Thinking Beyond Objects
When I looked at the article titles for our readings this week, I have to admit that I was at …
Meet My Object
Last Wednesday I went back to the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection at Drexel University to visit my object. …
Establishing a Method
Last week, our Studies in American Material culture class met at the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection at …
The Potential of Objects
Last week we learned that the study of objects can open new avenues of study for historians. The study of …
Statement of Significance for 1500 N. Broad
1500 N. Broad Street, known as the Alfred Burk House, is one of the last mansions of the Philadelphia North …
Family History and Historical Memory: 1500 N. Broad
Over the past several weeks, it has become evident that 1500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia was and is more than …
Change and Continuity: Mapping Burk Mansion
If you read my previous post on Burk Mansion, located at 1500 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, you will recall my …
Urban Landscapes and Public History: The Burk Mansion
Today I find myself at the corner of Jefferson and N. Broad Street in Philadelphia, where an iron fence seperates …