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Black History Month event to feature author Terri Lyons
The Greater Norristown NAACP Freedom Fund Committee and the Youth Division invite you to attend our “Black History Live” event on February 24, 2019 4:30 P.M. at Norristown Municipal Hall (234 E. Airy Street Norristown, PA 19401.) This free event is expected to draw over a 100 youth and adults from Norristown and the surrounding…
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Alderfer Auction announces sale of Model 1847 Colt Walker revolver – only 37 known to still exist
Alderfer Auction announces that an original U.S. Model 1847 Colt Walker will be among the highlights of its Firearms Auction on December 18. The revolver is attributed to the C- Company of the Texas Rangers. Only 37 of these rare and historically important revolvers are known to still exist. Provenance dates back to 1943 when…
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The history of the day named in honor of the Stars and Stripes
The Fourth of July was traditionally celebrated as America’s birthday, but the idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official…
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Norristown Juneteenth event reflects on post emancipation America
Dramatic walking tour of Downtown Norristown explores the living history of African Americans after slavery. On June 16th Iron Age Theatre and the Norristown NAACP will celebrate the freeing of the slaves in a theatrically dynamic way. The fifth Norristown Juneteenth event will take guests on a walking tour of downtown Norristown with a series…
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Paying Homage to Hannah Callowhill Penn, the State’s First Female Leader
Hannah Callowhill Penn was Pennsylvania’s first and only female leader, and she ran the state for close to 14 years after her husband William Penn fell ill, writes Mónica Marie Zorrilla for Billy Penn. Callowhill Penn was born in England in 1671. Her parents disregarded the norms of the 17th century and taught their daughter…
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Ardmore-based artifact dealer sells letter written by Gandhi about Jesus Christ
Nathan Raab, president of the Raab Collection, a historical document dealer in Ardmore, said he has sold a rare letter written by Indian activist Mahatma Gandhi about Jesus Christ for $50,000. The letter, written in April 1926 by Gandhi during his efforts leading the Indian independence movement, was in response to Milton Newberry Frantz, a Christian…
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From DELCO: Remains of WWII Pilot from Chester Finally Discovered, Buried with Honors
Stanley Stegnerski, a fighter pilot from Chester who was reported missing in action over Germany during World War II, was finally laid to rest in Millsboro, Del., after decades of searching, writes Rae Tyson for the Wilmington News Journal. Stegnerski, whose remains had recently been discovered in a field in central Germany, was buried with…
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Norristown’s Columbus Monument to Celebrate 25th Anniversary in October
Columbus Monument in Norristown will celebrate its 25th anniversary on October 12, according to a staff report from The Times Herald. The event at Harding Boulevard and Sterigere Street is being organized by Elmwood Park Zoo in partnership with J.P. Mascaro & Sons. Starting at 11 a.m., the public event will include the singing of…
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Bryn Mawr Veteran Retells His Experiences from Vietnam War in PBS Documentary Mini-Series
Bryn Mawr veteran, Bill Ehrhart, is at the center of a new documentary mini-series ‘The Vietnam War’ by PBS, writes Ellen Gray for Philly.com. The mini-series is a dense and often revelatory look back at the history, politics, and ugly realities of the conflict. Ehrhart, who grew up in Perkasie and now teaches English and…
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Princeton University Tour Pays Homage to Bala Cynwyd’s Hobey Baker
Princeton University’s tour across the nation that visits sites of famous alumni makes a stop in Bala Cynwyd to pay respect to Hobey Baker, the celebrated hockey player who studied there at the beginning of last century, writes Mark F. Bernstein for Princeton Alumni Weekly. Baker, who graduated from Princeton in 1914, is the only…
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Having the Last Name Penn Unlikely to Mean Relation to Pennsylvania’s Founding Father
Despite many people having the last name Penn, none are related to Pennsylvania’s founding father William Penn, writes Mark Dent for Billy Penn. Stories of Penn’s descendants have been passed down for generations, but unfortunately, none of them are true. Unlike the other founding fathers that have prominent direct descendants, William Penn did not have…
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Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel Restores Historic Justice Bell
Let Justice ring! The Washington Memorial Chapel has announced that the Justice Bell, which serves as the symbol of the women’s suffrage movement and the successful effort to pass the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, has just been restored. Prominently displayed in the atrium of the National Patriots Bell Tower of the…
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Bryn Mawr College’s Thomas Great Hall Renovation Receives Prestigious Award
Bryn Mawr College has received the Grand Jury Award from the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia for its multi-year renovation of Thomas Great Hall, according to a staff report from Bryn Mawr College News. The Preservation Alliance praised the renovation as “not only a model of excellence in stewardship by an academic institution, but also…
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Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel Added to National Register of Historic Places
The Washington Memorial Chapel, located in Valley Forge, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The chapel is listed as the Washington Memorial Chapel Historic District, a designation that includes the beautiful Chapel and Bell Tower, as well as its cemetery and ancillary buildings, among…
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Washington Memorial Chapel to Host Free Concert on Memorial Day
This holiday weekend, celebrate Memorial Day with the magnificent sounds of the Carillon during a special outdoor concert at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge starting at 2 PM. The Chapel’s Carillon, which is an extraordinary instrument housed in a 112-foot-tall building that is dubbed the “National Patriots Tower,” comprises 58 bells, each tuned…
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The Raab Collection Has Put Ten Letters Written by Alexander Hamilton Up For Sale
History buffs are in for a treat, as Ardmore’s historical autograph and document dealer The Rabb Collection is selling ten letters written by Alexander Hamilton, one of the nation’s Founding Fathers, according to a staff report from 6abc. Theses historic documents, which were previously owned by a family in New England, span Hamilton’s term as…
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Washington Memorial Chapel to Commemorate French Alliance in Revolutionary War
The Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge has come to stand for many things since its founding in 1903. But on Sunday, May 7, it will serve as the beacon of freedom as it, once again, celebrates its annual commemoration of the 1778 Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France during the American…
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Official Marker to Honor Main Line Paratrooper Seven Decades after His Death
Seven decades after a secret World War II mission claimed his life, Main Line native Malvin L. Brown and other fallen members the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion will be honored with an official marker in Oregon, writes Anthony R. Wood for Philly.com. The honor comes two years after the mystery of Brown’s final resting place…
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