Last month, just before the start of the school year, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and the School District of […]
About: Michael Thomas Leibrandt
The day pickle juice became famous in Philly
Twenty-five years ago, the Eagles didn’t just begin the ascension of their franchise in the early 2000s — they actually […]
Seeing America’s history in Philadelphia — while you still can
If you love American history, our city is for you. In my youth, I wondered how so much American history […]
Visiting Glen Foerd, Northeast Philly’s historic gem
If you missed the family summer fun of third Thursdays at the historic Glen Foerd Mansion on the Delaware Waterfront, […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Philly’s Italian Market is a piece of living history
Over the course of the next year, virtually every piece of Philadelphia history will be enjoyed as tourists from all […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: The return of the Durham boats
It’s been 250 years since George Washington arrived in the City of Philadelphia after a five-day journey. He arrived at […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: See you down the shore
In Philadelphia, July 4th isn’t just a single day for fireworks. Each year in late May, as cool spring days […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Fathers and sons
It was April 21, 1790, when nearly 28,000 people marched down the streets of Philadelphia. This wasn’t a riot. It […]
Dire wolves in Philadelphia? Well, maybe.
Imagine this, Philadelphians. You venture across an ocean in the 17th and 18th century to make your home in the […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: And to the earth we shall return
Of all of Philadelphia’s old churches — some dating back to the very start of European colonization around the resource-rich […]