Old Pine’s minister Thomas Brainerd was a patriot during the Civil War when thousands of Union troops mustered in Philadelphia.
The Summer 2020 edition of Heritage Magazine features a biographical sketch of Lydia Steele Bailey (1779–1869) who was a printer in Philadelphia from 1808 to 1861. Download
Saturday, July 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tours will follow social distancing guidelines PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2020 – Instead of the usual parades and noisy fireworks celebrations, Old…
Old Pine Conservancy will restart tours of the historic graveyard at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church, 412 Pine Street, Philadelphia, on Flag Day, Sunday, June 14, noon to 4 p.m. …
Congratulations to Old Pine Conservancy's researcher Matt Harmon for completing his degree.
Daniel Campbell, Ph.D. writes about Dr. William Shippen, Jr. who left a legacy of medical expertise as wide-ranging as it was influential.
Old Pine Conservancy is seeking transcribers to read and interpret the handwritten sermons and letters of Rev. George Duffield. An important figure in the American Revolutionary War, Duffield holds a…
Daniel Campbell, Ph.D. explores the lives of two ministers -- a former slave and a slave-owner -- whose churches were near each other in Philadelphia.
Captain John Ross Born 1729 in Tain, Ross-shire, Scotland, died age 71, 1800 in Philadelphia. Came to Philadelphia, age 36 and immediately established a successful mercantile business. John married Clementina…
On July 8, 1776, William Hurry rang the State House bell for an hour…summoning hundreds of curious to hear the Declaration of Independence publicly read for the first time.