Historic Trappe’s mission is to preserve and share the historic places, landscapes, and heritage of southeastern Pennsylvania.
We have three historic properties open for tours. Our Center for Pennsylvania German Studies, located in the Dewees Tavern, has five exhibition galleries featuring a wide variety of furniture, fraktur, textiles, and other objects as well as a research library and archives. The Henry Muhlenberg House is a fully-furnished museum interpreting the families of Lutheran pastor Henry Muhlenberg and his son General Peter Muhlenberg. The Speaker’s House, home of Frederick Muhlenberg, is an ongoing restoration project and the site of our Pennsylvania German kitchen garden. Historic Trappe is also the owner of the Muhlenberg parsonage, built in 1745 and currently undergoing architectural investigations in preparation for restoration.
Events at Historic Trappe
From Hubener to Medinger: Redware Potters of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Focusing on Pennsylvania German redware from the mid-1700s to mid-1900s, this exhibit will provide fresh insights into renowned potters such as Georg Hubener, Conrad Mumbauer, and Samuel Troxel. It also delves into the work of twentieth-century potters such as Jacob Medinger, considered the last of the traditional Pennsylvania German potters, and Mildred Weekes Keyser, a pioneering revivalist potter.
From Hubener to Medinger: Redware Potters of Southeastern Pennsylvania opens November 8, 2025, and continues through March 29, 2026.
Lead support for this exhibition is provided by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates with additional support by the American Folk Art Society, Steve and Susan Babinsky, Robert and Katharine Booth, Pook & Pook, Limerick Township Historical Society, and Holly Adams Cairns.
Please consider making a generous donation to ensure our restoration progress. Thank you for your support!