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.
Comrade Pineapple, Soviet Great-Granddaughter
Julia Alekseyeva emigrated to the United States from Russia when she was four years old. Her relationship with most members of her family was fraught. But her great-grandmother, Lola, reflected…
1902 motorized buggy greets visitors to Quakertown visitors center
A 1902 motorized buggy and other historical artifacts greets visitors to the Upper Bucks Chamber and Visitors Center in Quakertown.
Posted inAfrican-American EDUCATION ENTERTAINMENT
Germantown celebrates Juneteenth freedom from slavery
At Philadelphia's Juneteenth celebration in Germantown, Iraina Salaam performs a libation ceremony in honor of African ancestors as members and Boy Scout Troop 1719 and the Tyehimba drum group also take part in the street festival celebration
Solebury’s longest resident reminisces
Longest Solebury Township resident near New Hope, PA reminisces and shows off a cannonball from the revolutionary war that her daughter found.
Posted inAfrican-American ART CHILDREN
Painting like Pollock, campers have fun
Campers, young and old, splash, throw and blow paint on large canvases in the style of abstract expressionist artist Jackson Pollock.
Conservator demonstrates preservation techniques
Protecting treasured objects such as books, artwork and ephemera from decay using archival, acid-free materials was the subject of conservator's workshop demonstration.
TCNJ alumni day, 104 year old + the Travers 5
The “Travers 5” students at Trenton State College in Ewing, New Jersey were an “intentional democratic community” of young men and women on the fifth floor of the Travers dorm…