Past Highlights
- The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered, luncheon lecture by author Laura Auricchio
- Philadelphia Bastille Day Party
- Gala dinner at Ardrossan, the Main Line estate in Beaux Arts style of the Scott family
- Papier Peints, the Vogue of French Mural Decors in America: Trendsetters from Thomas Jefferson to Henry du Pont, lecture by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz
- A lecture series about Benjamin Franklin in France
The Philadelphia Chapter organizes a variety of cultural and social events for its members throughout the year in order to raise funds for restorations projects that were voted by the FHS Board members. The current projects are listed below in bold.
Julia Ward and Anne Munch Jensen are the current Philadelphia Chapter Co-Chairmen. For further information or to learn more about Membership, please contact FHS Programs and Membership Officer Benjamin Wells.
Photos: Philadelphia Bastille Day celebration.
Events
The Paris Chapter invites you to an autumn day at Château de Villers-Cotterêts, now the ... Read More >
The Atlanta Chapter invites you to a Cocktail Culturel and lecture with Monique Seefried, Ph.D. where ... Read More >
FHS is excited to present this year’s Chairman’s Circle trip to the Côtes du Rhône. Our six-night trip will begin in the dramatic ancient city of Avignon, which is renowned for its majestic Palais des Papes, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We will explore the splendid Provencal landscapes and monuments in the surrounding area, including the gorgeous 12th-centuy Romanesque Abbaye de Sénanques, and Gordes, renowned as one of the most beautiful villages of France. We will be hosted in style at individual homes for private receptions in Avignon and Gordes.
The Chicago-Midwest Chapter invites you to Paris on the Prairie: Power and Planning, a walking ... Read More >
Grants
- The Rodin Museum of Philadelphia
- Joan of Arc statue, Philadelphia
- The Katrina Heritage Rescue Fund
- Apotheosis of Saint Louis, MO
- Abbaye de Reigny, France
- Château de Caumale, France
- Temple de Château-Thierry, France
- Silversmith House, Philadelphia
- Memorial Hall, Philadelphia
Degas House, LA- Château de By, France
- Château de la Rongère, France
- Château du Clos de Vougeot, France
- Village of Bourbonnais, IL
- Château de Donjeux Gardens, France
- Château de Balzac, France
- Bolduc House, MO
- The Rodin Museum of Philadelphia
- Joan of Arc statue, Philadelphia
- The Katrina Heritage Rescue Fund
- Apotheosis of Saint Louis, MO
- Abbaye de Reigny, France
- Château de Caumale, France
- Temple de Château-Thierry, France
- Silversmith House, Philadelphia
- Memorial Hall, Philadelphia
- Degas House, LA