June 2024 Calendar of Events
16 THINGS TO DO IN JUNE 2024 AT GIBSON HOUSE MANOR (210 Liberty Street Jamestown, PA 16134)
The sun is shining, the flags are waving for Memorial Day Weekend (Arlington National Cemetery photo, but our Jamestown VFW Post 5424 will be hosting its Memorial Day parade to the cemetery at 10:30 am on Memorial Day), all our plants and shrubs are blooming and our gingko trees are in full bloom. It is the start of summer in the region…my absolutely favorite season…sailboats at Pymatuning Lake, docks in the water, pontoons and fishing boats trolling, Conneaut Lake jumping with activity, ice cream cones every chance we can get, campgrounds full, a
steady stream of cars, trucks and trailers through Jamestown, Andover, Kinsman, Espyville, Linesville, Greenville and Conneaut Lake….fresh produce every day…sunset late and sunrise early…..coffee outside on the deck…lunch and dinner too…rain that is a little gentler and easier to deal with in warm weather….outdoor concerts…the wineries and breweries serving outside…shorts and flip flops and summer tans…summer gardens to tend…and we are still amazed at all the follow up letters and thank you’s we received from the many events we have hosted since last January (2023) when we formed the Friends of the Manor Charitable Trust and took over operation of the Gibson House Manor as a historic education visitors and event center. We were open for 56 events in 2023 and plan to open for at least 130+ events in 2024 and our 2025 calendar is expending even more. You can count on us to be open every Saturday for breakfast, lunch and Underground Railroad tours, historic home tours, ghost tours (October only) and historic Christmas tours. We will also be open for community events, public seasonal events, fundraisers and private events. We also open on Thursdays and Fridays for school tours (registration and advance ticket purchase needed). Finally, we are also open by advance registration for private tours. Today we are sharing highlights from our June calendar….
Following are the public events (and private events) we are hosting in June. If you are interested in attending any event, please call 724.456.4983 for advance reservations:
JUNE1: (Saturday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations needed. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating 12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom. Second Special tour incorporating visit by Mr. Mark Twain who will share his visit to Jamestown and how he came to be befriended by Dr William Gibson and his wife, Susan.
JUNE1: (Saturday) Pop up Breakfast including pastries, donuts, breakfast sandwiches with sausage or bacon, hash browns, avocado toast on multi-grain bread and more. All breakfast foods served a la carte.
JUNE 8: (Saturday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations needed. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating 12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom.
JUNE 8: (Saturday) Pop up Breakfast including pastries, donuts, breakfast sandwiches with sausage or bacon, hash browns, avocado toast on multi-grain bread and more. All breakfast foods served a la carte.
JUNE 9: (Sunday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations needed. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating 12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom.
JUNE 11: (Tuesday) Private Event Study Group Black and White Room 12:30-3:30 pm
JUNE 14: (Friday) Juneteenth Special Private Tour 45 people from Visit Mercer County, PA. 11:30 am. Lunch and Tour included.
JUNE 15: (Saturday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations needed. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating special visit by Mr. Mark Twain along with12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom.
JUNE 15: (Saturday) Pop up Breakfast including pastries, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, hash browns, avocado toast on multi-grain bread and more. All breakfast foods served a la carte.
JUNE19: (Wednesday) Juneteenth Celebration and Party celebrating the passage of the 13th Amendment changing Constitutional Law to abolish slavery. Party for all donors, volunteers and partners who helped restore the Gibson House Manor as a nationally known Underground railroad safehouse and historic estate and visitor’s center in Mercer County, PA. 4:30–6:30 pm at Carriage House and Lodge. Free will donations accepted. Food and beverages provided.
JUNE 22: (Saturday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations needed. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating 12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom.
JUNE 22: (Saturday) Pop up Breakfast including pastries, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, hash browns, avocado toast on multi-grain bread and more. All breakfast foods served a la carte.
Most used migration paths to Canada by runaway slaves after 1850.
JUNE 22: (Saturday) Private Event Graduation Party 25-50 people Lodge and Main House 3-10 pm
JUNE 29: (Saturday) Underground RR Tour on Saturday 11:30-1:30. Includes lunch. Limit 50 people. Advance reservations required. $24 per person and $32 deluxe. ** Special tour incorporating 12 documented quilting symbols used by slaves and UGRR “conductors” to help slaves time their escape, find their way and find refuge on their way to freedom.
JUNE 29: (Saturday) Pop up Breakfast including pastries, donuts, breakfast sandwiches, hash browns, avocado toast on multi-grain bread and more. All breakfast foods served a la carte. Use Lodge Entrance.
JUNE 29: (Saturday) Annual Community Yard Sale: lovely Manor finds from the community, hosted by Friends of the Manor Volunteers. Carriage House and outside. 9 am to 3 pm. Actual items not pictured. Drop off June 1, 8, 15, 22nd 9-11 am at the Manor. Call to arrange drop off at 724.456.4983. Please leave us a written list of items when you drop off.
Note: Effective May 1, 2025 Walberg Family Pharmacies are selling Discount Underground Railroad Luncheon and Tour Tickets at the following locations: Jamestown, PA….Greenville, PA…..Reynolds, PA….Andover, OH….Linesville, PA…..Mercer, PA. They will staple your receipt to the ticket as proof of purchase. After you purchase, call the Reservation Line at
724.456.4983 to give us your arrival date so we have adequate food and tour guides for the tour.