Several years ago I attended a Villanova University Irish Studies celebration at the Kelly House in East Falls. It was […]
Thom Nickels: Two Philadelphia mansions
Recently I received an invitation to give a lecture in November 2025 at Dunwoody Village in Newtown Square on my […]
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: 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 […]
Thom Nickels: Sell the mansions, but keep the beauty of the church
It was former Catholic Archbishop Chaput who made the brave but not entirely unexpected move in 2012 when he announced […]
Chris Gibbons: A Memorial Day tribute to “Philadelphia’s own”
On September 21, 1917, a little over five months after the U.S. formally entered World War I, the first 361 […]
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 […]
Chris Gibbons: The box in the attic
The dishes arrived from Bavaria at the Girard Avenue home in Philadelphia of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilisky in mid-June […]