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Sixty Years Of Holiday Cheer At Wanamaker’s While the annual Christmas Light Show at Wanamaker's originated over a half century ago, Christmas festivities at the Wanamaker Building predate the 1950s. Wreaths festooned to the building’s enormous columns became a yearly fixture in the store’s first decade of operation. In one sign of how the times of changed, dramatic depictions of Jesus’ crucifixion regularly stared down shoppers as they browsed the consumer goods of the day. Fondly, Pennsylvania Thursday, 12/13/18 11:06 am pglennon@hsp.org Business, Wanamaker's	When The United Nations Almost Chose Philly For Its HQ The bidding competition behind HQ2 parallels another historical event that involved Philadelphia and its east coast rival New York City: the contest to host the United Nations (UN) headquarters. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 11/28/18 3:00 pm pglennon@hsp.org 20th century, United Nations
The Fifth Way: Journey to Citizenship Judith Bernstein-Baker, former executive director of HIAS Pennsylvania, explores the methods of obtaining U.S. citizenship and immigrant experiences during the naturalization process. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 10/31/18 1:50 pm pglennon@hsp.org Government and civics, Immigration	Looking Back on 1968 Explore the legacy of 1968 at HSP! To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of this pivotal era in American history, HSP is producing a variety of special programs and publishing a blog series that investigate the major events and themes of 1968. Friday, 9/21/18 10:41 am pglennon@hsp.org 20th century, African American, Arts and Culture, Civil Rights, Politics, Women
Though It Failed, the Treaty of Fort Pitt Was the First of Its Kind On September 17, 1778, representatives from the United States and leaders from the Lenape signed the first written treaty between the country and an American Indian tribe. Before this event, colonial settlers entered into informal truces with American Indian tribes. Take, for example, the oral agreement between William Penn and the Lenape in 1682. Penn met with Lenape leaders underneath an elm tree near Shackamaxon (present day Kensington). Penn entered into a mutual promise of friendship and peace with the tribe’s representatives. Fondly, Pennsylvania Monday, 9/17/18 11:40 am pglennon@hsp.org American Indian, Lenape, Native American, Revolutionary War Comments: 1	John Wanamaker’s Summer Camp Camp Wanamaker was as much a bootcamp as it was a summer getaway. Fondly, Pennsylvania Friday, 8/24/18 2:45 pm pglennon@hsp.org Recreation and Sport
7/30/2018 Question of the Week Philadelphia-born architect Edmund Bacon (pictured here) earned fame for his work with what local agency during the mid to latter half of the twentieth century? a) the City Planning Commission b) the Philadelphia Housing Authority c) the Redevelopment Authority d) the Philadelphia Charter Commission Answer: a) the City Planning Commission Edmund Norwood Bacon (1910-2005) was born in Philadelphia to conservative Quaker parents. Question of the Week Monday, 7/30/18 3:16 pm pglennon@hsp.org	7/23/2018 Question of the Week Joseph Priestley (1733-1804)—the famed British theologian, scientist, philosopher, and supporter of the French Revolution—was driven out of Birmingham, England on July 14, 1791. A few years later, he travelled to the United States and eventually settled in Northumberland County, PA. A deeply religious man, Priestley often traveled to Philadelphia, where he delivered sermons and encouraged the development of the city’s (and the country’s) first church of this denomination. What church did Joseph Priestley help establish? Question of the Week Monday, 7/23/18 3:09 pm pglennon@hsp.org Religion
7/18/2018 Question of the Week In the 1850s, Philadelphia publishers Blanchard & Lea released the nation’s first text on pharmacy, authored by the gentleman pictured here. Can you guess his name? Answer: Edward Parrish Question of the Week Wednesday, 7/18/18 4:19 pm pglennon@hsp.org Science and Medicine Comments: 1	7/9/2018 Question of the Week What organization was founded in 1962 to assist in the development and enrichment of the city’s Latino community? Answer: Concilio Question of the Week Monday, 7/9/18 3:25 pm pglennon@hsp.org 20th century

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