Updates
2025 Cliveden Tour Season
Cliveden Tour Season begins May 1st! The Cliveden tour season begins Thursday, May 1st and ends on Sunday, November 23rd. Tours are available Thursday through Sunday, 12pm to 4pm. The last tour of the day is at 3pm. Tours are an hour-long experience and feature our Cliveden Barn, the grounds, our current exhibit The Turmoil…
Read MoreStamp Rally Scavenger Hunt Contest
Participate in Historic Germantown’s Stamp Rally Scavenger Hunt Contest! The Historic Germantown Stamp Rally Scavenger Hunt Contest begins April 19th! Visitors can pick up a Stamp Rally booklet on April 19th and visit the 20 Historic Germantown sites for a stamp and to find a specific item at each site for the hunt. The deadline…
Read MoreThe Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death in the Early 19th Century
Join Dr. Gary Laderman as he explores the changing attitudes toward death and the dead in the first half of the 19th century. Our current exhibit at Cliveden, The Turmoil of Transition, explores the experiences of one household after the death of Benjamin Chew Jr in 1844. The program is free and virtual; advanced registration…
Read MoreRecording Available: Vault Visit
Recording available for Facebook Live program Vault Visit: Jacob the Freedom Seeker A recording available for the Facebook Live program, Vault Visit: Jacob the Freedom Seeker, is now available. In this Facebook Live event, Cliveden’s Education Director Carolyn Wallace and Adrienne Whaley of the African American Genealogy Group (AAGG) explored the freedom-seeking strategies among the…
Read MoreRecording Available: Illuminating Hidden Lives Film Debut
Recording available of March 12th Cliveden Conversation A recording of the Cliveden Conversation held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 is now available. https://youtu.be/cUXY9G42zwM?si=0rAIIYgH2x3sGTf0 Cliveden, the African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and PWPvideo discuss their work for the project, Illuminating Hidden Lives: digitizing documents from the Chew Family Papers, translating…
Read MoreRevealing Revolutionary Germantown
Check out Cliveden’s new project, revealing Germantown during the 1777 Battle of Germantown Revealing Revolutionary Germantown explores the Battle of Germantown (October 4, 1777) and highlights the sites in Germantown impacted by this historic event. Cliveden offers handouts featuring an illustrated map of the battle on one side and site descriptions on the other side.…
Read MoreResearch: Spotlight from the African American Genealogy Group
Three blog posts on the AAGG’s research into the Chew Family Papers & putting a spotlight on discoveries! Adrienne Whaley and the members of the African American Genealogy Group of Philadelphia (AAGG) have worked with the Chew Family Papers for the last two years to lift up stories of the enslaved families and communities that…
Read MoreOld House Care Workshop Series
Sign up for the 2025 Old House Care Workshop Series WMAN’s Historic Preservation Initiative champions the economic, environmental, and community benefits of saving our historic places. Increase your knowledge on common house care topics through this three part workshop series. Online registration recommended as space is limited. To register, visit https://bit.ly/house-care-workshops-2025. Suggested donation: $10 per workshop or…
Read MoreFinding Black Families: Recording Available
Finding Black Families: 2022 Cliveden Conversation Series On Tuesday, February 22nd, Cliveden, the African American Genealogy Group, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania presented Finding Black Families: Stories from The Chew Family Papers via Zoom detailing the research, digitization work, and how to use various kinds of documents to trace their family history. Andrew Williams, Digital Archivist…
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