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SEPTA is pursuing a program of new vehicles and enhanced stations to modernize an aging and inaccessible rail system for all. If you want to learn more about the Route 36 Trolley Modernization initiative, register to join the conversation via Zoom.
Join Cliveden, the African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and PWPvideo on Wednesday, March 12th at 7pm to share work and debut three videos for our project, Illuminating Hidden Lives. The project seeks to uplift stories of free and enslaved African Americans in the Mid-Atlantic region and make these stories more accessible through digitizing documents and film. The program is free and virtual; advanced registration is required. Sign up here: https://cliveden.org/cliveden-conversations/ To learn more about Illuminating Hidden Lives and view the digitized documents, visit https://cliveden.org/illuminating-hidden-lives/. This project is funded by the National Trust for Historic
WMAN Historic Preservation Initiative and Cliveden of the National Trust present the Old House Care 2025 Workshop Series! WMAN's Historic Preservation Initiative champions the economic, environmental, and community benefits of saving our historic places. Increase your knowledge on common house care topics through this three part workshop series. On Tuesday, April 22nd, Ray Tschoepe and Andrew Staples will lead a class on masonry - mortar and brick. Class begins at 6:30pm in the Cliveden Barn, located at 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119. Online registration recommended as space is limited. A donation is suggested: $10 per workshop or $25 for all
Join Dr. Gary Laderman as he explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in the first half of the 19th century. Our current exhibit at Cliveden, The Turmoil of Transition, explores the experiences of one household after the death of Benjamin Chew Jr in 1844. The program is free and virtual; advanced registration through our website is required: https://cliveden.org/cliveden-conversations/ About the Speaker Dr. Gary Laderman is the Goodrich C. White Professor of American Religious History and Cultures at Emory University and author of numerous books including two on the history of death in America: The Sacred Remains: American
Join your neighbors from across Montgomery and Bucks Counties and Northeast Philly for the 3rd Annual Crooked Billet History Fair -- which celebrates the Revolutionary War's Battle of the Crooked Billet -- a wonderful afternoon for adults, seniors, families, students, kids, educators, enthusiasts, and anyone who loves history and their community! The 2025 fair - the area's premier FREE annual history event - will offer over FORTY exhibitors from Hatboro, Philadelphia, and across Bucks and Montgomery Counties including historical societies, museums, municipalities, community organizations, and more. These organizations will offer their fascinating artifacts, maps, photos, documents, models, apparel, photo ops,
Join The Print Center for an Artist Talk with the New York-based Iranian artist Nazanin Noroozi, presented both in-person and on Zoom. Noroozi will discuss her career, the works in the exhibition, her artistic inspirations and her unique papermaking process. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Nazanin Noroozi: False Dawn,” on view at The Print Center through November 22. This event is free and open to the public. Visit The Print Center’s website for more details and to register for Zoom. Registration not required for in-person attendance.