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URL:https://pspaonline.com/events/where-it-all-began-a-field-trip-to-carpe
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SUMMARY:"Where It All Began: A Field Trip to Carpenters’ Hall”
DESCRIPTION:Carpenters' Hall\, in Independence National Historical Park in 
 Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, is the official birthplace of the Commonweal
 th of Pennsylvania and a key meeting place in the early history of the Uni
 ted States. It was the first meeting place of the Philadelphia Society for
  Promoting Agriculture.\n\nCompleted in 1775\, the two-story brick meeting
  hall was built for and is still privately owned by the Carpenters' Compan
 y of the City and County of Philadelphia\, the country's oldest extant cra
 ft guild.  PSPA Member Tom Stokes\, the archivist for the Hall\, will be 
 offering an enhanced tour of the Hall. PSPA will be unveiling its America 
 250 Philadelphia project during the field trip.\n\nLunch is across the str
 eet from the Hall.   The Museum of the American Revolution is nearby and 
 a great add-on while in the Historic Area.\n\nLocation\n\nCarpenters’ Ha
 ll\n320 Chestnut Street\nPhiladelphia\, PA 19106\n\nLogistics\n\n 	Thursda
 y\, September 4\, 2025 with meet and greet at front entrance at 10:00 am\;
  program at 10:30 am.\; and lunch together at noon.  Lunch is adjacent to
  the Hall.  Stay and wander on your own following lunch.  Museum of the 
 American Revoluntion is close by at 101 South Third Street\, Philadelphia\
 , PA 19106\n 	Registration fee is $35 and pre-registration is required.  
 Register by contacting pspaonline@gmail.com with the name(s) of the peopl
 e attending\, their affiliations\, and emails.\n 	Make checks out to Phila
 delphia Society for Promoting Agriculture and mail to PSPA Treasurer\, 140
  Waypoint Dr.\, Lancaster PA 17603.\n 	Click here and follow the link to p
 urchase your ticket for luncheon meetings with PayPal or Credit Card.\n 	P
 arking is available at the Independence Visitor Center located at 6th and 
 Market Streets. Enter this underground garage on either 5th or 6th Street\
 , between Market and Arch Streets. Parking is also available at the parkin
 g garage on 2nd Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. Fees apply.  
 The area is also accessible to Amtrak and SEPTA.\n 	Contact Scott Sheely a
 t pspaonline@gmail.com with any questions.\n 	Registration ends at noon on
  Friday\, August 29\, 2025.\n
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CATEGORIES:Field Trip
LOCATION:Carpenters' Hall\, 320 Chestnut Street \, Philadelphia\, PA\, 1910
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