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American Bible Society Brings Tours and Trepidation to Old City
History

American Bible Society Brings Tours and Trepidation to Old City

The American Bible Society is planning a robust virtual tour program with its forthcoming museum in Old City. However, some local religious historic sites worry about how their own stories will be told

The Crowning Glory of Christ Church’s Steeple Comes Down for Restoration
Preservation

The Crowning Glory of Christ Church’s Steeple Comes Down for Restoration

In Old City, Christ Church’s 265-year-old weathervane come down from the steeple to undergo restoration. Kimberly Haas has the details

How Franklin’s Grave Became A Monument And Philadelphians Were Persuaded To Like It
History

How Franklin’s Grave Became A Monument And Philadelphians Were Persuaded To Like It

Nearly 70 years after Benjamin Franklin’s death, public outcry demanding honor for the Founding Father transformed a battered, overgrown gravesite into a popular tourist destination. But the real story isn’t at all what we’ve been told. Join Mark Dixon as he uncovers truth and public deception behind the hole in the wall at Benjamin Franklin’s grave

A Newer Pavilion For An Older Bell
Architecture

A Newer Pavilion For An Older Bell

An RFQ has been put out by Christ Church for a new facility to house its historic Great Bell—a bell cast fifty years before the Liberty Bell at the same foundry

Skyscraper Page, Circa 1755
History

Skyscraper Page, Circa 1755

For nearly a century, it stood in the record books: America’s tallest building. Harry K reaches into his Encyclopedia for the story of Christ Church, earliest icon of the city

Something New In America: Serious Opera, 1757
History

Something New In America: Serious Opera, 1757

It was a musical winter in Philadelphia, as students of the College of Philadelphia, including Francis Hopkinson, put on the “Mask of Alfred”


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