Mark your calendars for “Levittown Days:   A 60^th Anniversary Celebration,” June 23-24, 2012 at Bolton Mansion with the goal to share and preserve museum-quality Levittown history, including sharing photos and gathering oral histories from original residents. 

Visitors can enjoy some food, music, and explore exhibits that make history fun, like a time capsule, a photo gallery, and Levittown Trivia.

 The event will be covered  by a BBC film crew as part of a year-long on Levittown, PA and is a collaboration of local groups including Friends of Bolton Mansion, WBCB, the Levittown history website www.Levittowners.com, Temple University, and authors of national publisher Arcadia’s “Levittown” book. 

Varied events are planned for area residents, history buffs, and returning visitors who grew up in Levittown. 

And, original “Levittowners” who bought these homes brand new in the 1950’s, will tell their stories. Historians will be on hand to document their oral histories using Smithsonian guidelines.  “Original Levittown residents represent a wealth of history that has not been well documented,” James Snow, Bolton Mansion’s Director points out. “Since Levittown is made up of multiple townships, there was no designated group responsible for tracking the history of the place,” he notes.

“Levittown Days,” celebrating “all things Levittown” is timed perfectly.  This year, events will be held Saturday, June 23^rd and Sunday, June 24^th. (Back in 1952, June 23^rd was Levittown’s official move-in day). 

 The event grew out of a Facebook group called “Levittown, PA 60^th Anniversary” and is attracting out-of-towners too.  Some are planning family reunions around it. The days at Bolton Mansion will include mainly activities that are free and open to the public.  The committee also expects to plan an evening event with entertainment at a local Levittown establishment.

Contact the committee at amy@Levittowners.com