VISITATION
-Both the Warrior Run Church and Hower-Slote House are only open during special events or by appointment.
-Due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic in 2020, this is the first time events were canceled and the buildings were closed for tours.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
-The Warrior Run Church, outbuildings, cemetery and grounds and the Hower-Slote House, barn and outbuildings are maintained by the WRFFHS volunteers with monetary donations.
-The Hower-Slote House and barn are owned by the Warrior Run School District, but are maintained by WRFFHS volunteers with monetary donations. The Warrior Run School District is the only Pennsylvania school district to have a National Historic site on its’ grounds.
THE SOCIETY
-Jim Bullock was the founding member of WRFFHS and was instrumental at attaining funding to create the pond at the front of the Hower-Slote House, and for coordinating the first archaeological dig in 1979. In 2019 an engraved bench was given in his memory.
HISTORIC WARRIOR RUN CHURCH
-In April 2018, the Society acquired the Warrior Run Church and cemetery from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission.
WARRIOR RUN CHURCH CEMETERY
-In 2019, Austin Koch completed his Eagle Scout project by up-righting many of the old gravestones.
FORT FREELAND
-The earliest known account of the Battle of Fort Freeland mentions the split rail fence providing some cover for the Indians during the attack of the fort. 
ACQUISITIONS and ARTIFACTS
-While visiting Fort Freeland’s collection, jeweler, Gary L. Smith, recognized an almost identical ornate watch key pendant that was similar to one he was commissioned to make in 2003 to replicate one owned by George Washington. The Society’s watch key fob was discovered during the 1979 archaeological dig. 
HOW HERITAGE DAYS BECAME ESTABLISHED AND THE BOOK, FIELDS OF HONOR
-Randy Watts joined the board in 1989. In 1994 – 1996 became involved in research with Roger Swartz regarding the battle at Fort Freeland. This resulted in publishing Fields of Honor: The Battle of Fort Freeland, July 28, 1779 in 1996. We were able to correct historical information related to this event from previously printed materials. Also, this allowed correct information to be placed on the monument erected in 1996 at the site of the Battle.
In the summers of 1980 and 1981, Randy Watts helped place new wood shingles on the Hower-Slote House. Leon Hagenbuch and Randy Watts were members of the house committee. In the summer of 1981, Leon and I took down a large corn crib and Tom Moser graded the grounds around the house and the area toward the barn (because of the archaeological digs of 1978 and 1979). Randy and his father seeded the entire site. By the summer of 1982, the new grass was ready to be mowed by the school maintenance crew, with Leon being the maintenance supervisor. Several WRFFHS members had visited the Goschenhoppen Folk Festival. From that visit came the idea to hold the same type of event. Jane Shuman and Donna Meyer agreed to co-chair the first Heritage Days, October 9-10, 1982. Both ladies were taking a sabbatical from their school district employment. This allowed them time to plan, recruit, and organize the event. Also, Ruth Moser was the publicity Chairperson. She had just retired from 45 years of teaching.
Proof of the first Heritage Days is in the 1982 approved Board minutes that allowed members to move a head with planning. In the 1983, the board minutes stated the successful accomplishment and listed board members and others who participated, with an approval granting Heritage Days to continue as an annual event.
Mike Slease engraved a powder horn at the first Heritage Days with “1st Heritage Days-made at camp”. Mike requested to Randy to have the powder horn always be displayed there as a reference to the first Heritage Days event.