Monthly Archives: November 2010

Floats, Balloons, and Celebrities, Oh My!: Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

By Hillary Kativa | Published: November 22, 2010
By Timothy Horning and Hillary Kativa Since 1920, Philadelphia’s annual Thanksgiving Day Parade has been a city tradition. Although the Macy’s parade in New York City is perhaps better known, Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is recognized as the oldest in the country and was originally the brainchild of Ellis Gimbel, one of the founding brothers [...]
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Cliveden: An Historic Germantown Mansion Redefines its Mission

By Steven Ujifusa | Published: November 1, 2010
Photograph of Cliveden taken by James McClees in February, 1857. In 2008, three men made a pilgrimage from Philadelphia to Frisby’s Prime Choice plantation in Cecil County, Maryland. The first was Phillip Seitz, curator of the Cliveden estate, a National Trust historic site in Germantown and the long-time home of the Chew family.  The second [...]
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