All History Center sites, including the History Center Museum and Library and Archives and the Agricultural & Industrial Museum, will close at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, for a staff event. The Center also will be closed Dec. 24-25 for Christmas and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for New Year’s.
Plan your visit
Take part in a day of family fun and learning with our quarterly Second Saturday Family Day! The History Center Museum holds many stories and artifacts, Family Day-Festival of theContinue reading "Second Saturday Family Day"
Show, Tell and Ask: Start the new year with the Genealogical Society by sharing an intriguing family find or story which has special meaning for you.
Author Michael C. Harris joins us for our first Second Saturday of 2026 to present and sign copies of his new book, Fighting for Philadelphia. Kick start your America250 celebrations whenContinue reading "Second Saturday January"
Find bargains just in time for Valentine's Day at this special two-day sale supporting the History Center.
Pick up free fastnachts and a beverage and chat with the Friends on Fastnacht Day
In January 1924, in the middle of a snowstorm, in the middle of the night, four people, two sets of strangers, came together. Two were White; two were Black. TwoContinue reading "Miss Lydia’s Church"
Writers; Roundtable