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# Penn Treaty Museum

Educational and fun museum!

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Reflections](https://penntreatymuseum.org/blog/)
- [We know the story but what is the origin?](https://penntreatymuseum.org/we-know-the-story-but-what-is-the-origin/) - Would you like to play detective? The Penn Treaty Museum has two mysterious items that we need help identifying. The story of the Treaty between Penn and the Original Stewards of the Land is well represented but we do not know the origin or purpose of the artifacts. Here are the clues: The enamel medal
- [Poetry](https://penntreatymuseum.org/poetry/) - Penn Treaty Park, and the history embodied in it, has inspired individuals far and wide for generations. For Robert Anthony Clemens, who grew up in South Kensington, the connection goes way back. Penn Treaty Park On a bank near the river's edge, At a place where the chiefdom met,A treaty of brotherly loveForged a bond
- [Lids](https://penntreatymuseum.org/lids/) - A hat performs a variety of roles. It can help keep you warm on a chilly day. On a sunny day it can shade your face. A hat can accessorize an outfit and add pizzazz to a fashion ensemble. For Quaker William Penn, a hat became a social statement. Quakers believe that all are created
- [You Gotta Have Friends](https://penntreatymuseum.org/you-gotta-have-friends/) - It turns out that fourth graders know something that as adults we may have forgotten. Remember what it was like to have friends? Jake Powell, a loyal friend to many and a true “friend” of the Penn Treaty Museum, died suddenly in 2017. Shock and sadness followed. The Penn Treaty Board felt it would be
- [Penn Treaty Park Obelisk Restoration](https://penntreatymuseum.org/penn-treaty-park-obelisk-restoration/)
- [Adaire School](https://penntreatymuseum.org/adaire-school/) - Take sixteen lively fourth graders on a history field trip in May. The Delaware River is sparkling, the sun is shining. Penn Treaty Park is looking its best. Perhaps a recipe for chaos? Not for a moment. Susan Himelfarb’s students from the Adaire School in Fishtown gathered by William Penn’s statue for a talk about
- [200 Years Later...](https://penntreatymuseum.org/hello-world/) - The Great Elm at Shackamaxon fell in a storm on March 5, 1810. Under the branches of this mighty tree that grew along the Delaware River, William Penn and Lenape Chief Tamanend made a Treaty of Friendship that many people believe represents the best of our human spirit. Two hundred years later we will come
- [A Letter Written by Governor Wolf](https://penntreatymuseum.org/a-letter-written-by-governor-wolf/) - 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 branches of which William Penn
- [Condo Construction Falls onto Museum](https://penntreatymuseum.org/condo-construction-falls-onto-museum/) - 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 winds and heavy rain, the
- [Martha Washington's Quilt](https://penntreatymuseum.org/martha-washingtons-quilt/) - Martha Washington, our first First Lady, has a connection to the Treaty Tree at Shackamaxon. She created a quilt with a linen panel depicting an engraving by John Hall (1739-1787) titled “William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians when he founded the Province of Pennsylvania in North America, 1681” as the centerpiece of a 100” by
- [Simcoe Day - August 3rd, 2015](https://penntreatymuseum.org/simcoe-day-august-3rd-2015/) - 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 Delaware River in the area
- [William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians at Shackamaxon](https://penntreatymuseum.org/william-penns-treaty-with-the-indians-at-shackamaxon/) - 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 un­der the “Great Elm Tree”
- [One Bright Ray Community High School](https://penntreatymuseum.org/one-bright-ray-community-high-school/) - 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 the meeting between William Penn
- [About a Tree](https://penntreatymuseum.org/about-a-tree/) - No Facebook. No Twitter. Not even a phone camera. Yet, when the Treaty Tree at Shackamaxon was uprooted in a great storm on March 5, 1810, word quickly spread. From Philadelphia’s “Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser” to Rhode Island’s “Columbian Phoenix” to “The Independent American” in Washington, D.C., newspapers across the country picked up the story.
- [Big Story, Tiny Painting](https://penntreatymuseum.org/big-story-tiny-painting/) - A gouache is an opaque watercolor consisting of pigment, water and a binding agent. The little gouache, circa 1800, shows Philadelphia from what was once a small fishing village. Today, it is known as Kensington. The painting, which measures 4 ½” X 4 ½”, is inscribed in German in the lower plane: Ansicht des großen
- [Treaty Tree Children and International Day of Peace](https://penntreatymuseum.org/treaty-tree-children-and-international-day-of-peace/) - On September 21, 2016, a great, great grandchild of the Great Elm Tree at Shackamaxon became a resident of Camden, NJ. The city, often known for violence rather than peace, has links to the Treaty of Friendship made between William Penn and the Original People in 1682. The tree, presented to Father Doyle of Sacred
- [William Penn, the Brand](https://penntreatymuseum.org/william-penn-the-brand/) - William Penn. The name has almost universal recognition. More than 300 years after the Tree event, people clamor to be associated with the man who symbolizes fairness, truth and wisdom. A meandering Google search turned up a variety of Penn brandings. There are, of course, schools and streets bearing his name. Banks and insurance companies
- [Quaker State](https://penntreatymuseum.org/quaker-state/) - Engraving of William Penn by J. Hill after Benjamin West Quaker State Rickmansworth, England is a charming, leafy town 20 miles northwest of London. It is so charming that it was the locale of the British detective drama, “Midsomer Murders” from 2009 – 2012. William Penn and Gulielma Springett lived in Rickmansworth soon after they
- [Lights, Action](https://penntreatymuseum.org/lights-action/) - A lithophane is a very thin, translucent porcelain that reveals artwork when back lit by a light source. The image appears to be 3-D. Lithophanes date back to 1828 but gained popularity during the Victorian era. Most frequently, a lithophane was framed and mounted on a stand or framed and hung with a natural or
- [William Penn Slept Here](https://penntreatymuseum.org/william-penn-slept-here/) - Where did William Penn live when he visited his colony? Although his accomplishments are monumental, he actually spent less than four years in what became Pennsylvania. Sails from England on September 1, 1682. Returns to England on August 12, 1684. Sails from England September 7, 1699. Returns to England November 1701. Most well known is
- [The Treaty Tree, Obelisk and Early Advertisement](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-treaty-tree-obelisk-and-early-advertisement/) - The Treaty Tree at Shackamaxon fell in a great storm in 1810. Members of the Penn Society, fearing that the story of the Treaty of Friendship between William Penn and the original stewards of the land might be forgotten, placed an obelisk on the site of the Great Elm as a reminder of the simple
- [Frank Chalfant Gaylord II (March 9, 1925 – March 21, 2018)](https://penntreatymuseum.org/frank-chalfant-gaylord-ii-march-9-1925-march-21-2018/) - Frank Chalfant Gaylord II (March 9, 1925 – March 21, 2018) Frank Gaylord in 1982 sculptured the William Penn statue in Penn Treaty Park. John Connors visited Frank 2 years ago in Vermont to interview him about our sculpture. He greeted me with a firm handshake and a little smile. He said he wore his
- [Fore-Edge Book Painting of William Penn and the Original Stewards of the Land](https://penntreatymuseum.org/fore-edge-book-painting-of-william-penn-and-the-original-stewards-of-the-land/) - Never judge a book by its cover. What about by its edge? A fore-edge book is one that features a painting opposite the spine of the book that can be seen only when the pages are fanned. When at rest, the book appears to have a golden edge. Fan the pages and something quite remarkable
- [The Haverford College Arboretum and the Treaty Elm](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-haverford-college-arboretum-and-the-treaty-elm/) - The recently released book, “The Haverford College Arboretum (Images of America)” by Martha J. Van Artsdalen, contains a wonderful chapter on the Treaty Elm. A grandchild of the original tree was donated by Quaker Bartholomew Wistar to the college as part of the original plantings in 1840. You’ll read about the history of the tree
- [A Meeting with Frank Gaylord, the Artist of the William Penn Statue in Penn Treaty Park](https://penntreatymuseum.org/a-meeting-with-frank-gaylord-the-artist-of-the-william-penn-statue-in-penn-treaty-park/) - I really enjoyed my visit with Frank Gaylord in Williamstown, Vermont on April 14th. Frank is the artist of our William Penn statue located in Penn Treaty Park. He is 91 and living in a senior housing complex in this little town that was settled in 1781. I was greeted with a smile, a firm
- [Quakers, the Treaty Tree and dinner plates](https://penntreatymuseum.org/quakers-the-treaty-tree-and-dinner-plates/) - You may not recognize the name Richard Jordan but you probably know who he is. If you have ever seen English Staffordshire pottery from the 1830s, he’s the farmer in the wide-brimmed hat standing with a cow in front of his farm house in what is now Camden, (who knew!) New Jersey. The English firm
- [The Block Church](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-block-church/) - Sunday March 20th at 2 PM members of The Block Church arrived at Penn Treaty Park. They arrived with gloves and lawn bags and plenty of energy. We supplied a few brooms and shovels and after a few hours the Park sparkled. They swept the sidewalks, street and parking lot. They picked up litter from the rivers

## Pages

- [Home](https://penntreatymuseum.org/) - Welcome Thank you for visiting our website. The Penn Treaty Museum celebrates a very special event in the history of our country. In 1682, the original stewards of the land and William Penn made a Treaty of Friendship under the branches of an elm tree at Shackamaxon. Representatives from two diverse cultures came together in
- [Audio Tours](https://penntreatymuseum.org/audio-tours/) - The William Penn Statue at Penn Treaty Park Watch this video to hear the story of how the granite statue of William Penn by artist Frank Gaylord came to be erected in Penn Treaty Park. After undergoing several modifications, the statue was dedicated on April 24, 1982 by the National Society Daughters of The American
- [Donate](https://penntreatymuseum.org/donate/)
- [Collection](https://penntreatymuseum.org/collection/) - New To The Collection
- [Penn Treaty Park](https://penntreatymuseum.org/history-2/peace-treaty-park/) - The Fall of the Treaty Elm On Thursday, March 8, 1810, Philadelphia’s Poulson’s American Daily Advertiser reported on a tremendous storm that blew through Philadelphia, uprooting the Treaty Elm: “During the tremendous gale of Monday night last, the Great Elm Tree at Kensington, under which, it is said, William Penn, the Founder of Pennsylvania, ratified
- [Contact](https://penntreatymuseum.org/contact-2/) - Penn Treaty Museum324 Richmond StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19125
- [Treaty of Shackamaxon Wampum Belt](https://penntreatymuseum.org/treaty-of-shackamaxon-wampum-belt/) - Reverend John Norwood of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation tells the story of the famous wampum belt given to William Penn by Lenape Chief Tamanend at Shackamaxon. Meant to last for all eternity, wampum belts were living witness to covenants and treaties made between tribes. Watch this video to learn how symbols in the belt
- [Turtle Sculpture by Roger Wing](https://penntreatymuseum.org/turtle-sculpture-by-roger-wing/) - Curious about learning how this wooden turtle was carved from an ash tree trunk? Listen to the process told by Philadelphia sculptor Roger Wing. If you could create a sculpture and put it inside this park what would it be and why? Leave a comment letting us know your answer!
- [The Great Elm Tree at Shackamaxon](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-great-elm-tree-at-shackamaxon/) - The great Treaty elm is long gone, but descendants, grown from carefully cultivated seedlings, still flourish. Listen to Carol Wagner, horticulturist at Haverford College, recount the history of the Treaty elm and its offspring. Can you find the descendant elm growing in Penn Treaty Park today?
- [The Obelisk at Penn Treaty Park](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-obelisk-at-penn-treaty-park/) - The story of the Treaty Elm at Shackamaxon is one that spans almost 400 years. When the tree fell in 1810, concern grew that the sacred place would be forgotten. Dedicated in 1827, this marker is one of the oldest in the United States and celebrates a moment of peace, rather than war. Watch this
- [The Turtle of the Nanticoke Lenni Lenape](https://penntreatymuseum.org/the-turtle-of-the-nanticoke-lenni-lenape/) - The Lenape are the indigenous people of the land that borders the Delaware River. Watch this video to hear the significance of this sacred animal in Lenape culture. This story is told by Reverend John Norwood who is Council Person and Judge of the Lenni Lenape Tribe, as well as a board member of the
- [William Penn Statue at Penn Treaty Park](https://penntreatymuseum.org/william-penn-statue-at-penn-treaty-park/) - Watch this video to hear the story of how the granite statue of William Penn by artist Frank Gaylord came to be erected in Penn Treaty Park. After undergoing several modifications, the statue was dedicated on April 24, 1982 by the National Society Daughters of The American Colonists in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of
- [Friendship](https://penntreatymuseum.org/friendship/) - “We will live in love with William Penn and his children as long as the creeks and rivers run, and while the sun, moon, and stars endure.” Chief Tamanend Jake Powell was a loyal friend to many as well as a “friend” of the Penn Treaty Museum. When he died suddenly in September 2017, the PTM
- [About Us](https://penntreatymuseum.org/about-us/) - The 1682 Treaty of Friendship has captured the imagination of many. The Treaty Tree became a living symbol of the event. It marked the location of the site until it fell in a great storm on March 5, 1810. Concern arose that the story and the site would be forgotten. An obelisk, secured by private
- [Old Gallery](https://penntreatymuseum.org/old-gallery/) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=227qX8QEdrQ [print_gllr id=196] Dictionary of National Biography. Edited by Sidney Lee. Vol. XLIV. Paston-Percy. New York: Macmillan and Co., 1895. View the book online here. Du Ponceau, Peter S. & Fisher, J. Francis. A Memoir on the History of the Celebrated Treaty made by William Penn with the Indians: Under the Elm Tree at Shackamaxon,
- [Misc](https://penntreatymuseum.org/misc/)
- [Light The Way](https://penntreatymuseum.org/light-the-way/) - If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us at 856-222-1647
- [History](https://penntreatymuseum.org/history/)
- [Native Americans](https://penntreatymuseum.org/history-2/) - Delaware Indian Family from Campanius New Sweden Introduction to the Lenni Lenape, or Delaware Indians Along the creeks and streams that traversed the Middle Atlantic States, and in particular the Delaware River, lived the Lenni Lenapes, a group of Algonquin-speaking Native Americans. From northern Delaware to southeastern New York and from the Atlantic Ocean to
- [Bibliography](https://penntreatymuseum.org/bibliography-2/) - Dictionary of National Biography. Edited by Sidney Lee. Vol. XLIV. Paston-Percy. New York: Macmillan and Co., 1895. View the book online here. Du Ponceau, Peter S. & Fisher, J. Francis. A Memoir on the History of the Celebrated Treaty made by William Penn with the Indians: Under the Elm Tree at Shackamaxon, in the Year
- [Events](https://penntreatymuseum.org/events/)
- [Features](https://penntreatymuseum.org/features/)
- [Plan your visit](https://penntreatymuseum.org/plan-your-visit/)
- [Movie](https://penntreatymuseum.org/movie/) - Native Americans, British soldiers, a tree and a valentine
- [1893-2007](https://penntreatymuseum.org/1893-2007/)
- [Timeline](https://penntreatymuseum.org/timeline/) - 1600 20,000 Lenni Lenapes estimated to live in Delaware Valley 1610 Capt. Samuel Argall discovers large bay of water, names it Delaware Bay in honor of Sir Thomas West, Third Lord De La Ware 1620 Puritans sail for the New World - Plymouth Rock, MA. 1626 Attacks by the Susquehannock (Minqua) start against the Lenapes
- [Links](https://penntreatymuseum.org/links/) - Site Credits Penn Treaty Museum History Copy Writer: Ken Milano - www.kennethwmilano.com Web Design Team: Studio Z Design Senior Editor: Gail Sweet Art History: Tim Martin Reviewer: Carol Smyth Promo Print Material: Sharon Bezner Technical Editor: Alison Walker Director / Coordinator: John Connors Lenni Lenape, or Delaware Indian Delaware Tribe of Indians Homepage Terrie Winson's
- [William Penn](https://penntreatymuseum.org/history-2/william-penn/) - William Penn as Governor William Penn and his Pennsylvania Colony At the time William Penn acquired his colony of Pennsylvania in 1681, the Lenni Lenape Indians were not the only residents living along the Delaware River. Penn would also have to deal with other European colonists who had been settling in the Delaware Valley for
- [Peace Treaty](https://penntreatymuseum.org/history-2/peace-treaty/) - William L. Breton. Governor Palmer's Residence in Kensington William Penn’s Treaty with the Indians at Shackamaxon William Penn’s “memorable treaty with Tamanend and other Delaware chiefs, of the Turtle Clan, under the great elm at Shackamaxon, within the limits of Philadelphia," is full of romantic interest. Unarmed, clad in his somber Quaker garb, he addressed

## Sermons

- [How To Recover The Cutting Edge](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons/how-to-recover-the-cutting-edge/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
- [Voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons/voluptatum-deleniti-atque-corrupti-3/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.
- [Voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons/voluptatum-deleniti-atque-corrupti-2/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.
- [Voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons/voluptatum-deleniti-atque-corrupti/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.

## Gallery

- [New Gallery](https://penntreatymuseum.org/gallery/new-gallery/)
- [Gallery](https://penntreatymuseum.org/gallery/gallery-2/)

## Events

- [Discoveries: Recently Acquired, Recently Uncovered](https://penntreatymuseum.org/event/discoveries-recently-acquired-recently-uncovered/) - The Penn Treaty Museum will share new finds, including historic prints and ceramics, as well as modern interpretations of William Penn’s meeting with Tamanend. AECOM archaeologists will highlight new discoveries from PennDOT’s I-95 Project in Northern Liberties. Thursday, October 5, 2017 — 6 pm to 8 pm 900 East Columbia Ave., across from Penn Treaty
- [Light the Way](https://penntreatymuseum.org/event/monday-prayer/) - In the history of civilization, people of diverse cultures have seldom lived together in peace and friendship. For a brief period of time Native Americans and newly arrived Europeans lived in harmony at Shakamaxon on the land that belonged to the Original People. These two groups in 1682, different in outlook and experience, met under

## Staff

- [Melina Mironescu](https://penntreatymuseum.org/staff/melina-mironescu/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.
- [Francisc Cazan](https://penntreatymuseum.org/staff/francisc-cazan/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.
- [Ethan Kay](https://penntreatymuseum.org/staff/ethan-kay/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam.

## Galleries

- [New Gallery - Lightbox](https://penntreatymuseum.org/rl_gallery/new-gallery-lightbox/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://penntreatymuseum.org/category/uncategorized/)

## Sermons Categories

- [Faith](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-category/faith/)
- [Missions](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-category/missions/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus. Donec facilisis fermentum sem, ac viverra ante luctus vel. Donec vel mauris quam. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla convallis egestas rhoncus.

## Sermons Tag

- [Faith](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/faith/)
- [Heart](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/heart/)
- [Love](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/love/)
- [Praise](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/praise/)
- [Sin](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/sin/)
- [Soul](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/soul/)
- [worship](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-tag/worship/)

## Sermons Speakers

- [Adam John](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-speakers/adam-john/)
- [Mahalali](https://penntreatymuseum.org/sermons-speakers/mahalali/)

## Gallery Categories

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