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Germantown Crier

Germantown Crier, Spring 2021

Special focus edition of the Crier featuring multiple articles on 19th and early 20th century African American businessman and philanthropist, John S. Trower

In Celebration of John S. Trower, His Legacy, And Achievements
The Estate of John S. Trower (1849-1911), Caterer and Restauranteur of Germantown by Oscar Beisert
John S. Trower and His Legacy as Discussed in Booker T. Washington’s The Negro in Business by Supreme Dow
John S. Trower and His Catering Business by Stacey Swigart
In Memoriam: Eugene Glenn Stackhouse, A Man for All Seasons by Dianne Tzouras
Black Writers Museum by Supreme Dow

Germantown Crier Fall 2020

[dflip id=”10180″ ][/dflip] Because of COVID, we were unable to publish the Spring 2020 Crier. We decided to create a double edition in print. This is the fall edition. Articles include the following: Migration and Immigration Trends in Germantown from 1970 – 2018 The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, as Documented by the Germantown Independent Gazette Lest [read more…]

Germantown Crier Spring 2020

[dflip id=”10418″ ][/dflip] Since it was first published in 1949, the Germantown Crier has been distributed to members of the Germantown Historical Society. The publication of the spring 2020 issue has occurred under extraordinary circumstances, having been developed against the backdrops of the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement. To facilitate the distribution [read more…]

Germantown Historical Society – Oral History Project

Special Series from the Fall 2006 Germantown Crier – Between the Wars: Life in Germantown Between World War I and World War II “In the early 1990s the Germantown Historical Society conducted an oral history project under the direction of Louise Strawbridge, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta. Older Germantown [read more…]

Hood Cemetery Record Book, Fall 2003

A brief history of the ‘Hood Cemetery Record Book’ that features the entries of names of people buried in Hood Cemetery, the Lower Burial Ground which was founded in 1693 – the oldest municipal non-sectarian cemetery in Philadelphia. Summary by Eugene Glenn Stackhouse

Charlotte Cardeza Titanic Survivor Spring 1998

[dflip id=”10156″ ][/dflip] A history of Charlotte “Lottie” Wardle Drake Cardeza (aka Mrs. James Warburton Martinez Cardeza), a resident of Montebello in Germantown and her survival – along with her son Thomas and staff Anna Ward and Louis Gustave Joseph Lesueur. By Linda Greaves.

Somersville Neighborhood of Germantown, 1993

[dflip id=”10152″ ][/dflip] An article on the neighborhood known as Somersville. It was located in what was East Germantown at the intersection of Church Lane and Limekiln Pike. Early references indicate that, at the turn of the 20th century, it was a village of 38 homes. It was authored by LeRoy Council (at the time [read more…]

Slave Catcher Thwarted, Spring 1991

[dflip id=”10147″ ][/dflip] “An excerpt from the Germantown Telegraph for December 20, 1837, briefly noting the capture and release of a fugitive slave named Margaret Brooke or Brooks”