• Fraktur Bookplate Workshop with Emily Smucker-Beidler

    Muhlenberg House 201 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    Learn how to create a bookplate in the fraktur style of the late 1700s. Perfect to place inside a book cover and give as a gift or keep as your own. Choose from one of four historical patterns and learn from Emily how to borrow ideas to integrate into your one-of-kind fraktur. No experience necessary […]

  • Historic Theorem Painting Workshop with Peggy Allen

    Muhlenberg House 201 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    Learn how to create a bookplate in the fraktur style of the late 1700s. Perfect to place inside a book cover and give as a gift or keep as your own. Choose from one of four historical patterns and learn from Emily how to borrow ideas to integrate into your one-of-kind fraktur. No experience necessary […]

  • First Event of the Season

    Water Works Park W. First Avenue, Trappe, United States

    Trappe Borough and Collegeville are co-hosting the first event of the season!  Come on out to Water works Park for a night of music and fun!!  All are welcome and it's kid friendly!!

  • Closed – Primary Election

    Trappe Borough Offices will be closed on Tuesday, May 19th in observance of the Primary Election.  The offices will re-open on Wednesday, May 20th at 8:30 am.

  • Prisoners of Congress: Philadelphia’s Quakers in Exile, 1777-1778 Lecture by Ned Donoghue

    St. Luke's 200 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    In 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as “the most Dangerous Enemies America knows” and ordered Pennsylvania and Delaware to apprehend them. In response, Keystone State officials sent twenty men—seventeen of whom were Quakers—into exile, banishing them to Virginia, where they were held for […]

  • Closed – Memorial Day

    Trappe Borough Offices will be closed on Monday, May 25th in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.  The offices will re-open on Tuesday, May 26th at 8:30 am.

  • Hearth Cooking Workshop

    Speaker's House 151 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    Step into the restored kitchen of the Speaker’s House and experience the flavors of an eighteenth century springtime table. Join hearth cook Ruth Konrad as she guides participants in recreating a seasonal meal drawn from a 1745 German cookbook. Working over an open hearth, you’ll explore the techniques, tools, and ingredients that shaped everyday cooking […]

  • Borough Council Meeting

    Borough Hall

    The Borough Council Meeting will begin at 7 pm.  To watch the meeting use the Zoom link below. Council Meeting    

  • Garden Party

    Speaker's House 151 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    Guests are invited to savor a selection of light hors d’oeuvres and sweets, accompanied by refreshing iced tea and lemonade. Take time to stroll through the kitchen garden and join a guided tour of the Speaker’s House, where you’ll learn about the 25 years of careful restoration that brought it back to life.  Location: The […]

  • Living History Saturdays at the Speaker’s House – Saturdays June 13 to September 5

    Speaker's House 151 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, United States

    Step into the past this summer at the Speaker’s House with our Living History Saturdays series, kicking off on Flag Day weekend. From Flag Day through Labor Day weekend, the grounds will come alive every Saturday with engaging, hands-on demonstrations that bring 18th-century life into vivid focus. Location: The Speaker’s House, 151 W. Main St. […]