Germantown history
Hard Lessons
Student activists fought for racial equity at Philadelphia high schools in the 1960s, and beyond [more…]
Historic Germantown
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…]
Germantown history
Tuomi’s Time Machine: MLK Milestone
A neighborhood high school approaches its 50th anniversary. [more…]
Neighborhood
Summer’s Last Stand
Free Local shindig under the stars at Historic Germantown! [more…]
Germantown history
New Sites, Old Favorites
Centuries of local history to explore — right in our own backyard! [more…]
Germantown history
Tuomi’s Time Machine: Better Together
Activism, outreach, and the “Germantown Sound” at Togetherness House [more…]
Germantown history
Tuomi’s Time Machine: The Pastorius Monument
Once known only as the “monument in a box,” the Pastorius monument finally got its place in the sun. [more…]
Germantown history
Tuomi’s Time Machine
Going back in time with Tuomi Forrest, Executive Director of Historic Germantown, as he picks some of his favorite images from the Germantown Historical Society’s extensive collection. For the first installment of the Time Machine, [more…]