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SUMMARY:HISTORY MATTERS: Free Talks by Tour Guides
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) will present a teach-in\, HISTORY MATTERS: Free Talks with Tour Guides\, at various sites within Independence National Historic Park (INHP) on Saturday\, July 18 from 1-4 pm. These free\, short significant snippets of history will include the history of Blacks and other marginalized groups. Participants can follow a route that starts at the Visitor Center\, continues past the President’s House\, Liberty Bell Center\, and goes along Chestnut Street to Congress Hall\, Independence Hall\, and Old City Hall. They can visit all five stops or take in as many as time and interest allow. The stories at each site are not sequential. \nThose who would like a little extra explanation and some camaraderie can join free tours that will leave the Independence Visitor Center at 1:15\, 2:15\, and 3:15 pm to escort guests around to all five sites. Look for the APT table and ‘Ask Me’ name tags! \nThis public education program is APT’s response to the March 27\, 2025 executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This order directed the secretary of the Department of the Interior to make sure that displays at national parks do not “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living (including persons living in colonial times).” Instead\, he said\, they are to “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people.” \nTo make sure the full American history is not lost or forgotten\, guides will discuss true stories about colonial slavery\, Black resistance and self-determination\, and other underrepresented narratives in early American life. The public is encouraged to attend the HISTORY MATTERS: Free Talks with Tour Guides to learn a more complete account of our country’s history. \nThe event is free\, nonpartisan\, and family-friendly. No registration is required. All are welcome!
URL:https://phillyguides.org/event/history-matters-free-talks-by-tour-guides-8/
LOCATION:Independence Visitor Center\, 599 Market St.\, 1 N. Independence Mall W.\, Philadelphia\, 19106
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SUMMARY:Visit to the Independence Seaport Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) has arranged an outing to see the Independence Seaport Museum‘s new exhibit: Seeking Profit and Power: Philadelphia\, China Trade\, and the Making of America on Tuesday\, July 28 at 10 am. This will be a two-hour visit with a guided tour for $5. \nHave you ever wondered what happened after the United States achieved independence from Britain and lost its dominant trading partner? Independence Seaport Museum’s major new exhibition\, Seeking Profit and Power: Philadelphia\, China Trade\, and the Making of America\, showcases how as a young country we avoided economic isolation by creating a new foreign trade partner in China. It was lucrative. It was risky. And as a newly created nation\, our economic survival depended on it. \nSeeking profit and power\, merchants saw dramatic opportunities to make money from Americans’ desire for Chinese goods like tea\, silk\, and porcelain. The fortunes they built helped expand Philadelphia’s role as a major port and city. Seeking Profit and Power is comprised of roughly 150 objects that have rarely been seen\, many from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Through exploring these artifacts with a museum guide\, APT visitors will learn how early trade relationships with China helped build America into a global economic power. \nHighlights include the rise of wealthy Philadelphia merchants like Stephen Girard\, whose China-trade fortunes turned early Philadelphia into a global port\, yet also launched us into the moral complexities of opium smuggling and the use of enslaved labor on merchant ships. \nYou can purchase your ticket in the APT store\, ‘field trip: tour or site visit.’ Contact APT Director-at-Large vpmccafferty@msn.com with any questions. Please join us! \n\nPhoto courtesy of the Independence Seaport Museum. \n 
URL:https://phillyguides.org/event/visit-to-the-independence-seaport-museum/
LOCATION:Independence Seaport Museum\, 211 S. Columbus Blvd\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Tour
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