On Sunday, March 8th, join the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in celebrating the commonwealth’s 339th birthday on Charter Day. Enjoy free admission to many historic sites and museums. The State Museum of Pennsylvania will have on display the original charter granted by King Charles II to William Penn as well as four original deeds showing the sale of lands by American Indians to William Penn and his successors between 1683 and 1789. In all, there are 33 deeds in the archives’ collection. When King Charles II granted William Penn the land, Penn received legal title to the land, but the founder insisted on paying the Indians for their land.

Participating historic sites and museums include:

Brandywine Battlefield Park

1491 Baltimore Pike

Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Conrad Weiser Homestead

28 Weiser Lane

Womelsdorf, PA 19567

Cornwall Iron Furnace

Rexmont at Boyd Street

P.O. Box 251 Cornwall, PA 17016

Daniel Boone Homestead

400 Daniel Boone Road

Birdsboro, PA 19508

Drake Well Museum

202 Museum Lane

Titusville, PA 16354

Eckley Miners’ Village

2 Eckley Main Street

Weatherly, PA 18255

Ephrata Cloister

632 West Main Street

Ephrata, PA 17522

Erie Maritime Museum & Flagship Niagara

150 East Front Street

Erie, Pa 16507

Fort Pitt Museum

101 Commonwealth Place

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Graeme Park

859 County Line Road

Horsham, PA 19044

Hope Lodge Historic Site

553 S. Bethlehem Pike

Fort Washington, PA 19034

Joseph Priestley House

472 Priestley Avenue,

Northumberland, PA 17857

Landis Valley Museum and Farm Museum

2451 Kissel Hill Road

Lancaster, PA 17601

Pennsbury Manor

400 Pennsbury Memorial Rd

Morrisville, PA 19067

Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum

McDade Park

Bald Mountain Road

Scranton, PA 18504

Pennsylvania Lumber Museum

5660 US Route 6 West

Ulysses, PA 16948

Pennsylvania Military Museum

Route 322,

Boalsburg, PA 16827

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

300 Gap Road

Ronks, PA 17572

Somerset Historical Center

10649 Somerset Pike

Somerset, PA 15501

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

300 North Street

Harrisburg, PA 17120

Consult websites for hours of free admission.