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Folcroft’s first Black family, the Baker family, is being honored Saturday, Aug. 19 at 1 PM, with the unveiling of a historical marker near…
Sixty years ago, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, yet despite its inspirational message, the Folcroft riots, triggered by…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently unveiled its 2023 list of America’s Eleven Most Endangered Historic Places, and two Philadelphia sites have found…
The 1724 Chester Courthouse is the oldest continuously used public building in the country. Now it’s getting a restoration in time for its 300th…
Three treasure hunters believe that a huge batch of lost Civil War-era gold has been found in Pennsylvania and clandestinely taken by the government…
Patrick Shank has been passionate about history since growing up in the St. Anastasia Parish in Newtown Square, but it wasn’t until college that…
The Raab Collection in Ardmore is selling a personal letter written by Albert Einstein where he argues against the biblical version of the creation, writes…
There are several theories on why people leave coins on headstones and one of the local traditions leads all the way back to Benjamin Franklin…
The Mütter Museum, considered by many to be Philadelphia’s weirdest museum, has housed many medical oddities and arcana for around 160 years, writes…
Visiting abandoned places has become a popular activity among tourists across the country. From ghost towns to abandoned historic sites, these places are filled with…
On Aug. 15, 1975, 8-year-old Gretchen Harrington was walking to Bible school from her Marple Township home, writes Kim Douglas for Main Line…
Most of the illustrations of Benjamin Franklin’s kite experiment on the outskirts of Philadelphia are riddled with historical inaccuracies, writes Jennifer Ouellette for Ars…
According to several sources, one of the most infamous personalities of the last century may have found his resting place just outside of Bucks County…
A major speedway once stood in Bucks County, and it saw many famous (and infamous) moments in racing history.
The Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation discussed the…
If you want to know what a Philadelphia sports fan was like 128 years ago, ask Matt Albertson, writes Dave Uram for KYW Newsradio.
“What…
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