Museum Open
2024-11-23 12:00 - 2024-11-24 16:00 (America/New_York) | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, November 23-24, 2024
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of November 23 and 24 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Building The School in Rose Valley
2024-11-24 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“Building The School in Rose Valley”
Carl Finkbeiner, photographer, RVMHS and (past) SRV board member will present a talk about The School in Rose Valley. The stories that the buildings of The School in Rose Valley (SRV) have to tell about the institution and what it shares with its enveloping Rose Valley community are more remarkable than most people know. If you only know SRV or if you only know Rose Valley, or maybe even if you think you know both, you will find that the buildings’ stories have a lot to teach us about hidden histories and connections that will only deepen your appreciation of the two.
Sunday, November 24, 2024, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.
Register Now!
Reservations:
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2024-12-07 12:00 - 2024-12-08 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, December 7-8, 2024
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of December 7 and 8 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Tree Lighting @ Thunderbird
2024-12-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“Tree Lighting @ Thunderbird Lodge”
Celebrate the start of the Christmas Season with carols and lighting of the Museum’s tree.
An old fashioned hour of song, hot chocolate, and community topped off by the lighting of the tree. Bring the entire family.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 5-6pm (Rain date: Sunday December 15th)
Donation: Free
Register Now!
No reservations needed
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Brandywine Museum of Art Tour
2025-01-16 10:30 - 15:00 | Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffmans Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA, 19317, United States
“Brandywine Museum of Art Tour”
Wharton Esherick and Andrew Wyeth Exhibits

Tour and lunch at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford. Join us for the following exhibits: “The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick” and “Up East:Andrew Wyeth in Maine” plus a lovely boxed lunch in the Millstone Cafe.
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Brandywine Museum of Art, 1 Hoffmans Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 19317
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
Arrive by 10:15 am
$50 per person ($45 per member) – cost covers admission, exhibits and lunch.
Lunch options:
1. Turkey and Pepper Jack Cheese on Sourdough with Honey Mustard, Arugula;
2. Black Forest Ham & Muenster Cheese on Sesame Wheat, with Wholegrain Mustard & Mixed Greens;
3. Roasted Veggies on Spinach Wrap with Sun Dried Tomato Hummus and Spinach
Transportation is on your own.
Lunch will be a boxed lunch in the Millstone Cafe.
Reservations absolutely required by Thursday, January 2, 2025 by 12 noon: email at programs@rosevalleymuseum.org, by phone at 484-444-2961 (leave a message) or Click here to register online.

Museum Open
2025-02-01 12:00 - 2025-02-02 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, February 1-2, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of February 1 and 2 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

2025 Members Meeting
2025-02-02 17:00 - 20:30 | Rose Valley Museum, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“Members Meeting and Potluck Party”
Members meeting from 5:00-6:00pm; Potluck party from 6:00-8:30pm
Sunday, February 2, 2025, 5:00 – 8:30pm. Please bring an hor d’oeuvre, a dessert, or some dish to share. Cider (soft and hard), water, beer & wine provided.
Members free, each member may bring one guest each for $10.

Reservations:
Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2025-03-22 12:00 - 2025-03-23 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of March 22 and 23 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

A Family of Artists: Alice, Charles, and Owen Stephens
2025-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“A Family of Artists: Alice, Charles, and Owen Stephens”
In 1904 Charles and Alice Stephens, both successful artists, moved to Rose Valley. Used to living in the intimacy of the city, the move to the wilds of suburban Philadelphia was a courageous step to “give [their] son the chance for an out-of-door life near his school”. Their presence in and philosophical recognition of this Arts & Crafts community lent a certain eminence to the experiment, so others might be encouraged to become neighbors. So, who were the Stephens family and what is their legacy? Sue Keilbaugh, President of the Rose Valley Museum, will try to answer that question.
Sunday, March 23, 2025, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.
Register Now!
Reservations:
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2025-04-26 12:00 - 2025-04-27 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of April 26 and 27 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Will Price - Grasping the Architectural Possibilities of the New Life
2025-04-27 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“Will Price”
Grasping the Possibilities of the New Life
Join Bruce Laverty, adjunct professor, Pennoni Honors College and the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, Drexel University.
In 1930, architect George Howe, lamented that “America has always been the land of the lone prophet, without much but posthumous honor in their own country.” He believed the first American architects to fully comprehend the “spiritual consequences” of their work were Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and Will Price. Wright and Sullivan emerged from the obscurity that Howe decried, but not Price. Laverty will examine the pivotal role that Rose Valley’s Will Price played in American art, architecture, and self-identity. He will review recent successful efforts to shine a light on this “lone prophet” and discuss what Price can teach us today.
Sunday, April 27, 2025, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.
Register Now!
Reservations:
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Delco Gives Day - 2025
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09 | Online site
Delco Gives Day – 2025
Rose Valley Museum

This year, help us to replace the beloved Great Minquas Path Monument that was stolen!
Donate starting at 7pm on Thursday, May 8th and ending on Friday, May 9th at 7pm.
In 1926, led by Charles Stephens, Rose Valley resident and Native American expert, and the Pennsylvania Historical Commission, the community installed a bronze statue of a beaver by sculptor Albert Laessle, and a bronze plaque, designed by Charles Stephens, to commemorate the native Americans who trekked from the Susquehanna through Rose Valley and the Great Minquas Path they traveled on. The monument stood until in 2021 when the beaver and plaque were pried off their stone base, probably to be melted down. They have never been found.
Rose Valley Museum & Historical Society, along with others in the community, are raising funds to commission a reproduction of the statue and plaque, based on historical plans. We hope to install them at the original location using the original stone pillar and with appropriate security precautions to prevent future theft. Our goal is to dedicate the new monument in September 2026, exactly 100 years after the original dedication. Your donation will help us achieve that goal!
A festive afternoon and evening will close out the event on Friday at Rose Tree Park from 4:30 to 7:30pm where there will be food trucks, music, the Philly Phanatic and more! Join the fun!
Donations at the site will only be taken from 7:00 pm on May 8th to 7:00 pm on May 9th. You can donate by check, or on our web site before that; just be sure to indicate that your donation is targeted for the Delco Gives drive. The “Make a Contribution” button is at the bottom of our homepage or at the left top of the Membership page. Check out our page at the DelcoGives.Org site for the full story of the Great Minquas Path marker.

Museum Open
2025-05-17 12:00 - 2025-05-18 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of May 17 and 18 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Old Fashioned Picnic 2025
2025-05-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Old Fashioned Picnic
The 2025 Family Day
on the grounds of Thunderbird Lodge
Sunday, May 18th – 5-8pm (Rain date: May 25th)
Come on over to Thunderbird Lodge on Sunday, May 18th for a picnic on the grounds. The fare for the day will include chips and pretzel snacks, hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers with all the fixings, Potato, Garden and String Bean Salads, Ice Cream for dessert, sodas and adult beverages. There will be activities for the kids, live music by the Noisy Neighbors Duo, and “Jack’s Bar” will be open and may have a specialty libation for the afternoon.
Sunday, May 18, 2025, 5-8pm
Donation: $45 per person ($40 per member); $15 ages 11-17; 10 and under free
Register Now!
Reservations requested by, May 16th at 9pm, so we can gauge food supplies. Walk-ins welcome

Reservations can be made online. Click here to register online.
Or call 484-444-2961 (leave a message); Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Parking at the School in Rose Valley.

Museum Closed due to Power Outage
2025-06-21 12:00 - 2025-06-22 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of June 21 and 22 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Members Only Open House
2025-06-22 17:00 - 20:00 | Harner & McHarg home, 205 Possum Hollow Road, Rose Valley, PA, PA, 19086, United States
“Members Only Open House”
Home of Cheryl Harner and Malcolm McHarg
205 W. Possum Hollow Road, Rose Valley, PA 19086
Sunday, June 22, 2025, 5-8pm
Donation: $25 per person (Members may invite one guest to join them for the same fee.)
This year’s home was that of C. Yarnall and Elenore Abbott – he, an important photographer who had switched to painting and she a successful illustrator and painter – who moved to Rose Valley with their daughter in 1916. The following year they purchased the land on Possum Hollow and built a house designed by Yarnall himself. Elenore was very involved in Rose Valley theater, especially scene design, as well as Rose Valley social life, her lasting impact being the building of the Rose Valley pool. The Abbott house was also the home of Judge E. Wallace Chadwick, for whom the Chadwick Wildlife Preserve on Longpoint is named.
As usual there will be light fare including tea or slider sandwiches, assorted summer salads, and desserts served. Beverages include wine, beer, cider, ice tea and lemonade. Information on the house and it’s design elements will be available.
Register Now!
Reservations required: call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking will be on the right side of Rabbit Run going up and onto Hilltop. Carpool if possible.

Museum Open
2025-07-12 12:00 - 2025-07-13 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, July 12-13, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of July 12 and 13 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
Currently, masks are optional while in the Museum.

Museum Open
2025-09-27 12:00 - 2025-09-28 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of September 27 and 28 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.

This Isn't Hull House
2025-09-28 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“This Isn’t Hull House”
Life at Arts & Crafts Communities in the Long Twentieth Century
Thomas A Guiler, Director of Museum Affairs for Oneida Community Mansion House will discuss the vibrant community life of Rose Valley, Roycroft and Byrdcliffe, which strove to form alternative ways to live in an industrial society. Based on his new book The Handcrafted Utopia: Arts & Crafts Communities in Progressive America (for sale and signing at the lecture), he will examine the social and cultural lives of these communities and how they interacted with one another.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.
Register Now!
Reservations:
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Book Project
2025-10-05 - 2026-10-05 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“Rose Valley Arts & Crafts 1901-1916” – Book Project
The Museum is writing a comprehensive book looking at the achievements of the utopian experiment of Rose Valley in its early years.

Until now Rose Valley’s history has relied on Volume 1 of “A History of Rose Valley” compiled in 1973 by local inhabitants and “A Poor Sort of Heaven A Good Sort of Earth” by William Ayres and Ann Barton Brown for the Brandywine River Museum in 1983. Both publications are excellent sources, but need updating with attention to a broader scope, and an abundance of photographs of the work the community produced.
The book will contain approximately 300 pages, 250 images, 9 chapters and a bibliography of prominent individuals. It will cover architecture, furniture, pottery, tiles, illustration, printing, photography and the living arts. The hope is to have the hard bound edition available by July 2026, in order to be available at the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Arts & Crafts Exhibit, with a paperback edition ready by Christmas 2026. The Museum currently has grants from the Decorative Arts Trust and the Weyth Foundation for American Art totaling $58,000. we need an extra $42,000.
Please help the “Artsman”, pictured here, carve out a beautiful Arts & Crafts book that really tells the story of this unique community in words and pictures.
Donate Now!
Donations can be made online: Click here to donate.
By mail: Check made out to RVMHS addressed to Rose Valley Museum, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA 19063; please note on check “Book Project”.

Museum Open
2025-10-25 12:00 - 2025-10-26 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of October 25 and 26 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.

Owen’s Constellations: A Costumed Celebration
2025-10-25 19:00 - 23:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“Owen’s Constellations: A Costumed Celebration”
A celestial evening involving the unveiling of four newly acquired D. Owen Stephens paintings, an ambient sound performance composed by local musician Alex Gaylon, and rounded out with popular music, good eats, a signature cocktail and a generally a memorable cosmic experience.
Annual fundraiser for the Museum to support the publication of Rose Valley Arts & Crafts, 1901-1916.
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 7-11pm
Donation: $85 per person ($75 members)
Spend a Halloween evening at the Museum starting with a historical unveiling of four newly acquired D. Owen Stephens paintings by Curator Ryan Berley, followed by an hour ambient sound performance composed by local musician Alex Gaylon. Then kick back and enjoy a mixture of popular music that will carry you through this spacey, cosmic journey.
Food will be heavy appetizers, desserts, a variety of beverages and the drink of the night will be a Constellation Cocktail. Cosmic costumes (zodiac signs, sun, moon, stars, constellations) welcomed, or not, up to you. Overflow parking at the School in Rose Valley, luminaries will light the way.

Reservations:
Payment can be made online: Click here to register online.
By mail: Check made out to RVMHS addressed to Rose Valley Museum, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA 19063; email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org; or leave a message at 484-444-2961.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2025-11-22 12:00 - 2025-11-23 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, November 22-23, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of November 22 and 23 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.

Designing for the Dead
2025-11-23 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“Designing for the Dead”
Art & Architecture in Philadelphia Cemeteries
Join Thomas H. Keels, Author, Historian, Lecturer for a talk followed by a small reception. The birth of the rural cemetery in Philadelphia provided local architects and artists with a novel outdoor laboratory where they could exhibit their works, and experiment with new styles. Such noted architects and artists as John Notman, William Strickland, Alexander Milne Calder, Frank Furness, Horace Trumbauer, and Paul Philippe Cret all created designs for cemetery gatehouses and individual monuments. In some cases, they became “cradle-to-grave” designers for the city’s elite. The talk will discuss Quaker contributions to Philadelphia funerary heritage, including the role of Eli Kirk Price in establishing the Woodlands, one of the city’s earliest rural cemeteries.
Sunday, November 23, 2025, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.
Register Now!
Reservations:
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2025-12-06 12:00 - 2025-12-07 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, December 6-7, 2025
12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of December 6 and 7 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.

Tree Lighting @ the Museum
2025-12-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“Tree Lighting @ Thunderbird Lodge”
Celebrate the start of the Christmas Season with carols and lighting of the Museum’s tree.
An old fashioned hour of song, hot chocolate, cider, cookies, and community topped off by the lighting of the tree. Bring the entire family.
Sunday, December 7, 2025 5-6pm (Rain date: Sunday December 14th)
Donation: Free
Register Now!
RSVP’s not necessary, just come! Purchase tickets online (click here)“>
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

Museum Open
2026-01-31 12:00 - 2026-02-01 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, January 31-February 1, 2026, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of January 31-February 1 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.

Adventures in Rose Valley Theater History!
2026-02-01 16:00 - 18:00 | The School in Rose Valley, 20 School Lane, Rose Valley, PA, 19063-4214, United States
“Adventures in Rose Valley Theater History”
Join Peter Schmitz, Adjunct Professor, Temple University Department of Theater for a talk followed by a reception. Actor, author and podcaster Peter will examine aspects of the artistry and history of the “Little Theatre Movement” in early 20th century Philadelphia. He will share readings from his recent book, Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia – as well as giving a special preview of this chapter on William L. Price and community theater production in Rose Valley.
Sunday, February 1, 2026, 4pm
$20 per person ($15 members)
Note location: Grace Rotzel Center at The School in Rose Valley.

Reservations:
Payment can be made online or at the door. Click here to register online.
Call 484-444-2961 (leave a message)
Email: programs@rosevalleymuseum.org
Parking at the School in Rose Valley at the end of School Lane.

THE STEPHENSES A Family of Talented Artists @ Thunderbird Lodge
2026-02-02 00:00 - 2026-06-07 23:59 | Rose Valley Museum, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
“THE STEPHENSES”
A Family of Talented Artists @ Thunderbird Lodge
Closes Saturday, February 28, 2026
Free with admission to the Museum.
In 1904 Alice and Charles Stephens, prominent Philadelphia illustrators, made a leap of faith “to try so great a change and give our son the chance for an out-of-door life near his school”. Alice Barber Stephens, renown for her illustrations in many magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, was trained by Thomas Eakins at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts PAFA as was Charles. Charles was an illustrator of boys adventure stories and taught life drawing at PAFA. Owen, eleven when he arrived in Rose Valley, was well versed in drawing. With time, however, his interest became focused on the nighttime sky, which he learned to paint with scientific accuracy.

Donations can be made online or at the door. Click here to donate online.

Museum Open
2026-03-28 12:00 - 2026-03-29 16:00 | Thunderbird Lodge, 41 Rose Valley Road, Rose Valley, PA, 19063, United States
Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, 2026, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge will be open the weekend of March 28-29 from noon until 4pm.
Enjoy a step back to early 1900’s.
Tour upper and lower studios, living room and dining room.
Permanent collection on display in upper studio.
Admission: Free to members; $10 per person, 7 and up
Purchase tickets online (click here)
Please choose the appropriate date when purchasing tickets.
