Contributors
What’s Old is New
From the rubble of a 19th century industrial building in historic Wayne Junction: a new apartment building and a resurrected diner. [more…]
Historic Germantown
Businesses and organizations
New Faces at Historic Germantown!
Three big cheers for two awesome women [more…]
Germantown history
An Unsung Hero
Long overdue praise for a Germantown civil rights activist [more…]
Businesses and organizations
Local Live: Lest We Forget Slavery Museum
A virtual tour of some of the collection’s most impactful pieces [more…]
Businesses and organizations
Black History = American History
The path to healing begins with truth and ownership Germantown is home to a historical treasure for divided times. The Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery offers a hands-on approach to understanding an appalling period [more…]
Contributors
Tuomi’s Time Machine: A Dubious Proposal
The Colonial Revival movement sought to make Market Square into a living “history” museum [more…]
Germantown history
Hard Lessons
Student activists fought for racial equity at Philadelphia high schools in the 1960s, and beyond [more…]
East Falls history
Party Like a Patriot
That time the Schuylkill spawned a boozy sovereignty [more…]
Art and entertainment
Dance, Dance Revolutionary
Reenactors are ready to rock this October! [more…]
Germantown history
Tuomi’s Time Machine: Standing Up to the System
Philadelphia Transportation Company vs. NAACP helps set the stage for the civil rights struggle [more…]