Howard L. Barnes, Dean of Philadelphia’s Amateur Historians
Posted by William Kashatus on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Howard L. Barnes, Dean of Philadelphia’s Amateur Historians Howard L. Barnes claims that Frankford is the oldest settlement in Philadelphia. Historians in neighboring Germantown dispute him, contending theirs to be the oldest community in the Quaker city area. How ever, no one has proven him wrong – nor can one, especially when he produces the original land deed of his beloved hometown, which dates to 1660. That would make Frankford not only the...read more