Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.
PERSONAL STORIES
West Philadelphia as seen by members of the community
From West Africa to West Philadelphia: Storytelling Traditions of Philadelphia's Liberian Elders
A collaborative project of Penn's Center for Folklore and Ethnography and the Agape African Senior Citizens Center. Courtesy of Mary Hufford
Ruth Branning Molloy's West Philadelphia
Her life and her work as a poet and as a collector of West Philadelphia history. Assembled by University of Pennsylvania students and faculty
West Side Stories: Memories of West Philadelphia
Essays, interviews and images of West Philadelphia history created by students and residents of West Philadelphia. Project spearheaded by the Institute for Global Education and Service Learning
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