OPEN YEAR ROUND
GUIDED TOURS
Drop by Woodford for a guided tour, year round
Wednesday– Sunday
10:00am– 4:00pm
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We're closed on New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
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Feel free to reserve tickets in advance; walk-ins always welcome. If you are bringing a group of 9+ please email woodfordmansion@gmail.com.
PAST PROGRAMS
Button for Button, Curl for Curl: The Mystery Man at Woodford Re-Discovered
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
12:00pm-1:00pm, virtual
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Nicole McMahon, Education Coordinator at Woodford, and Christopher Storb, Independent Furniture Conservator and Historian gave a lunch & learn presentation about exciting new discoveries regarding Woodford's recently acquired Chippendale desk and bookcase, including the identity of the previously unknown sitter portrayed on the portrait finial at the top of the bookshelf.
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Bringing Back the Bowfat (China Closet) Restoration
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
12:00pm-1:00pm, virtual
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Independent conservator Jonathan Stevens and Woodford's curator Jeff Duncan presented an in-depth look at the restoration of our 1756 bowfat (china closet) in the Woodford parlor. Learn how Woodford's bowfat went from a china closet to clothes closet sometime in the 19th century, then a bookcase in the late 1920s, and other discoveries made along the way. Learn more about new objects from the collection as well.
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Interior Renovations Project Zoom Conversation
Thursday, May 23, 2024
12:00pm-1:00pm, virtual
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The newly completed Interior Renovations Project enables Woodford to tell the stories of enslaved Africans Azmin, Hagar, Philae, Peter, Cuffy, and Greenwich, some of whom lived here, and all of whom were enslaved by Woodford's early owners at various points in time. Watch the presentation on the renovation project and Woodford's ties to the history of enslavement and indentured servitude with Curator & Site Manager Jeff Duncan, historical interpretations by Carol Spacht and Keith Henley, and a Q&A. Funding for the interior renovations project was supported by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and received a 2024 award from Preservation Pennsylvania.
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