hart’s Woods Preserve this past weekend. The hike was led by our Community Engagement Programs Manager, Shannon Fredebaugh-Siller, whose own son is a […]
Bird Box: Creating Homes for Local Wood Ducks
Wood Ducks need houses too! Our conservation steward team (a.k.a. our “Stew Crew”) Nina and Jim have been working to make our Lindsay Farm Preserve a more “homey” space for these beautiful birds by creating and installing nest boxes on the property. In the past, most of the nest boxes were placed on trees. A […]
Heritage Conservancy Welcomes Two New Board Members
Heritage Conservancy is pleased to welcome two new members to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors provides guidance to Heritage Conservancy to further its mission of land and historic property preservation, to assist with financial goals, and to achieve regional prominence through outreach and marketing. Julie Toner, an attorney at law firm Toner […]
Heritage Conservancy Facilitates the Preservation of Two Properties in Richland Township
Ever since the Land Preservation Board for Richland Township made a wish list 15 years ago of the properties it would like to see preserved, two properties remained at the top of the list: the Herrmann property and the Bonk property. Heritage Conservancy is happy to announce that with the close of 2018, it can […]
Heritage Conservancy’s Christmas at Aldie Fundraiser Benefits Our Area’s Natural and Historic Heritage
Heritage Conservancy, an accredited not-for-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization that is currently in its 60th year, held its 30th annual Christmas at Aldie fundraiser on Sunday, December 2nd. More than 200 people were in attendance at historic Aldie Mansion in Doylestown, PA, to celebrate and support the preservation of our area’s natural and […]
Heritage Conservancy Interviews Most Recent Chairmen of the Board
Celebrating its 60th year as an organization, Heritage Conservancy sat down with its most recent Chairmen of the Board for a look back on the organization’s successes and what will keep us going far into the future. […]
Heritage Conservancy Visits Germantown Academy for Assembly and Book Delivery
On what seemed like a typical school day, students from the Germantown Academy Lower School were recently treated to a not-so-average day! November 13th started out with an enthusiastic assembly for over 350 students in the Lower School. The assembly revolved around the gifting of a personal paperback copy of The Wind in the Willows of Bucks […]