Simply right click and save to your computer! Powel House - Ballroom Mirror Hill-Physick House - Wisteria covered garden wall Historic...

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...

In this post, I would like to explore my findings about Samuel Powel Jr., the first son of Samuel and Elizabeth Powel, from the...

November 4 1792 letter from EWP to GW about his presidential resignation Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Ladies Association My name is...

Among the expense ledgers of Elizabeth Willing Powel are many entries that show her engagement with broader society. In addition to the...

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...

Mickey Herr introduced the account books of Elizabeth Willing Powel and their remarkable provenance from a false bottom trunk, which you...

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...

September 1777. ​ Our Capitol, Philadelphia, has been captured and is now occupied by the British. Ordinary, peaceful people are faced...

The Hill-Physick house is trying something new. Upon entering the foyer of the large historical residence on South 4th street, a visual...