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October 2019
Digitizing the Records of Philadelphia’s Historic Congregations
Carol W. Smith will provide an overview of an exciting project which brings together the records of 11 of Philadelphia's oldest congregations including Gloria Dei in one unified website.
Find out more »Jazz & Joe
The Alan Segal Quartet brings the finest samplings of Philadelphia Style Jazz to Riverside Hall. This free concert series takes place on selected Thursdays throughout the year.
Find out more »November 2019
Beef, Beer and Ben Franklin
Rain or Shine! On Friday, Nov. 1st, join us for a family-friendly event featuring beef, beer and a little local history.
Find out more »Rocks and Nails: The Carpenters’ Company and Religious Buildings in Old Philadelphia
Guest lecturer Alex Palma will discuss the Carpenters’ Company as an institution, trade guild and professional organization that helped build the religious landscape of colonial and early federal Philadelphia.
Find out more »January 2020
William Penn Meant Well … Or Blame It on the Irish
Jim Mundy, Historian of The Union League Legacy Foundation, will explore the political and social history of the city before the war, and the creation of the Union League as a patriotic social society during the war.
Find out more »February 2020
The Archaeology of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia Burial Ground
Approximately 500 remains and associated funerary goods were recently recovered during archaeological excavations at the former burial ground of the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia. George Leader will discuss the most recent research being conducted before the remains are to be reinterred in 2023.
Find out more »March 2020
Precious Dust: The History of the Bethel Burying Ground
Terry Buckalew will discuss the Bethel Burying Ground from its establishment in 1810 to its archeological discovery in 2013 to its present day status as an important part of Philadelphia and national African American history.
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