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Restoration-style sketch of the USS Philadelphia gunboat’s bow and cannon on graph paper.
Contributors

Shipshape for the Semiquincentennial

July 5, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Aggies to the rescue for a gunboat named Philadelphia. [more…]

Fort Mifflin cannon and American flag at the historic Philadelphia river fort
Contributors

Fortified History

July 1, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

A sprawling Revolutionary stronghold still has stories to tell. [more…]

Thomas Jefferson statue at Monticello in front of a wall remembering people enslaved there
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Not That Guy

June 21, 2026 Field Desk 0

The Founding Father takedown we didn’t know we needed. [more…]

Historic Germantown Stamp Rally passport floating over a garden and the Ebenezer Maxwell historic stone mansion.
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Past Forward

June 15, 2026 Steve Fillmore 0

Historic Germantown opens the gates for a summer of gardens, tours, and a scavenger hunt of discovery. [more…]

Soccer player over Fairmount Park historic houses and an American flag for the Fairmount Park FIFA Fan Festival.
Art & Entertainment

The World’s Fairmount

June 11, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Grand houses, big ideas, and one historic fan fest. [more…]

Toy French soldiers march across a vintage American document against a French tricolor background for a feature on France and the American Revolution.
Art & Entertainment

The French Connection

April 9, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

From Yorktown to The Count of Monte Cristo, France steals the scene. [more…]

Portrait-style illustration of Lydia Barrington Darragh set against an American flag
Contributors

Feminine Front

February 16, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Here’s to Lydia Barrington Darragh and the women whose fearless resolve helped secure American independence. [more…]

Weather vane atop Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, site of the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Contributors

Fifty-One Days on Chestnut Street

February 13, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Independence Hall gets the spotlight, but the real revolution began one block up the cobblestones. [more…]

National Park Service workers remove a slavery history panel from the President’s House site at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
Germantown News

Empire in Denial

February 4, 2026 Carolyn Fillmore 0

They took down the panels. The receipts remain. [more…]

Art & Entertainment

Black History Jawn

January 26, 2026 The Local 0

Celebrate a legacy of talent, culture, and impact — Philly-style.  [more…]

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