Posted inBooks CHESTNUT HILL HISTORY
Chestnut Hill Local disposes of bound print volumes
The Chestnut Hill Local is disposing of decades of its bound print volumes and offering them to the community for $20 each for keepsakes.
Posted inHISTORY INTERNATIONAL Language
How Bermudians speak English
Bermudians speak with a variety of English accents- upper class, working class, island, West Indian and those who spend much time and are educated in the U.S., American. Four individuals talk about their accents and relay some of their personal narratives.
Posted inBUILDINGS Current Affairs HISTORY
1903 Chestnut Hill stone building demolished for townhouse development
Experienced operating engineer demolishes historic but not historically registered stone building as part of controversial plan to replace it with 8 four story townhouses in Chestnut Hill neighborhood of northwest Philadelphia
Anecdotes brighten tour of Rosebach rare book Museum and Library
Guide Charlie Karl gives anecdote filled tour of the Rosenbach rare book Museum and LIbrary on Delancey Place in downtown Philadelphia.
Posted inBUILDINGS CHESTNUT HILL Construction
New construction will shadow historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery
A neighbor reflects on the historic Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery, an open space for the neighborhood, which is about to be overshadowed by 5 story condominium complex.
Posted inBUILDINGS Construction HISTORY
Finds from a collapsed dairy barn
Chey Bouson helps her friends rescue stuff from a collapsed dairy barn to sell at their eclectic farm stand
Posted inART BUILDINGS Construction
We build a mudhif
Iraqi refugees, U.S. Iraqi war vets, nature and peace lovers combine forces to build a mudhif, a traditional community gathering place and guest house of the swamp Arabs of Iraq.
Tour of the Winterthur quarry garden (in the rain!)
Horticulturist at Winterthur Garden braves rain, gives tour of the quarry garden he maintains
Posted inBooks CHESTNUT HILL HISTORY
Hilltop Books displays Chestnut Hill Library Artifacts
The Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library display historical library ciruclation statistics and patron information at their used bookstore.
Posted inAfrican-American BUILDINGS HISTORY
Slave Tour of Mount Vernon Evolves
The evolved enslaved people tour of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate focuses on mutual transformation of owner and possessed, reveals sexual liaisons between gentry and enslaved women, and more.