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Upcoming Events
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- Apr 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AMMiddletown Free Library, 464 S Old Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063, USACome learn about Genealogy and get started on researching your ancestors! Learn how to set up your family tree and figure out what the Ancestry DNA kits are all about. Or get help with your current research! Feel free to bring your own laptop/tablet, but we do have a few to borrow.
- Multiple DatesApr 23, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoom-registration requiredThe Friends of the Tanner House assembled a cohort of Philadelphia cultural workers and community partners to participate in the art-centered participatory planning process, emphasizing design justice principles and community-centered inquiries in its execution. $10-15/90-110
- Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMZoom- registration requiredThe traditional trades field is a great career option for students looking for hands-on engagement within historic preservation. From the private sector to government agencies, employers are looking for those with specialized skills to preserve our built heritage.
- Apr 24, 2024, 6:00 PMAthenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USAWhy is it that the mass transit systems of most cities in the United States and Canada are now utterly inadequate? Jake Berman offers a new way to consider this eternal question, with a strikingly visual—and fun—journey through past, present, and unbuilt urban transit.
- Multiple DatesApr 24, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMChester County History Center, 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380, USAJoin the staff of the Chester County History Center to visit landmarks associated with some of the most influential artists in American history, who all happened to hail from this little corner of Pennsylvania. $15
- Apr 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMNewlin Grist Mill- Log Cabin, 219 Cheyney Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342, USAWe will be hosting a screening of The American Chestnut Foundation’s recent documentary about the grassroots efforts of passionate citizen scientists and researchers working to restore this ecologically and economically significant tree species to our forests.
- Multiple DatesApr 25, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PMNewlin Grist Mill- Log Cabin, 219 Cheyney Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342, USADeer Creek Malthouse will be at the park on Thursday evenings from April through mid-November for weekly pop-up happy hours. Stop by the Log Cabin to enjoy some drinks, play games, and relax by the creek with friends. A great way to unwind after work or a walk in the park!
- Apr 26, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMGloria Dei (Old Swede's) Church, 916 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USAThe Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation is pleased to announce the launch of our official Old Swedes Self-Guided Graveyard Tours app. Join us for a fun evening featuring graveyard tours, gourmet food, a silent auction and a wine tasting contest. $20. Rescheduled from Nov.
- Apr 27, 2024, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PMColonial PA Plantation, 3900 N Sandy Flash Dr, Newtown Square, PA 19073, USACome see our sheep get their annual haircuts and participate in many of the steps used to turn that wool into cold weather clothing including washing, carding, spinning, and dyeing! CPP is home to many heritage breed sheep including Hog Island, Leicester Longwool, Horned Dorset, and Soay. $8/12
- Multiple DatesApr 27, 2024, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PMCarpenter's Hall, 320 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USAGuests will explore the trades that helped build Carpenters’ Hall through demonstrations of blacksmithing, carpentry, masonry, and crafts such as basketweaving. Free, but donations given to different beneficiary each weekend. See website for details.
- Multiple DatesApr 30, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMZoom-registration requiredBruce Laverty will examine the architectural and engineering challenges presented by Girard's will and discuss the unique contributions of architect Thomas U. Walter and banker Nicholas Biddle, the two men responsible for transforming Girard’s intentions into bricks, mortar and marble. $10-15/90-110
- May 01, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMHelen Kate Furness Free Library, 100 N Providence Rd, Wallingford, PA 19086, USAThis book reveals the hidden history of Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. Brunt reopens the case and provides a compelling new conclusion about Diesel’s fate. Register now to see how the mystery unfolds!
- Multiple DatesMay 02, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PMNewlin Grist Mill- Log Cabin, 219 Cheyney Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342, USADeer Creek Malthouse will be at the park on Thursday evenings from April through mid-November for weekly pop-up happy hours. Stop by the Log Cabin to enjoy some drinks, play games, and relax by the creek with friends. A great way to unwind after work or a walk in the park!
- May 03, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PMZoom, registration requiredThe AM will feature four presentations by archaeologists on identifying and evaluating archaeological resources. Learn from the National Park Service’s National Register archaeologist about applying the National Register Criteria to archaeological resources, and more!
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