Friends of Independence
December 2013
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Save the Date

 

Cocktails and Curators

 

Presented by the Young Friends of Independence

 

Wednesday,

January 22, 2014

 

  
Free Programs happening in the Park

 

Washington Crossing the Delaware

  

Saturdays and Sundays in December* at 3:00

Join a park ranger for a 30 minute program about Washington's

daring crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night.

 

Location:

The Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the U. S.   *no program 12/14 & 12/15          

 

Remembering our Early Veterans

 

December 13-15 at 3:00

To coincide with the  

annual Army/Navy game, learn more about the Continental Army and Navy by joining a

park ranger for a 30 minute program highlighting the struggles of the newly created Armed Forces during the American Revolution.

 

Location:

The Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank of the U. S.

 

Power, Politics, and the Purse of the United States:  

     How it all Began

 

December 21-22 at 4:00.   Before the creation of the Federal Reserve, the First and Second Banks of the United States (here in Philadelphia) served as financial guardians

of a new nation. Join a park ranger for a slide show examining the unifying role of a

single, common currency and discussing the panics, problems, and political struggles that plagued the creation of the American financial system.

 

Location:

Portrait Gallery in the

Second Bank of the U.S.

 
Courtesy of Mount Vernon
Cynthia Janzen as Dolley Madison, courtesy of Mount Vernon

December Speaker Series

 

1st Person Interpretation: Integrity...and Art

Presented by Cynthia Janzen

 

 

Synonyms for Interpretation: Clarification, Understanding, Explanation, Reading, Elucidation, Analysis

 

First person interpretation presents many challenges, particularly in the presentation of historic personae who are not well documented. How do we engage our visitors, do justice to our predecessors, maintain factual integrity, and instill thought, excitement and understanding in those we encounter? This program's intent is to open a dialogue about how, through the marriage of a scholarly approach and some basic tools of the Theatre, this can be done .  Some of the topics to be covered include:

 

  • It's interpretation not a dissertation.
  • Handling tricky situations
  • Walking a mile in their shoes
  • The information costume and setting provide
  • Factoid regurgitation: the enemy of the people
  • Period style and keys for behavior
  • Don't Whitewash: embrace conflict

Information

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Time: 7 to 8 p.m.

Location: Benjamin Franklin Museum

(enter at Market Street entrance)

Cost:

$10 for FINHP members and parishioners of

Christ Church in Philadelphia

$15 for General Public

 

You must register ahead of time to attend the program

To Register, Click Here

To learn more about our other

Speaker Series Programs, Click Here
PA Gazette
18th century newspaper printed for first time at Independence National Historical Park Printing Office

 

 

 

For the first time since the printing office opened in Franklin Court, park rangers at Independence National Historical Park are printing a copy of Benjamin Franklin's original Pennsylvania Gazette.

The Gazette of October 6, 1743 will be featured on the Franklin Court printing presses until December 18, 2013. Copies are available for purchase by park visitors.

 
To read more, Click Here
  
  

Independence Hall in the Snow Independence National Historical Park Holiday Hours  

 

Christmas Eve (December 24)

  • All park buildings close at 3:00 p.m.
 Christmas (December 25)
  •  All park buildings are closed.
 New Year's Day (January 1, 2014:)
  • Independence Visitor Center will be opened from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall are open from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • All other park buildings are closed.