Enjoy Fall colors around Philadelphia this month. Don't miss Nature and Music, the last tour of the season at the Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design on November 13. Photo courtesy of Charlotte Raymond.
Your November
Preservation To-Do List
Tuesday, November 2
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
Bethel Burying Ground Memorial

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Thursday, November 4
7:00 pm

Effective Public History and Social Justice: A Study of Germantown

Presented by Glen Foerd

Friday, November 4
4:00 pm

Alchemy Illuminated: The Art of Crafting from Trash

Presented by the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers and the Neon Museum of Philadelphia

Saturday, November 6
9:30 am

Signs of the Times: Discovering the Present in What Remains of the Past Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge

Presented by Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania History Committee

Saturday, November 6
10:00 am

Maker's Market

Presented by Elfreth's Alley Museum
Saturday, November 6
11:00 am

Dedication of William Lightfoot Price Historical Marker

Presented by The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge and The Decorative Arts Trust
Sunday, November 7
1:00 pm

Fall Foliage Tour of Laurel Hill

Presented by Friends of Laurel Hill and West Laurel Hill

Tuesday, November 9
12:00 pm

James Stirling, An Architect Who Challenged and Embraced What Came Before

Presented by Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Tuesday, November 9
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
“Real Evidence of Progress”: Toward a Preservation History of Christian Street, 1910-1945

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Wednesday, November 17
6:30 pm

Real Philly History, Real Fast: A Discussion

Presented by Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Historical Commission November Meetings

Monthly Meeting
Friday, November 12 at 9:00 am

Architectural Committee Meeting
Tuesday, November 23 at 9:00 am
Saturday, November 13
10:00 am

The Rail Park Love Your Park Day Clean Up

Presented by Friends of the Rail Park, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Fairmount Park Conservancy
Saturday, November 13
12:00 pm

Fermented Farmer's Market

Presented by Historic Rittenhousetown

Saturday, November 13
1:00 pm

Nature and Music

Presented by Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and Design
Sunday, November 14
2:00 pm


Presented by Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation

Tuesday, November 16
6:00 pm

Fall Speaker Series -
Sesqui: The World’s Fair that Flopped

Presented by Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia

Thursday, November 18
10:00 am

Shift Capital- J-Centrel: Home for Good

Presented by Design Advocacy Group

Friday, November 19
8:00 pm

RittenHOWL: A Spooky, Spirited Evening

Presented by Historic Rittenhousetown

Tuesday, November 30
6:30 pm

Researching the History of Your Home

Presented by Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, December 1
7:00 pm

“Modern Color: Furness and LaFarge at First Unitarian” by Michael J Lewis

Presented by Friends of 2125 Chestnut

Thursday, December 2
7:00 pm

“The Historic restoration of the LaFarge's Isaiah” by Kathy Jordan

Presented by Friends of 2125 Chestnut

Through November 20
Please check schedule for times

Indoor and Outdoor Tours at Cliveden

Presented by Cliveden of the National Trust

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