Not every US ex-President would volunteer to build houses in North Philadelphia. Then again, Jimmy Carter wasn’t just any ex-President. Even in 1988 , the neighborhood around Wilt Street in Philadelphia was a dangerous place. Jimmy Carter didn’t care. He would reside in the Temple University Dorms for three days during the Habit for Humanity Project in […]
Thom Nickels: Theosophists in Philadelphia
In the 1970s I lived for a time in a second floor apartment in a building that also served as the headquarters for the West Chester, Pennsylvania, Theosophical Society. In a deal with the landlord to lower the rent, I cleaned and swept the offices of the Theosophical Society rooms. […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Why Cliveden means so much
When I was a young man, few things meant fall for me as a visit to Cliveden with my Dad. The annual re-enactment of the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown in 1777 — which has taken place for over four decades — was a wonder to my youthful eyes. This fall is […]
Chris Gibbons: A holy night of tragedy
This Christmas Eve marks the 80th anniversary of one of the greatest tragedies in U.S. military history.
By Chris Gibbons
Chris Gibbons: Remember Us
As I walked along the nearly 60-foot-long bronze sculpture, Taps, which was played at the conclusion of the formal unveiling ceremony over an hour before, still hauntingly echoed in my mind. My eyes were riveted upon the sculpture’s statues which were now eerily illuminated against the encroaching darkness of the […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: A log cabin in Penn’s Woods
Standing today at one of America’s most historic intersections — the confluence of Old York Road and Susquehanna Street Road dating back to 1693 — are the subtle reminders of third oldest Presbyterian Church established in Pennsylvania and its deep history. Located at that intersection is the Abington Presbyterian Cemetery, […]
Thom Nickels: The 2016 DNC — back when primary votes meant something
Looking back at Philly’s turn in the political spotlight
By Thom Nickels
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Save the John McClellan Hood house
Another piece of Pennsylvania history may be passing away.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Meade and Gettysburg
Actions of a great Pennsylvania general at the pivotal battle of the Civil War.
By Jeffery S. Prushankin