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

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

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

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

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

“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