Some of the Freedom Fighters and first Black students who changed Girard College forever are still telling their stories decades later.
By 2019, after a decade of producing dozens of documentaries about Philadelphia history, the filmmakers at History Making Productions realized they had more than just the story of a city. They had the ...
With the dismantling of slavery exhibits at the President’s House Site last month, organizers say highlighting Philly’s African American history and future is more urgent.
The Philadelphia History Museum has made it a mission to tell the story of Philadelphia from the late 1600's through today. And a new exhibit looks at the history of radios here. It's called Made to ...
The Union unveiled their primary "1776 Kit" jerseys, which pay tribute to America's 250th anniversary and Philadelphia's role ...
People with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (Chris Preperato for Carpenters’ Hall) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us ...
By the early 1980s, Philadelphia’s Chinatown was more than 100 years old and struggling to survive. Boxed in by the Vine ...
The organization is seeking people of all backgrounds to serve as costumed interpreters and storytellers. Auditions are ongoing, and the roles are paid opportunities for the upcoming tourism season.
PHILADELPHIA — On a bitterly cold afternoon last month, Patti LaBelle walks gingerly down Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church’s ...