From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The Historical Society of Pennsylvania turns 200 years old in 2024. To mark its ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Farm Show can date back to as early as the mid-1600s. William Penn created the Agriculture Show which would occur in other locations before settling in ...

Pennsylvania's absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there's been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they announced a ...

During the 1800s, Pennsylvania was at the epicenter of the rye whiskey industry. Prohibition caused most of the distilleries to close, and the state’s legacy was forgotten. From Philly and the Pa.

Train aficionados peg Pennsylvania Railroad Museum in Strasburg as one of the world’s foremost transportation institutions. Now, for the first time, a book tells its history. The author is Peter ...

This week 285 years ago, a ship called the Charming Nancy docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, carrying a group of passengers mostly from Germany, including some of the first Amish immigrants. Among ...

MEDIA — Delaware County resident Robyn Young, known locally as The Marker Lady for her hobby of installing historical markers throughout the state of Pennsylvania ...

The well-used cast iron wood burner was a welcome gathering spot to chit-chat next to on many a cold winter day as it thrust heat in all directions warming the inside of the old stick-built hunting ...