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Battleship New Jersey’s 16-inch guns point toward the Delaware River and Ben Franklin Bridge.
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Big Plans for the Big J

August 22, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

The Battleship New Jersey sets course for a multimillion-dollar overhaul in 2027.  [more…]

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

July 3, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

A sprawling Revolutionary stronghold still has stories to tell. [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.
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The French Connection

April 9, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

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

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

Illustrated winter scene of the 1921 Bryn Athyn Train Wreck, showing a burned wooden coach in a narrow snowy ravine on the Pennypack Trail as onlookers stand above.
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Calamity on the Tracks

November 23, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The Great Train Wreck of Pennypack Park [more…]

Bronze Pilgrim statue on Kelly Drive shown against an old illustration of the Speedwell ship, highlighting the forgotten story behind Philadelphia’s monument.
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Lost Ship, Found Democracy

November 17, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 3

The legacy of the other Mayflower. [more…]

Robert Shaw as Quint from Jaws next to the Jaws 50th Anniversary logo and retro Mike Douglas Show typography with flowers
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Once Bitten, Still Hooked

July 20, 2025 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Jaws splashes back into theaters this summer, on a wake of weird local connections. [more…]

Two women and a dog stand near the Kelpius Cave in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley, as a vintage portrait of mystic Johannes Kelpius fades in from the forest backdrop.
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A Pilgrimage Through Time

May 27, 2025 Mary Blitzer Field 0

Explore local history in the Wissahickon: monks, Dunkers, and press pioneers.  [more…]

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