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Learning Your ABC’s and 123’s – A 17th-Century Education

August 27th, 2012

“Education is the stamp Parents give their Children” – William Pen When we think of standards in education today, it is safe to say it has come a long way Read More

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William’s World: Make Your Mark

August 6th, 2012

“One drop of ink makes thousands, perhaps millions think…” – Lord Byron Although from different centuries, Lord Byron and William Penn shared a common tie: the fervent use of the quill pen Read More

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17th Century Child-Rearing: It’s A Hard-Knock Life

July 30th, 2012

Here at Pennsbury Manor we just finished our annual Colonial Summer Camp, and boy did they have fun! This summer camp features a number of activities that were common to Read More

17th century, 18th century, Child Rearing, Children, Colonial Summer Camp, Education, historic site, history, Morals, museum, Parenting, Pennsbury Manor, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, quaker, Upbringing, Values, William Penn

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The Country Life: Growing our Clothes

July 17th, 2012

As the summer heat drags on, we turn our focus to an important crop we’ve been growing in the Kitchen Garden: flax. This reed-like plant has been used for thousands Read More

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William’s World: We’re So Cheesy

July 9th, 2012

We’ve recently been discussing just how important dairying was, first as a career for the idyllic milkmaids and as a country business that was transported into towns (resulting in a more convenient, but poorer Read More

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Penn’s Pen: A Government of Freedom

July 4th, 2012

On Sunday we honored William Penn’s early hopes for a land of freedom. Now we want to highlight the personal freedoms he made into law, just before sailing to his Read More

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Penn’s Pen: Caretaker of a New World

July 1st, 2012

In honor of our upcoming Independence Day, we thought it fitting to share some of William Penn’s thoughts. In the letter excerpt below, Penn had just received the Charter from King Charles II and Read More

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William’s World: Men of Metal and Mettle

June 28th, 2012

Back in May, we posted an article on the Joyner’s Trade. Now our intern Ray is exploring the blacksmithing tradition at Pennsbury and wants to share what he’s found! A Read More

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William’s World: Hi-Ho the Dairy-O!

June 13th, 2012

“My cow is a commonwealth to me… for she allows myself, my wife and son for to banquet ourselves withal.” ~ Food in Early Modern England A while back, we posted Read More

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Exploring the Artifacts: Just a Matter of Time

June 11th, 2012

Popular from 1600 to 1650, the Lantern Clock that is located in the Governor’s Parlor of the Manor House is just one example of many that were produced during Read More