Question of the Week

Question of the Week

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Which Phila. based organization for men of Irish heritage is one of the oldest in the US?

12/8/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 18th century, Colonial period, Ethnic history, Immigration, Philadelphia

Comments: 4

This American poet and editor is noted for her efforts to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Who was she?

11/19/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Arts and Culture, Philadelphia, Women

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This 19th century Philadelphia band leader was the first American musician to tour Europe. What was his name?

11/19/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, African American, Arts and Culture, Philadelphia

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George Parry of Bucks County held a peculiar position during the Civil War. What was his profession?

11/18/14

Author Cary Hutto

Comments: 0

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The first Armistice Day was held to commemorate the end of which conflict?

11/12/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 20th century, World War I

Comments: 3

Which Notorious Revolutionary Turncoat Married into the Shippens, a Patriotic Phila. Family?

11/3/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 18th century, American Revolution, Colonial period, Philadelphia, Politics

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Which Phila.-based group represented the American offshoot of the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood?

10/22/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Ethnic history, Military conflict, Philadelphia

Comments: 1

What was Columbus Boulevard known as before 1992?

10/14/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 20th century, Community and Public Service, Philadelphia

Comments: 1

The 1898 Peace Jubilee Parade was held in Philadelphia to mark which event?

10/6/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Economics, Military conflict, Philadelphia

Comments: 1

In the 1990s, which organization attempted to identify all of Ben Franklin's descendants?

10/1/14

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 18th century, Colonial period, Genealogy, Philadelphia

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