Gather Place Museum, headquartered at the Historic African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church of Yardley, recently welcomed Phil Beckman, Director of Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN.TV), for an in-depth on-site interview and filming session. 

This segment will be featured on PCN’s African-American Experience series and is scheduled to air mid-August 2025.

During the interview, Shirley Lee Corsey, Executive Director of Gather Place, shared the significance of the museum’s setting—an history 1877 church (listed in the National Register of Historic Places) where African Americans gathered as early as 1817, a likely link to Yardley Borough’s Underground Railroad legacy—and its mission to preserve, uplift, and share the hidden stories of Yardley’s African American and abolitionist history.

A major announcement was made during the taping: Gather Place Museum has officially completed Phase I of its America250PA Semiquin Grant-funded program, developed and led by the museum’s signature initiative: “Celebrating 250 Years of Resilience in Pursuit of Liberty, Justice, and Equality.”

Gather Place is excited to announce the program, History Hunt For Me™, will officially launch this fall (2025)—on-site at Gather Place Museum in Yardley and in the proposal stages for an initial launch at The Doylestown Library, in alliance with the Friends of the Doylestown Library. It is now accepting 2026 booking requests in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

History Hunt For Me™ — a mobile, museum experience, and educational experience brings American history directly into classrooms, libraries, museums, churches, and community spaces or on-site at Gather Place Museum — designed to engage a full range of ages with learning about underrepresented American voices and transformative storytelling.

“Driven by our vision to remember and share the stories of America’s people, places, events, and sacrifices—from our nation’s beginning to now—History Hunt For Me™ gives a voice to those long overlooked, ensuring their legacy is seen, heard, and honored for generations to come.” said Shirley Lee Corsey.

Gather Place Museum’s History Hunt For Me™ is a hands-on, immersive educational journey that brings inclusive American history to life through:

• Assignments with Life-size cutouts of historic figures

• Clue-based worksheets and QR code-linked online lessons

• On-site History Hunt “Detectives”

• Interaction with a live costumed history maker (based on module selection)

To learn more about the museum and the multitude of events throughout this year and 2026, visit Gather Place Museum.