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May 2026

May 2026

The Great Estates of Springfield Township Presentation Personal recollections that bring the Harston Estate to Life. Step back in time to explore the history of the Harston estate on Haws Lane and the Harris family who built it in 1909. Designed by the renowned architects Cope & Stewardson and gardens by famed landscape designer Beatrix […]
18 May
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Germantown Friends Free Library
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April 2026

April 2026

Benjamin Franklin: Master Storyteller   Presentation   We are all familiar with Benjamin Franklin the inventor, the scientist, the statesman, and the founder of innumerable civic institutions. This talk will focus on how Franklin was able to put his deep understanding of human nature to work in creating characters and narratives to influence events and […]
27 Apr
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Germantown Friends Free Library
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March 2026

March 2026

  Designing for the Dead How We Memorialize Those We’ve Lost Presentation: Join us and historian Thomas H. Keels for an illustrated journey through Philadelphia’s death practices and funerary architecture—from the simple rituals of the Lenni Lenape to today’s green burials. Discover how cemeteries like Laurel Hill inspired ornate monuments and how famed architects, including […]
23 Mar
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Germantown Friends Free Library
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November 2025
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November 2025

Three Lost Country Houses of Northwest Philadelphia and Their Owners Among the many mansions overlooking the Wissahickon Park are several that have been demolished but provide an insight into a forgotten world of country life in Northwestern Philadelphia over a long time span. This is demonstrated by examining Dr. John K. Mitchell’s Glenwood (1848), Archibald […]
17 Nov
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Germantown Friends Free Library
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