"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" is a collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.
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Learn about the decline, abandonment, and revival through community preservation efforts of Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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On this day in history in 1745, American Founding Father John Barry was born.
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Read "Grave Dealings" a new history on the social, cultural, practical and legal history of body snatching in America's first capital city.
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"The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777" is a fully illustrated account that puts the battles into context and explains the importance of the campaign to the outcome of the war.
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Census sheet. First line is Hannah Craige, age 73, "Gentlewoman" born in England, worth a healthy 4000 dollars, and labeled "Insane" Living next to her is John Turner (54), his wife Eliza (40), their daughter Francis (18) and someone named John Coursey (45). John Turner was born in Mass and is a Seaman. Eliza was born in St. Domingo, West Indies. Their daughter, Francis, is a washerwoman and was born in Pennsylvania. John and his family are also Black. Free Blacks living in Philadelphia, John was born in Mass around 1806. Was he born free, or did he gain his freedom? You wonder if he met his wife while sailing to the West Indies or had she moved to the US? So many questions. And these were not at all my John and Eliza Turner, though I had run into Eliza's death info and wondered why she was 10 years older than what I thought. But she and my eliza died 10 days apart and are both buried in Fernwood cemetery. It's amazing the glimpses of stories you run across in this kind of research.
Looking up John Turner and wife Eliza in Philly, and found a second one. A lot going on here in the 1860 census.
Check out the Alt Text for more info.
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Read "The Bergdoll Boys" a biography of a German American family who grew wealthy from their Philadelphia beer brewing company in the late nineteenth century.
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"The Montiers" tells the important story of an interracial family that can be traced through multiple generations and into the 21st century.
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W.E.B. Du Bois, sociologist, civil rights activist, and co-founder of the NAACP moved to Philadelphia in 1896 in order to accept a job at the University of Pennsylvania as a researcher.
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On this day in history in 1760 American Founding Father Richard Allen was born.
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"Raising Philadelphia" contains a wealth of stories showing why Philadelphia was Americaβs first great city in the years before the Revolution!
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On this day in history, Maryland ratified the Articles of Confederation in 1781, becoming the final state to do so, and officially paving the way for the Articles to go into effect.
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In honor of Black History Month, read "The Montiers". An important story of an interracial family that can be traced through multiple generations and into the 21st century.
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/5sz3xnkk
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The Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia, working behind the scenes of American history, played an important role by simply doing their jobs well.Β We can do the same.
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Read "Grave Dealings" a new history on the social, cultural, practical and legal history of body snatching in America's first capital city.
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/4arpf4mz
#philadelphiahistory #gravedealings
Read "Grave Dealings" a new history on the social, cultural, practical and legal history of body snatching in America's first capital city.
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/4azmj6uj
#philadelphiahistory #gravedealings
On this day in history, Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet, Common Sense was published in Philadelphia.
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On this day in history in 1744, American Founding Father Thomas Mifflin was born in Philadelphia.
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Stay tuned as we post throughout the year, highlighting moments, people, and places that illustrate Philadelphia's key role in the nationβs founding commitments to religious freedom.
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"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" is a collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/mty4xtam
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On this day in history, in 1777, George Washington and the Continental Army arrived at Valley Forge.
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Using narratives from fair-goers, "Mystery & Marvel" examines the technological enthusiasm of Victorian society at the 1876 Philadelphia Worldβs Fair and the resulting transition from agricultural republic to industrial empire!
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On this day in history in 1730, American Founding Father John Dickinson was born. Learn more about Dickinson in our blog: buff.ly/EEYnzV0
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"The Montiers" tells the important story of an interracial family that can be traced through multiple generations and into the 21st century.
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/5sz3xnkk
#themontiers #philadelphiahistory #localhistory
New Episode! Our fourth episode drops today: "The Old Warhorse" is available everywhere you get podcasts, or at our website: companydpodcast.com/episodes/ #CivilWarHistory #HistoryPodcast #PhiladelphiaHistory #MaineHistory #HistoryBuff #HistoryNerd #FortMifflin #GhostStory
I'll be talking about my city in my city. I hope to see you there. #Philadelphia #Philadelphiawriters #Philadelphiahistory #SchuylkillRIver #1918Philadelphia #writingcommunity
Looking to read some early Philadelphia history?
"Raising Philadelphia" contains a wealth of stories showing why Philadelphia was Americaβs first great city in the years before the Revolution!
π»οΈ: https://tinyurl.com/2ehwy4db
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