Philadelphia’s Indigenous History
The next monthly meeting of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) will be held on Wednesday, August 12 at 7 pm. The meeting will feature Brian Carpenter, the Curator of Indigenous Materials in the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at the American Philosophical Society’s (APS) Library & Museum. Brian’s presentation will explain the APS’s importance as a center for the study of Indigenous history in Philadelphia and the role it is playing in elevating contemporary Indigenous history. The presentation will examine Lenape history in Philadelphia, including coverage of the different federally recognized Lenape tribes in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and the First Nations in Ontario, and those groups’ explanation of their own history. Haudenosaunee history, in relation to Philadelphia, will also be covered. Plenty of tour guide friendly tidbits will be included. Tour guides will be able to represent the Indigenous history of Philadelphia with confidence.
The meeting will be in-person at Philly’s Gourmet Steaks, 114 Market Street, upstairs, and livestreamed on Zoom. The Zoom link will be available in the APT Tour Talk newsletter the week of the meeting; non-members should contact Marianne Ruane president@phillyguides.org no later than 5 pm the day of the meeting to receive the link. A recording will be available on the APT YouTube page for a month following the talk.
APT meetings are open to aspiring and working tour guides as well as anyone with an interest in Philadelphia-focused history. Attend one meeting for free and then it is $60 to join the association for the year or $10 per monthly meeting in-person event. Zoom meetings are free. Please join us for convivial company, good food, fascinating presentations, and lively discussions!