History Tours
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Black History:
The Seventh Ward
Explore what was once a thriving Black community, where national figures like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman collaborated with Philadelphia’s most prominent activists to end slavery and achieve equality during my most popular tour.
Founding Sisters: Women’s History Tour
Discover the lives of Philadelphia’s 18th and 19th century women who witnessed wartime and rebellion, abolitionism and slavery, activism and treason. Join me, and let's discover the worlds of women in the city where America began. Join our Free Community Women’s History Tour: May 21, 2022!
Revolutionary Scandals
Discover Philadelphia's history from its skeletons in the closet. We'll hear one of Benjamin Franklin's salacious letters, learn about Alexander Hamilton's affair with a married woman, and discuss Thomas Jefferson and his enslaved worker Sally Hemings, focusing on what might have been her perspective. Join me to explore the past in all of its fascinating and often heartbreaking complexities.
Living History Tours of Early Philadelphia
Coming soon! Join me for a living history tour through Old City Philadelphia to explore the roots of slavery in this city, as well its thriving free community. We'll focus on the historic everyday: what people wore, and how they lived their day-to-day lives. We'll hold replica items from history and see images that bring the past alive. Walk with me through the cobblestoned streets of history's Black Philadelphians.