For nearly 75 years, the colony of Pennsylvania had sustained a relatively peaceful era thanks to its Quaker principles of pacifism. However, the French and Indian War—an international contest for ...

DAWSON, Neb. (KOLN) - Descendants and friends of 14 pioneer families who settled at Dawson in the 1800s are keeping the history of that group alive through the Pennsylvania Colony Historical Society ...

ARTIFACTS IN THE COUNTRY, BUT PERHAPS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS TODAY WAS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ARCHIVES FACILITY IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, WAS CREATED WHEN ENGLAND’S KING CHARLES GRANTED ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A British nobelman’s money problems contributed to the establishment of Pennsylvania as a colony ...

Here we are, 2026, the year of the 250th anniversary of our glorious nation. This New Year’s Eve celebration as the ball dropped in New York took on a decidedly red, white, and blue color scheme ...

(WHTM) — William Penn was a very busy man in the early 1680s. On March 3, 1681, King Charles II, in settlement of a debt owed to Penn’s late father, Admiral William Penn, granted a charter for lands ...

Describes the Quakers' struggle for religious freedom and the founding of the Pennsylvania colony, under the leadership of William Penn. Describes the colony's belief in freedom of speech and religion ...

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Gary Gustin is a musician, volunteer and storyteller at the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation. As he strums 18th-century tunes on his mandolin, the beautiful sounds of a working ...

In Frontier Country, Patrick Spero addresses one of the most important and controversial subjects in American history: the frontier. Countering the modern conception of the American frontier as an ...

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 1st, 1982 - Buy William Penn and the Quakers (Pennsylvania Colony) (Revised) DVD ...