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Restoring Ben Franklin’s Grave Marker (VIDEO)

Apr 05 2017
Category: Press

Senior Architectural Conservator Marco Federico of Materials Conservation explains how his team will preserve Benjamin Franklin’s grave marker later this month at Christ Church Burial Ground in Old City, Philadelphia.


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Popular Ben Franklin Impersonator Ralph Archbold Dies at 75

Apr 04 2017
Category: Press

Friends and family are mourning the death of Ralph Archbold, a popular speaker best known for impersonating Benjamin Franklin for decades. Archbold died on March 25 at the age of 75.


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Voices of Philadelphia’s Historic District (VIDEO)

Mar 10 2017
Category: Press

Residents, restaurateurs, historians, retailers and the city’s mayor weigh in on the new and centuries-old wonders of Philadelphia’s Historic District, the original city.


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Christ Church/Philabundance Old City Food Drive Wraps Up this Sunday

Feb 03 2017
Category: Press

The Christ Church faith community will gather specific pantry items on Sundays, January 29 and February 5 for PhilAbundance, a nonprofit organization fighting hunger and malnutrition in our city and the Delaware Valley.


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After Nearly 500 Years in Business, the Company that Cast the Liberty Bell Is Ceasing All Operations

Dec 15 2016
Category: Press

East London’s Whitechapel Bell Foundry Ltd., a company nearly five centuries old, cast many colonial bells, including the 12 bells stashed during the Revolutionary War. In a statement released on December 1, the Foundry announced that within the next six months, it would stop its operations on Whitechapel Road, its home since 1738.


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