https://vimeo.com/22931645] Germantown’s annual festival celebrating history and culture has historical roots that go deep. “Fest for the Quest” was an annual collaboration among Historic Germantown and students from Germantown High School and Germantown Friends School. [continue reading…]
[soundslide url=”https://smcsites.com/soundslides/uploads/sp1122hsphousingsoundslide” height=550 width=600] In the early days of Awbury Arboretum, the residents were all descendants of its founder. There were paths between the many homes that sit on the property and children would run [continue reading…]
Like the better-known Fairmount Park, the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown has long been a natural sanctuary from the built environment of Philadelphia, but few urbanites know of the well-kept history of this community within a [continue reading…]
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