History

Chichester abortion pills

Before Roe v. Wade, a Philadelphia drug company sold women a fake abortion pill

Robert Morris statue vandalized at Independence National Historical Park

Robert Morris Statue

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Spend April weekends learning about life at sea at the Museum of the American Revolution

museum american revolution april weekends

Questlove gets into the book publishing business with new company and forthcoming Sly Stone memoir

Bryn Mawr College to remove former president's name from library over history of racism

Bryn Mawr College

Century-old, steam-powered train built in Philadelphia restored as 'living museum' in central Pennsylvania

historic baldwin locomotive

FBI returns stolen artifacts to Pennsylvania historical societies

museum of the american revolution artifacts fbi 4

Quinta Brunson makes cameo in Hulu 'History of the World' sequel

quinta brunson history of the world hulu episode 4

Celebrate Women's History Month with special programs at Philly museums and libraries

Museums Womens History Month

Cannonball reported missing from historic site in Lewes, Delaware

lewes delaware cannonball missing

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Penn Museum to celebrate Women's History Month with live dance performances and craft workshops

CultureFest Women's History Month

Try to solve a 1920s murder mystery at a historic estate in West Chester

Greystone Hall

Contributions of Black, Indigenous soldiers detailed in new collection at Museum of the American Revolution

Museum Archive Soldiers

Penn Museum researchers discover ancient restaurant in Iraq with 5,000-year-old fridge

Penn Museum Researchers Aerial

New exhibit sheds light on James Forten, Black abolitionist and Revolutionary War fighter

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Learn about Black history through audio walking tours and storefront installations in Northern Liberties

Black History Month NoLibs

Over 175 years ago, an enslaved couple escaped to Philadelphia through a daring disguise

william ellen craft escape

Josh Shapiro to be sworn in as Pa. governor using Jewish Bible from Philly museum

Josh Shapiro Bible Inauguration

Celebrate MLK by writing poetry at the Museum of the American Revolution

Museum of the American Revolution MLK Weekend

Fire at Independence National Historical Park building was arson, NPS rangers say

Lucy the Elephant is fully renovated and ready for visitors

lucy elephant restoration

How the Mummers Parade (briefly) landed on national TV in the 1990s

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Stroll through Philadelphia's past on a historic walking tour of Old City

Historic Philadelphia walking tour

Travel back in time to 1770s Philadelphia with a holiday walking tour of Old City

Museum of the American Revolution Winter Break

11 new Pa. historical markers approved for Philly in 2022

Philly Historical Markers Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music donate expansive historical archives to Penn

Philadelphia Orchestra Archives

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Museum of the American Revolution 'Winter Weekends' to feature musical performances, silhouette art

Museum of the American Revolution winter weekends

An old-fashioned Thanksgiving side dish to try: How to make potato filling (not stuffing)

potato filling stuffing thanksgiving

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Watch a patriotic Philly POPS performance for Veterans Day at the Museum of the American Revolution

Veterans Day Weekend AmRev

Log cabin in South Jersey, oldest in Western Hemisphere, listed for sale

New Jersey Log Cabin For Sale

Find secret speakeasies and hear ghost stories at historic Germantown site

Rittenhouse Historic District

Documentary on 1985 MOVE bombing wins Library of Congress award

Ramona Africa MOVE film

Neon Museum of Philadelphia, a shrine of vintage signs, to close in Olde Kensington

Neon Museum Philadelphia Closing

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Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day at Museum of the American Revolution next weekend

Museum of the American Revolution Indigenous Peoples Weekend

WWII memories and South Philly’s Italian-American heritage explored in family memoir

WWII Italians South Philly

Explore the 'dark past' of a 19th century textile mill at Manayunk's new haunted house

Lincoln Mill Haunted House

Queen Elizabeth II presented the U.S. with a replica Liberty Bell while visiting Philly in 1976

Queen Elizabeth Philly bicentennial

Demolition of St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown could begin Tuesday

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65 years ago, Dick Clark's 'American Bandstand' debuted to a national audience

American Bandstand Dick Clark

Tree where Ocean City's founders met in 19th century on display at history museum

OCNJ historic tree

Historical Society set out to make video about ice cream, but went viral for stumbling upon details of murder

Woods Confectionery Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Remains of Revolutionary War soldiers found in mass grave at South Jersey battlefield

New Jersey Soldiers Remains

Wildwood man finds hidden cash from Great Depression while doing yard work

Wildwood Hidden Money

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