Question of the Week

Question of the Week

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Who was Matthias Baldwin?

6/6/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Arts and Culture, Business, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Comments: 3

Who was the Philadelphia druggist who sold a popular brand of root beer?

5/16/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Comments: 2

The first private psychiatric hospital in the country was founded by what group?

5/9/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Community and Public Service, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Comments: 1

What was the Browning Society of Philadelphia?

5/2/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : 19th century, Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Recreation and Sport

Comments: 0

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Wildlife artist John J. Audubon lived in Pennsylvania for a few years. Where was he born?

4/25/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Comments: 0

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Who designed the Historical Society’s building at 13th and Locust Streets?

4/18/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Architecture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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What was the first free circulating library in America?

4/11/10

Author Cary Hutto

Topics : Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Memory Stream

Look for these history stories every Sunday in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The stories, called Memory Stream, are published in the Currents section of the newspaper.

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