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Simply right click and save to your computer! Powel House - Ballroom Mirror Hill-Physick House - Wisteria covered garden wall Historic...
New Discoveries on the Powel Children Pt. III
In my last post I wrote about Samuel Jr, the oldest son of Elizabeth and Samuel Powel. For my final post I will explore the remaining...
New Discoveries on the Powel Children Pt. II
In this post, I would like to explore my findings about Samuel Powel Jr., the first son of Samuel and Elizabeth Powel, from the...
New Discoveries on the Powel Children Pt. I
November 4 1792 letter from EWP to GW about his presidential resignation Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies Association My name is...
The Account Books of Elizabeth Willing Powel: Part 3, The Organizations (and So What?)
Among the expense ledgers of Elizabeth Willing Powel are many entries that show her engagement with broader society. In addition to the...
The Account Books of Elizabeth Willing Powel: Part 2, The People
While David Maxey's A Portrait of Elizabeth Powel finds Elizabeth Powel to be largely an enigma, she was of a class where her life was...
The Account Books of Elizabeth Willing Powel: Part 1 Introduction and "the stuff"
Mickey Herr introduced the account books of Elizabeth Willing Powel and their remarkable provenance from a false bottom trunk, which you...
Philadelphia Family-Ties and the British Occupation: Part 2
We left off in Part 1 of this post learning about the British occupation of “…the little society of Third and Fourth Street[s]” as...
Philadelphia Family-Ties and the British Occupation: Part I
September 1777. Our Capitol, Philadelphia, has been captured and is now occupied by the British. Ordinary, peaceful people are faced...
Hill-Physick House Inspires Us to Think About "Preservation" in a New Way
The Hill-Physick house is trying something new. Upon entering the foyer of the large historical residence on South 4th street, a visual...
