events
The More You Know
📜 Black History is American History! Dive in this February, with a month of exciting events by Historic Germantown. [more…]
Germantown history
Development
Blocked and Blighted
Gtown Y’s urgent rescue derailed by court decision [more…]
Art & Entertainment
Local Lens: What I Did This Summer (Wyck House)
A celebration of roses at Wyck House & Gardens with our social media storyteller. [more…]
Development
Preservation Victory
At long last, Germantown’s Urban Village officially joins the historic ranks of Philadelphia. [more…]
Contributors
Tuomi’s Time Machine: Eyes on the Avenue
A brief history of Shopping While Black in Germantown. [more…]
Development
WATCH IT: Germantown Town Hall Video
Public recording of February 6th’s community meeting on (tentative) plans for restoration & new construction at this abandoned local landmark (includes transcript & source links) [more…]
Contributors
A Place at the Table
Plate offers clues about pioneering Black entrepreneur [more…]
Contributors
Throwback Thanksgiving
Celebrating the Holiday in southwest Germantown [more…]
Contributors
Off the Grid
You can learn a lot from what’s not on the map [more…]
Art & Entertainment
Serene Green
Local lens on the last gleams of summer at Germantown’s historic Wyck House. [more…]