New Martin’s Creek Viaduct Sign on Zick’s Hill Road
A new sign at Zick’s Hill Road, near a scenic view of the Martin’s Creek Viaduct about a half-mile from the Dennis Farm, cites Prince Perkins and his son-in-law Bristol Budd Sampson as early settlers in the region. Both Perkins and Sampson are resting in the Perkins-Dennis Cemetery on the Farm.
Fifth Annual Forum Connects the Dots
The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust (DFCLT), in partnership with the Museum of the American Revolution (MoAR) in Philadelphia, presented their Fifth Annual Lonaé A. Moore Forum, “It Begins with Each of Us: Fostering Racial Understanding,” on February 12, 2022. The forum was a hybrid, with guests attending in-person at the museum and virtually, from France to California. The ...
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Philadelphia Alumni Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity’s Achievement Academy Students Attend 2022 Forum
Students from the Achievement Academy of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, with their Kappa League mentors, attend The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust and Museum of the American Revolution’s Fifth Annual Lonaé A. Moore Forum, “It Begins with Each of Us: Fostering Racial Understanding,” at the Museum of the American Revolution, February 12, 2022. The ...
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Albright College Students Tour Dennis Farm
On the chilly morning of April 4, 2022, Kami Fletcher, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Albright College, and an enthusiastic group of Albright students traveled from Reading, Pennsylvania to visit The Dennis Farm. Darryl Gore, DFCLT VP of Development, and Lucas Taylor, DFCLT-Keystone College liaison, served as guides for Dr. Fletcher and her students on their tour of ...
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Farmhouse Restoration Progress
View of the repaired west wing wall, next to the ground floor entrance to the Farmhouse basement. View from widened basement doorway, wall prior to being repaired (l.), and repaired wall (r.), looking outside. Thanks to a grant from the National Trust ...
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DFCLT at America250PA’s Spring Reception
Vice Presidents, Lonnie Moore, left, and Darryl Gore, right, represented DFCLT at the "Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial's (America250PA) Spring Reception" in Philadelphia, April 27, 2022. Darryl Gore, Vice President of Development, and Lonnie Moore, Vice President of Marketing, represented The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust at the Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial’s (America250PA) Spring Reception, ...
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DFCLT at Society for Historical Archaeology Conference
Title Page of Denise Dennis’ paper for the SHA conference. The Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) held its 55th Annual Conference, on January 5-8, 2022, in Philadelphia. Wade Catts, RPA, DFCLT Board member, and President of South River Heritage Consulting in Newark, Delaware was a conference co-chair. On January 7, DFCLT President, Denise Dennis, was scheduled to give a ...
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Urban League Guild Honors DFCLT President For Women’s History Month
Title slide from the Urban League Guild of Philadelphia's Women's History Month presentation For their 2022 Women's History Month event, on March 19th, the Urban League Guild of Philadelphia honored The Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust President & CEO, M. Denise Dennis. Angela Simmons-Smith, representing the Guild, visited The Dennis Farm last summer, presented the following slideshow about ...
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