August 1- September 5

10:30 am

Summer Freedom School

Presented by Mother Bethel AME Church

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Wednesday, August 5

6:00 pm

Community Listening Session


Presented by Chestnut Hill Conservancy

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Thursday, August 6

5:30 pm

Happy Hour at The Saucer

Presented by Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance

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Friday, August 7

5:00 pm

Marian Anderson Museum & Historic Home Tour 

Presented by Association for Public Art with Marian Anderson Historical Society

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Saturday, August 8

10:30 am

Spotlight Tour: Constructing Germantown – The Buildings of Jacob Knorr

Presented by Cliveden of the National Trust

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Saturday, August 8 and 15

7:30 pm

Obon Lantern Floating Ceremony at Shofuso

Presented by Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia

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Wednesday, August 12

6:30 pm

Everybody Has a Story: A Conversation with Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Presented by PA Humanities in partnership with America250PA and Mother Bethel AME Church

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Philadelphia Historical Commission August Meetings

Monthly Meeting

Friday, August 14 at 9:00am

Architectural Committee Meeting

Tuesday, August 25 at 9:00am

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Monday, August 17

6:00 pm

How to Athenaeum: Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network

Presented by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

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August 28, 29, and 30

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Neighborhood Jawnt: Far Northeast/Poquessing Trail

Presented by Poquessing Trail of History/Philadelphia 250

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Saturday, August 29

10:00 am

Let Freedom Ring: Family Day Honoring the March on Washington

Presented by Association for Public Art with the National Constitution Center

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Saturday, August 29

12:00 pm

ILLUMINATION 250 Festival and Drone Show

Presented by Haverford Township’s USA 250 Celebration

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Saturday, August 29

12:00 pm



History on the Street: Back to School Edition

Presented by Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Fridays and Saturdays in August

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Marking the Moment: Celebrations in Chestnut Hill and Nearby Neighborhoods (Exhibit)

Presented by Chestnut Hill Conservancy

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Upcoming Fall Conferences and Symposiums

September 15-17

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Pennsylvania Statewide Conference on Heritage

Presented by Preservation Pennsylvania

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Thursday, September 24

12:00 pm

2026 Urban Resilience Forum

Presented by Urban Land Institute Philadelphia

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Saturday, September 26

9:00 am

Symposium- COLLABORATIONS: Partners in Life, Architecture, Art & Design

Presented by Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design

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October 2-3

9:00 am

Symposium- Building Resilience and the Evolving Role of Preservation Technology


Presented by Weitzman School of Design Department of Historic Preservation and the Association for Preservation Technology Delaware Valley Chapter (APT-DVC)

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