Pennhurst Legacy Project

09/19/2026

09/18/2026

We're elated to have seen THE HAUNTING OF PENNHURST at Phoenixville Film Festival

So many people from the local area got the opportunity to witness this fantastic documentary that deals with complexities surrounding working at the haunted attraction, as well as the sordid, true history of the property and the lived experiences
of those who resided there.

I cannot recommend the film enough, and not just because my husband and friends are featured. There are many folks working so hard to preserve the disability history of the property.

Please check our history tours out at:

https://pennhurstasylum.com/visit/

And if you are interested in helping preserve the history of the site, please check out our burgeoning non profit we are starting, Pennhurst Legacy Project!

We will be at the Royersford Farmers Market tomorrow! Hope to see you there!

09/14/2026

Calling all friends! You have a very unique chance to see the culmination of a labor of love in a local setting. Check out this amazing documentary showing just once at the Colonial.

09/10/2026

Come see us at SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook and help us develop a permanent museum for Pennhurst!

08/05/2026

For everyone who wants to know how to help Pennhurst. You can help us preserve its history, or you can directly affect the people who were impacted the most. Consider giving to this GoFundMe.

Nearly 39 years after Pennhurst’s closure, former and waitlisted residents are living in the community with needs that their benefits cannot cover. PMPA has set up a fund to help address these needs, which includes:

• Phones, tablets, laptops
• Household Supplies & Clothing
• Concert/Sporting Events tickets & Vacations

If you would like to join PMPA in helping the residents follow their dreams with dignity, donate or share our fund here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-pennhurst-class-members-dreams

07/31/2026

07/30/2026

Friends and Neighbors! SoulJoel's at SunnyBrook has been gracious enough to sponsor a fundraiser for us. Come out for a night of laughs, while helping build a permanent future for Pennhurst's history!

Tickets linked in comments!

07/16/2026

Our friends over at Pennhurst Asylum are raising funds for a local family. Please consider donating.

No parent should ever have to face the challenges this family has endured. As a s… Adina Rowan needs your support for Standing with Dawson and Addison's Fight

07/12/2026

Gov Shapiro Makes Appointments to New Commission on People with Disabilities

07/04/2026

July 4 celebrates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence which declares, among many things, "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The National Constitution Center states that the "Founders believed that natural rights are inherent in all people by virtue of their being human and that certain of these rights are unalienable, meaning they cannot be surrendered to government under any circumstances."

So this July 4th, we would like to reiterate what our founders believed foremost over all other things. That merely existing is enough evidence needed to demand basic human rights.