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New Book Battles Old Ways of Telling Germantown’s History
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New Book Battles Old Ways of Telling Germantown’s History

Author David W. Young’s new book counters Germantown’s dominate, colonial narrative with the neighborhood’s social history

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 Immigration”

Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival
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Black History Museums Struggle To Survive Amid Philly Revival

In need of funding and resources, three museums dedicated to African American history face an uncertain future. Keshler Thibert has the story

Tell The Whole Story With Next Chapter Of The Philadelphia History Museum
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Tell The Whole Story With Next Chapter Of The Philadelphia History Museum

In this op-ed, Mabel Rosenheck says its time to put some fresh, 21st century eyes on how we interpret our city’s history with inclusivity as the top priority

It Ain’t History–Yet. We Seek Ideas On How And Why To Save The Philadelphia History Museum
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It Ain’t History–Yet. We Seek Ideas On How And Why To Save The Philadelphia History Museum

The city that incubates the “most innovative public history practice in the country” can and should find a way to reinvent its city museum. We query the experts to get the conversation started

A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics
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A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics

Contributor Sam Dunnington examines disease outbreaks in Philadelphia and the individuals that helped the city navigate its most deadly epidemics

Into The Fifties
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Into The Fifties

“Philadelphia: The Great Experiment,” the documentary film series being produced by Sam and Phil Katz, is on to the post-War period. Access hundreds of hours of television episodes, interviews, biopics, webisodes, and more on a video player imbedded in this article


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