On January 5, 2016, Penny Dwyer and John Connors, Penn Treaty Museum Board members, gave a presentation at One Bright Ray Community High School in Philadelphia. History teacher Carlos Aponte assembled two of his history classes (approximately 35 students) so that they could learn more about the historical context of...
Written by Kenneth W. Milano Dec. 1, 2015, posted to http://www.starnewsphilly.com/. This month we celebrated the 333rd Anniversary of William Penn’s Treaty with the Native Americans at Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty Park), but just when did Penn’s Treaty actually take place? William Penn’s memorable treaty with Tamanend and other Delaware chiefs...
John Graves Simcoe may have a special day in Toronto but he has a very special place in the hearts of those who know the story of Penn’s Treaty with the Indians. During the American Revolution, Lt. Col. Simcoe and the Queen’s Rangers found themselves at redoubt #1 along the...
By Aubrey Whelan INQUIRER STAFF WRITER, Philadelphia Inquirer As a destructive storm howled through Philadelphia Tuesday night, John Connors’ phone started to buzz with text messages from his neighbors. There were condos under construction next to the small, squat building Connors owns on East Allen Street in Fishtown, and in the high...
Roberts Vaux esq. Harrisburgh March 10, 1830 I owe you an apology for having so long delayed my acknowledgment of the receipt of your esteemed favor of the 9th of December last and of the small box made of a fragment of the Great Tree under the...