Powelton History Blog: A Collective Biography of a Philadelphia Neighborhood

       When I started looking into Powelton history, I began with the censuses. They give the name of each resident plus a few words to des...

       Powelton’s history includes a surprising number of prominent individuals. However, the lives of the majority of Poweltonians have ne...

     The following story from 1873 demonstrates that some things in Powelton haven't changed (i.e., problems with brick sidewalks and b...

       Rev. Chauncey Giles was the leader of the New Jerusalem Church (Swedenbourgian) in the United States. He was born in Massachusett...

       When I started looking into Powelton history, I began with the censuses. They give the name of each resident plus a few words to desc...