Comments on: Historic Germantown: New Knowledgein a Very Old Neighborhood

By: Jonathan Pera

Jonathan Pera — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:40:54 +0000

I grew up in East Germantown near Chew & Church Lane. I rarely read much about that sections history??

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:00:29 +0000

Anyone know about a dr deplanche?

By: Sandra Conard Brodwin

Sandra Conard Brodwin — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 21:20:20 +0000

Interesting short history of Germantown, PA.
Disappointed that more wasn’t mentioned regarding the fist protest of slavery written in Germantown at the home of Thones Kunders.

By: Diane Suevo

Diane Suevo — Mon, 13 May 2019 03:39:39 +0000

My grandparents owned a Tavern, I believe it was in the Germantown area, late 40s to 50s. Bauer’s Tavern was,the name.

By: Rebecca Fenn

Rebecca Fenn — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 03:30:46 +0000

Do you have any information on Ida (Merkhoffer was her maiden name) + Adolph Schlang? They were my great grandparents. I would like yo know more sbout them. I believe they owned a saloon in Germantown. Thank you very much.

By: Jeff Garn

Jeff Garn — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:10:13 +0000

Does anyone have any information about the Baker docks or Baker landing in the Germantown area?
Where would be the best place to research these ?

Regards,
Jeff Garn

By: Ronald Marshall

Ronald Marshall — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:47:30 +0000

This was a great read and enlightened me of so many things .Even though i have always had a problem with th city of Philadelphia only acknowledging the Germantown section of the city as if Germantown ave. stop. once you get to Wayne ave. there was still a rich since of history below that starting from the 3800 block of Germantown Ave. to the 2500 block .The historic Fairhill Cemetery on 2901 Germantown Ave there rest the early Amish settlers Germans and Mennonites the famous electric company .the first in the nation and this area was produce and fisherman central in Philadelphia .but other than that still a great read

By: FOOD FOR THOUGHT | storymama01

FOOD FOR THOUGHT | storymama01 — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:04:33 +0000

[…] the memory infrastructure to include examination of the lives of all Germantown’s residents (Young 2009). Recent examples from Philadelphia include: Cliveden, the Johnson House, Queen Lane African Burial […]

By: Antje Mattheus

Antje Mattheus — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:53:09 +0000

Thanks for the article.
Could you please tell me who would know the most, or has written a book about/researched African American History in Germantown, Mt. Airy and Chestnuthill (the Old Germantown Township) — from early 1600 (Swedes, Dutch, etc) to the present? I am not just interested in specific events, but trends and struggles, integration and segregation.
Thank you.

By: admin

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:00:03 +0000

Thank you for commenting. This essay was posted on December 22, 2009. @ Kathleen Paulmier: