Cricket, Anyone?

Posted by Tom Melville on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Cricket, Anyone? Today, the grand old cricket clubs of Germantown, Merion, and Philadelphia, with their handsome clubhouses and carefully groomed grounds, recall the enthusiasm for the game of cricket that many wealthy families dis­played in the nineteenth cen­tury. If the stately, ivy-covered walls of these venerable club­houses could speak, they would tell the proud and re­markable story of cricket in...
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With Dash and Spirit: Haverford College Plays Soccer!

Posted by William Kashatus on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on With Dash and Spirit: Haverford College Plays Soccer! A strong, blistering wind cut across the playing field as the young athletes ran through their pre-game drills. It was April 1, 1905, and spring, as usual, seemed to introduce itself to Boston with a lion’s roar rather than the meekness of a lamb. Eager to begin the match, Harvard’s players abbreviated their warm-up exercises to huddle on the sidelines of Soldiers’ Field and...
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New Sweden and The New World – History Lessons From the Morton Homestead

Posted by Sharon Silverman on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on New Sweden and The New World – History Lessons From the Morton Homestead Years before William Penn and his Quaker followers set foot on America’s shores, Swedish settlers had established a settlement along the Delaware River and Bay. On this land, now part of both Pennsylvania and Delaware, stands the Morton Homestead, an emissary from a past, an emissary that tells the story of a powerful Swedish king, a white, sandy shore and primeval forest, peaceful fur...
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