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Beyond the Proclamation: Interpreting Emancipation for Today's Youth
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Sponsored Jointly by The African American Museum in Philadelphia, the Friends of Independence National Historical Park, Independence National Historical Park,, The Library Company of Philadelphia and University of Delaware
We are happy to announce that our 2nd annual Symposium will be on Saturday, February 23rd and this year we are focusing on education, specifically educators and the multiple ways today's youth learns and relates to information. Our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Filene, Director of Public History and Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.
To learn more about Dr. Filene, please Click Here. To learn more about our symposium and our panelists, Click Here
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Celebration
Benjamin Franklin, Founder | |
Benjamin Franklin
Birthday Celebration
Friday, January 18, 2013
2013 Theme - American Diplomacy
Recipient of the 2013 Franklin Founders Award: Governor Jon M. Huntsman
MORNING SEMINAR
(free event) - Franklin and Diplomacy
9:00 -10:30 a.m. Benjamin Franklin Hall, 427 Chestnut
Street
Dr. Bruce Kuklick, professor of history and diplomacy at the University of PA
Edward A. Turzanski, Co-Chair of the Center for the Study of Terrorism at the Foreign Policy Research Council and a national security analyst at LaSalle University
PROCESSION AND WREATH LAYING - FRANKLIN'S GRAVE at Christ Church Burial Ground, (free event) 11:00 a.m. leaving from The American Philosophical Society Library Hall, 105 S. Fifth Street
LUNCHEON HONORING Gov. Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.(reservation required) 11:45 -1:45 p.m. at the Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street. Cost to attend luncheon $70 Please visit www.ushistory.org/celebration for more information and registration.
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Speaker Series - January 15, 2013
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Roy Goodman: Feasting with the
Founding Fathers
In celebration of Benjamin Franklin's birthday and in anticipation of the new Franklin Museum opening this summer, we have asked Roy Goodman, Librarian for the American Philosophical Society's Librarian and the author of A Search for Sustenance: Food, Nutrition and Agriculture in Benjamin Franklin's Writings, to speak on Benjamin Franklin. In this presentation, Mr. Goodman will reveal some of the rarer and more interesting sides of this Founding Father. We will learn what Ben Franklin and his contemporaries feasted on and what you would see on their daily tables.
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Second Bank of the United States, 420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Cost: FINHP Members $10.00
General Public $15.00
*Seating is limited.
Advance Registration is required*
To learn more and to register, Click Here
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The Young Friends of Independence* presents
Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe
Mingle with fellow history lovers, young professionals and Old City's finest while celebrating Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday. Drink a toast to the Master of the Macabre and celebrate his life with a slice of cake.
Meet the mystifying poet in person as he guides you through his tormented genius and his Philadelphia home, where he lived for six years. This is the home where he was most productive and at his happiest.
Event Information
Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Time: 5:30 to 8:00 PM
Cost: $10
Location: Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
532 N. 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19123
Click here to register for the event
To learn more about the Edgar Allan Poe
National Historic Site,
visit the website http://www.nps.gov/edal
* Young Friends of Independence's events are for 21-40 year old professionals or for anyone who is interested in the program the organization is hosting |
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Speaker Series - February 19, 2013
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Mr. Joe Becton - "Africans and the Big Three Documents"
Mr. Becton is Founder and Director of Becton Tours and Historical Services. He worked as a Supervisory Park Ranger at Independence National Historical Park from 2001-2009 and as Director of Visitor Services at Historic Fort Mifflin from 1989 to 1992.
Even though Africans were not participants in the important "meetings" that created the three most important documents in our country, they did create a presence in the documents. Mr. Becton's presentation will review the documents to see their impact on Liberty, Freedom and Independence. It will include discussion of the construction of the City, African Education and organizational development.
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Second Bank of the United States
425 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Cost: FINHP Members $10.00
General Public $15.00
*Seating is limited.
Advance Registration is required*
To learn more and to register, Click Here
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