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Collage of Penn’s 1685 Treaty trade goods quiz items, including wampum belt, red cloth, tobacco pipe, gimblet, jaw harp, and barrel of salt with a bold red question mark in the center

Penn’s Treaty Trivia: The Quiz

July 5, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Test your colonial lingo IQ and discover the surprising stories behind the goods in Penn’s 1685 land deal. [more…]

Statue of William Penn in front of a Welcome Park mural in Philadelphia

Statue of Limitations

March 25, 2024 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

We need to talk about William Penn in Welcome Park
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Behind Gtown’s Big House

August 15, 2020 Sandy Smith 0

A peak at what’s behind John Wister’s historic estate [more…]

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