Pearl S. Buck International

Writer's Guild
2024-09-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-10-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online
The Pearl S. Buck Writing Center’s 2024 Writers Guild will zoom meet on the 3rd Sundays, monthly from March 17th through October 20th, from 1-3 to share and critique our writing works-in-progress. In a friendly atmosphere, we encourage, support and challenge our adult writers to improve, whether they are experienced writers or beginners. All genres of literature are welcome from novels and short fiction to memoirs, essays and poetry by all levels of writers.

Volunteer Orientation
2024-09-19 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-17 13:00 - 17:00 | Pearl S Buck International, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA
You can make a difference! Join us for one of our monthly volunteer orientations at Pearl S. Buck International. We currently have a range of volunteer opportunities that offer many ways for you to make a difference in your local community. Register for Volunteer Orientation to learn how you can join a special group of men and women volunteers who advance the humanitarian, cross-cultural, and educational mission and impact of Pearl S. Buck International.

The Volunteer Orientation Session includes learning more about the mission of our organization, touring the National Historic Landmark property, and discovering how you can share your special talents with a nonprofit organization that has an inspiring six decade-long legacy of bridging cultures and changing lives in your community and across the globe.

Volunteers at Pearl S. Buck International choose from tasks as varied as serving as a tour docent or facilitator for visitors to the National Historic Landmark Pearl S. Buck House museum, helping with the archival collection, working in the International Gift Shop, processing letters from sponsored children, or assisting with special events such as the annual Holiday Craft Show or Festival of Trees. Volunteers are also invited to bring their special talents to the organization. This has resulted in many wonderful projects such as a public quilt show, book discussion groups, a Pearl Buck play, a photographic book of the Pearl S. Buck House, speaking opportunities, and more. At this time, we are most in need of tour facilitators and docents as well as volunteers to assist with curatorial work, but if you discover a passion for our work and mission, we will find a place for you and would love to have you! 2024 is the 60th anniversary of Pearl S. Buck International so now is the perfect time to become a part of the Pearl S. Buck legacy.

Pearl S. Buck International Symposium
2024-09-26 08:30 - 2024-09-28 12:30 | Pearl S Buck International, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA
Pearl S. Buck International is proud to host the international symposium “Pearl S. Buck: Bridging Her Legacy Into the Next 60 Years” on the grounds of the Pearl S. Buck Estate in Bucks County, PA, co-hosted with Delaware Valley University and West Virginia University. This year is the 60th anniversary of Pearl S. Buck International’s founding by Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, humanitarian, and activist Pearl S. Buck. As part of our anniversary celebration, Pearl S. Buck International and our symposium partners invite scholars, researchers, students, and the public to attend this conference.

Registration is open through Saturday, August 24, 2024.

Ghost Tours of the Pearl S. Buck House
2024-10-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-10-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Pearl S. Buck House, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA, 18944, United States
Join us at the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark Museum for a classic historic house ghost tour featuring stories of spooky encounters, resident ghosts, and tales from Asia.

Short Stories Book Discussion Group
2024-10-08 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Fans of the short stories of Pearl S. Buck will once again have the opportunity to participate in discussions to be held on the second Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom. Led by Dr. Carol Breslin, Ph.D. , professor emerita of English at Gwynedd Mercy University, the sessions will run from March 12 through October 8. The text for the 2024 series is East and West: Stories by Pearl S. Buck, published by The John Day Company in 1975.

Living the Legacy Breakfast
2024-10-17 08:00 - 09:00 | Janet L. Mintzer Center, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA
This heartwarming annual event is a community favorite that raises essential funds to continue the legacy of Pearl S. Buck. Inspirational speakers and videos showcase the lives changed by the work of Pearl S. Buck International.This is a free fundraising event with a monetary ask.

Ghost Tours of the Pearl S. Buck House
2024-10-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-25 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-10-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Pearl S. Buck House, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA, 18944, United States
Join us at the Pearl S. Buck House National Historic Landmark Museum for a classic historic house ghost tour featuring stories of spooky encounters, resident ghosts, and tales from Asia. Tours offered at 6 pm & 7 pm.

Festival of Trees
2024-12-11 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-12 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-18 11:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-19 11:00 - 16:00 and 10 more dates | PA
Each year during the Annual Festival of Trees, the rooms of Pearl S. Buck’s iconic Bucks County stone farmhouse come alive with the glow of holiday decorations. The event showcases beautiful trees and vignettes designed by Bucks County’s best artists, decorators, and local community groups to convey the spirit of Pearl S. Buck’s legacy as an author, humanitarian, and activist. Visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favorite display. Festival of Trees remains one of the most unique and historic holiday traditions in the region.
Festival of Trees Life & Legacy Tour
Tuesday-Saturday 11 am, 1 pm, and 2 pm
Sunday 1 pm & 2 pm
Festival of Trees Decor Tour (no historical interpretation)
Tuesday-Friday 10 am & 3 pm
Saturday 10 am
