Your Bi-Weekly Blog of Fascinating Facts & Interesting Oddities
It’s time to honor Philly naval hero Captain Gustavus Conyngham
He terrorized the British for us and never got paid!
My “Aha” Moment: Part 3 (+ Last)
How I realized much of what I learned about Billy Penn and Philly was untrue
My “Aha” Moment – Part 2
How I learned the real truth about Billy Penn and his City of Brotherly Love
My “Aha” Moment – Part 1
How I learned the real truth about Billy Penn and his City of Brotherly Love
The Man Behind Philly Phun Phacts
WHYY-FM’s John Weber has written and recorded hundreds of them
Still Revolutionary – Part 2
Philly started the Mural Arts Program in 1984 to stop graffiti … and it worked!
Still Revolutionary – Part 1
Philly started the U.S.’s first Percent for Art program in 1959
William Penn Jane’s Walk
Join me Oct. 20 at noon in front of the National Constitution Center
Signs of Neglect
Signers Walk in Philly is missing 13 names … and some portraits have been defaced — literally!
Sign Me Up
Philly resident replaces missing Pa. historic marker … because the museum commission wouldn’t
