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Lunch & Learn: The Walking Purchase
In 1737 four Delaware Chiefs agreed to carry out an old deed which would allow the sons of William Penn to purchase as much land as a man could walk in a day and a half. The Chiefs assumed this would be about 40 miles. Instead James Logan, provincial secretary, hired runners to run on a path that had been prepared for them ahead of time, and the one runner to finish the course traveled 70 miles. The resulting loss…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: Duel at Dawn – Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
Early in the morning on July 11, 1804 two men met on the dueling grounds of Weehawken, New Jersey. When the duel was over one man was dead, the other a fugitive. As school children we all learned about that fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, but do we really know what went on? This lecture will go beyond the dueling grounds to the story behind the feud that led to the duel. Speaker Hugh Boyle is the…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: Hannah Penn
Three hundred years ago Hannah Penn was grieving the loss of her beloved husband William and embroiled in a bitter family fight with her stepson over who would inherit and run the fledgling colony of Pennsylvania. Blessed with a formidable business sense and a strong will, find out how Hannah Penn saved Pennsylvania. Join Doug Miller, site director of Pennsbury Manor to explore the life and contributions of Pennsylvania’s original first lady, and in her function as first female Governor.…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn: The Bryn Athyn Train Wreck
December 5, 1921. Two trains. One track. 27 dead. 70 injured. The crash in Bryn Athyn of two opposing trains of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway was one of the most catastrophic of its time, yet largely unknown today. Many factors contributed to the disaster that unfolded between Woodmont and Paper Mill Stations in Upper Moreland Township, including the wooden passenger cars, which were equipped with gas tanks for heating, the terrain, and the weather. Speaker Jim Rose is a…
Find out more »POSTPONED – Lunch & Learn: Forgotten Heroes – Women & the Fight for the Right to Vote
*** The PHMC and Graeme Park want to ensure that the public remains safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PHMC is canceling all events, group and school tours, and rentals at all sites through the end of April. The Friends of Graeme Park will be evaluating programming options and rescheduling what and when we can. Please check back for updates. *** Forgotten Heroes takes the audience on the long 72-year fight for women’s suffrage, beginning at the 1848 Women’s Rights Convention in…
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