Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/22/2026 - 01/24/2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Categories
Check out the opening of the provocative exhibit, The Changing Face of Independence: Pennsylvania in the 1800s. In the wake of America’s 250th birthday, it will take a timely look at the founding documents created by American ancestors. It will draw from the archival treasure trove of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The show will reflect on the Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia in 1876 when German and Irish immigrants arrived in Pennsylvania, and free and enslaved Africans moved from the South through the Underground Railroad, and examine the period following Emancipation of the Civil War. The exhibit will focus on the lives of the new inhabitants and how they saw their roles. It probes how the makeup of Americans and the founding ideals have changed since the American Revolution. Free but pre-register, 6 p.m. EST (opening reception) to 8 p.m. EST. Refreshments. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St. Email: programs@hsp.org or 215-732-6200 or https://www.portal.hsp.org/exhibits