The Historical Society of Pennsylvania continues its ground-breaking, in-depth series Peopling Pennsylvania in its next and final installment, presenting the journey of one Irish family that emigrated to western Pennsylvania as part of a chain migration between 1825 and 1845. Discover the meticulous research connecting siblings and their descendants, tracing their roots back to County
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Part of the Transcending Thresholds initiative to study, restore and interpret the service spaces at Cliveden, this innovative project will conserve and restore the early well to function. Cliveden Preservation Director Libbie Hawes and architectural conservator Andy Palewski will discuss the construction and technology that provided necessary water for the kitchen and household in the
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Updated Event Description: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, is excited to share the archive exhibit, ‘Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection: Tracing Families in Social Services Records’. The exhibit, organized by genealogists Katy Bodenhorn Barnes and Valerie-Anne Lutz, reveals the stories of families who received assistance from local
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Join us on October 5th from 6 to 10 PM for an Open Studio Party at Pandemic Design Studio located just outside of Philly, in Bridgeport, PA. Cocktail Attire preferred and there will be light food / drink and music. Pandemic design Studio and owner, David Rozek, is know for creating Philly’s most iconic green
MoreIllustration by Kailey Whitman Whitewashing History interview by Heather Shayne Blakeslee For centuries, Americans have conflated whiteness with cleanliness. It’s so thoroughly ingrained in our culture that even during the 2007 presidential election, Joe Biden tried—and failed spectacularly—to compliment presidential candidate Barack Obama by describing him as “clean and articulate.” In his book “Clean and
Moreby Hannah Waters As the November chill sets in, it’s tempting to turn on the heat, lock the doors and curl up under a blanket for the long winter ahead. The reasons to go into an early hibernation practically invent themselves: it’s too cold; bundling up is too burdensome; the couch cushions are too alluring.
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