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  • Neighborhood Walking Tours
    Neighborhood Walking Tours
    Sat, May 03
    Date, time and theme vary- check website
    May 03, 2025, 10:00 AM – Nov 15, 2025, 4:00 PM
    Date, time and theme vary- check website
    Our specialized, in-depth tours are great for adventurous tourist and inquisitive local alike. Our experienced volunteer guides offer tours every weekend from May–November with each tour focusing on a different part of Greater Philadelphia. Various dates and times. $10-18
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  • *Pennsylvania Day (America250PA Day of Service)
    *Pennsylvania Day (America250PA Day of Service)
    Jul 18, 2025, 8:30 AM – Jul 19, 2025, 4:00 PM
    Various locations
    Participate in a Day of Service that helps food banks and parks around the commonwealth. Multiple locations- Philadelphia & Montgomery Counties, including a historic cemetery in Philly. Various times and locations.
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  • Historical Timeline
    Historical Timeline
    Sat, Jul 19
    Fort Mifflin
    Jul 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
    Fort Mifflin, 6400 Hog Island Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19153, USA
    Come and see reenactors representing soldiers from the ancient world on up. Learn what it meant to serve in militaries through out history. More details coming soon! $10-16
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  • *St. George's Episcopal Church Tours
    *St. George's Episcopal Church Tours
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 19
    St. George's Episcopal Church
    Jul 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    St. George's Episcopal Church, 1 W Ardmore Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003, USA
    Take a close-up look at one of the most beautiful churches in the region, including D'Ascenzo Studios stained glass, intricate wood and stone carvings, and an organ from Austin Organs. Tours start outside the church entrance on Sulgrave Ave.
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  • *Public Archaeology Day
    *Public Archaeology Day
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Jul 19
    Newlin Grist Mill
    Jul 19, 2025, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Newlin Grist Mill, 219 Cheyney Rd, Glen Mills, PA 19342, USA
    Excavations are conducted under the leadership of resident archaeologist Keith Doms with assistance from members of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology and volunteers from the community. Individuals and groups throughout the region assist with excavations and artifact cleaning.
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  • Spy Day (Children’s Event)
    Spy Day (Children’s Event)
    Sat, Jul 19
    Chester County History Center
    Jul 19, 2025, 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM
    Chester County History Center, 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380, USA
    Spy Day at the CCHC will give children the chance to learn to read and write in cipher and code, find hidden messages in everyday objects, explore the science of invisible ink, and develop their own secret identity. They’ll also learn about real spies who operated in the area. $8/10. Spaces limited.
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  • *Learn About Native Plants on National Pennsylvania Day
    *Learn About Native Plants on National Pennsylvania Day
    Jul 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church, 916 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
    Our dedicated volunteer native garden members, who launched this native greening initiative in 2023, will lead educational garden tours and hands-on planting demonstrations that go back to our earliest known ancestors.
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  • Guided Tour of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church
    Guided Tour of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church
    Sun, Jul 20
    Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
    Jul 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church, 916 S Swanson St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
    On June 2, 1700, Philadelphia’s Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church had its “grand opening.” Celebrate its 325th anniversary with a guided tour led by historian and archivist Jeanette Woehr, who will describe the history of this church, and talk about many important historical figures buried there. $15
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  • *The Journey Back: A Virtual Reality Experience
    *The Journey Back: A Virtual Reality Experience
    Jul 21, 2025, 9:00 AM – Jul 31, 2025, 5:00 PM
    Swarthmore Public Library, 121 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA
    Discover the power of virtual reality to enhance Holocaust education through 360-degree immersive technology. “Walk” with Holocaust Survivors through childhood hometowns and concentration camps as they share their stories of survival, creating an unforgettable experience. Open all day
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  • *Intro to Genealogy Workshop
    *Intro to Genealogy Workshop
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jul 22
    Middletown Free Library
    Jul 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
    Middletown Free Library, 464 S Old Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063, USA
    Come 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.
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  • *Radnor's Road to 250: Celebrating an American Milestone (Lecture Series)
    *Radnor's Road to 250: Celebrating an American Milestone (Lecture Series)
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Jul 22
    Jul 22, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Radnor Memorial Library, Winsor Room, 114 W Wayne Ave, Wayne, PA 19087, USA
    Please join Radnor Memorial Library & Radnor Historical Society for 6 lectures (6/17-8/26) on some celebration history beginning in 1876, including some local art and cultural topics, too. 7/22- Rogues Gallery: When Rich People Spend Good Money On Bad Art, Presented by author Thomas H. Keels
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  • 69th Street Historic District Walking Tour
    69th Street Historic District Walking Tour
    Wed, Jul 23
    Bridge at 69th Street Trans. Center
    Jul 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Bridge at 69th Street Trans. Center, S 69th St &, Marshall Rd, Upper Darby, PA 19082, USA
    Explore the historic 69th Street Shopping District in Upper Darby, a major retail center built at the terminus of the Market Street Elevated primarily by real estate developer John McClatchy in the early 20th century. $10-18
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  • The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tour
    The Underground Railroad in West Chester Walking Tour
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Jul 23
    Jul 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Chester County History Center, 225 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380, USA
    This small-group walking tour will visit eight locations around downtown West Chester that served as a backdrop for the people involved in this clandestine operation. The tour covers approximately 1.25 miles, lasts 90 minutes, and is entirely outdoors; sidewalks and terrain may be uneven. $16
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  • How Native Americans Shaped Our Democracy
    How Native Americans Shaped Our Democracy
    Jul 23, 2025, 7:00 PM
    Duportail House, 297 Adams Dr, Chesterbrook, PA 19087, USA
    Jim McKinley traces the origins of American democracy back to the Haudenosaunee, the powerful Native American nation whose Great Law of Peace served as a model for the framers of the US Constitution. Tour of the Jones Log Barn Living History Center before the lecture begins. $20
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  • *Summer Learning Webinar Series
    *Summer Learning Webinar Series
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Jul 24
    Zoom- registration required
    Jul 24, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Zoom- registration required
    Join Main Street America for a revisit of some popular topics at the 2025 conference through this free webinar series. 7/17- Volunteers, 7/24- Community Storytelling, 7/31- Disaster Preparedness, 8/7- Data systems
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  • Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and its Environs
    Abandoned and Forgotten Cemeteries of Philadelphia and its Environs
    Jul 24, 2025, 2:00 PM
    Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
    Ed Snyder covers a range of topics related to abandoned and forgotten burial grounds in and around Philadelphia. Specifically, he will focus on recent discoveries, their status, and the 200 unmarked burial grounds that reside under Philadelphia’s streets, parking lots, and playgrounds. $20
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  • *CSI Ancient Egypt: Investigating Deaths Along the Nile
    *CSI Ancient Egypt: Investigating Deaths Along the Nile
    Jul 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Middletown Free Library, 464 S Old Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063, USA
    Using human remains from Dr. Steve Phillip's own research, this lecture introduces the audience to those scientific methods and techniques through digital images of actual human bones from ancient Egypt, some as old as the pyramids themselves.
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  • *What Are You Hoping To Do To Commemorate 250 Years of Freedom?
    *What Are You Hoping To Do To Commemorate 250 Years of Freedom?
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Jul 25
    Jul 25, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
    Virtual- registration required
    In 2026, America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the founding of our nation. Let’s inspire and engage all our communities in commemoration of America’s founding, connecting Chester County’s stories to the nation’s past, present and future. Part of CC250 virtual meetings
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