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House Museum In North Philly Plans Monument For Former Slave
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House Museum In North Philly Plans Monument For Former Slave

Stenton, the former plantation house in Logan, prepares to honor Dinah with their new project, Inequality in Bronze. Keshler Thibert has the ...
New Book On W.E.B. Du Bois Colors In “White Space”
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New Book On W.E.B. Du Bois Colors In “White Space”

The pioneering research of W.E.B. Du Bois on race, class, and data collection are on display in a strikingly visual new volume, "W.E.B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America." Joe Brin has this book ...
City Archives Opens New HQ In Northern Liberties
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City Archives Opens New HQ In Northern Liberties

New digs in NoLibs for the Philadelphia City Archives. Michael Bixler has the ...
Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs
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Waking The Quakers As Callowhill Stirs

Harry K. takes us inside an old Quaker meeting house at 6th and Noble that was leveled with the rest of East Callowhill during urban renewal. The industrial area is springing back to life after ...
The Making & Breaking Of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum
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The Making & Breaking Of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum

Edward Duffy takes us back when industry, commerce, and foreign trade flooded the halls of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, the first institution of its kind in the United ...
Secluded Stone Stairway On Lincoln Drive Revealed
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Secluded Stone Stairway On Lincoln Drive Revealed

A mysterious set of stairs next to Monoshone Creek leads Sharon Barr on a path to uncover its ...
The Ghastly Tale Of South Philly’s Cult Of The Holy Ghost
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The Ghastly Tale Of South Philly’s Cult Of The Holy Ghost

A secretive cult dedicated to the worship of a Swiss woman met a horrific end in 19th century South Philly. Ryan Briggs unearths the grim ...
New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History
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New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History

Relive Philly public history in high fidelity through those who came before us. Historian Janneken Smucker gives us a listen inside the inner workings of the digital oral history project, "Philadelphia ...
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