The Mummers Parade is like no other parade in the world. With 10,000 wildly-costumed participants stepping out every New Year’s Day in South Philadelphia, it is one of the most spectacular annual parades in the U.S. This remarkable book is a “family portrait” of the parade. It presents, in pictures and in words, the flamboyantly-attired […]
“Running the Rails”
In “Running the Rails,” James Wolfinger uses the history of Philadelphia’s sprawling public transportation system to explore how labor relations shifted from the 1880s to the 1960s. As transit workers adapted to fast-paced technological innovation to keep the city’s people and commerce on the move, management sought to limit its employees’ rights. Raw violence, welfare […]
“Boathouse Row”
The history of Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row is both wide and deep. Dotty Brown, an avid rower and former editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, immersed herself in boathouse archives to provide a comprehensive history of rowing in Philadelphia. She takes readers behind the scenes to recount the era when rowing was the spectator sport of its […]
The Rosenbach Museum & Library
The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia was established in 1954. It houses works of fine art, rare books, and manuscripts collected by Dr. A.S.W Rosenbach and his brother Philip. Join It’s History! as we explore the collection which includes Bram Stoker’s handwritten notes for “Dracula,” James Joyce’s manuscript for his novel “Ulysses” and more. […]
Independence Seaport Museum: U.S.S. Olympia
Join It’s History! as we tour the former U.S. Navy cruiser U.S.S. Olympia. The ship served as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was also used for anti-submarine escort duties during WWI. The U.S.S Olympia is a National Historic Landmark and is operated by […]
PA Books, “Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso”
Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial-which spanned several […]
Independence Seaport Museum: Patriots and Pirates
Located along the Philadelphia waterfront, the Independence Seaport Museum houses a variety of art, artifacts, and other items relating to the maritime history of the Port of Philadelphia and the Greater Delaware River Valley. Come along with It’s History! as we tour the museum’s latest permanent exhibit, “Patriots and Pirates,” which tells the story of […]
PA Books “Lazaretto: A Novel”
Isolated on an island where two rivers meet, the Lazaretto quarantine hospital is the first stop for immigrants who wish to begin new lives in Philadelphia. The Lazaretto’s black live-in staff forge a strong social community, and when one of them receives permission to get married on the island the mood is one of celebration, […]
Ed Rendell: An Oral History, Part 3
Ed Rendell discusses his service as “America’s Mayor” in Philadelphia, including negotiations with labor, finding efficiency in city spending, funding public education, and the perennial problems of fighting crime and drugs in the inner city.
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