What is the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia? And how have its juicy bits of history been created? In this episode, we’ll find out with the help of two of the founders of this online history project.

Many of the guests for this series “Reflecting on the 250th” are linked to the Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia in some way. They’ve contributed to the Encyclopedia project, or they are colleagues of those contributors. Looking under the hood at the inner workings of the Encyclopedia seemed like a great place to start.

Guests:

Charlene Mires, professor emerita in history at Rutgers University Camden, author of Independence Hall in American Memory, and freelance tour guide

Howard Gillette, professor emeritus in history at Rutgers University Camden, author and editor

Credits:

This episode was mixed by Carolina Duque, audio engineer.

Music arranged by Steve Sechi for Funk Soul Productions.

Philadelphia Resources:

Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia philadelphiaencyclopedia.org

The Greater Philadelphia Region: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 1. Eds. Howard Gillette Jr. and Carolyn T. Adams. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025.

Greater Philadelphia and the Nation: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 2. Eds. Charlene Mires and Jean R. Soderlund. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025.

Greater Philadelphia and the World: A New History for the Twenty-First Century, Volume 3. Ed. Andrew Heath. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2025.

Philadelphia: a 300 Year History. Ed. Russell Frank Weigley, Nicholas B. Wainwright, and Edwin Wolf. W.W. Norton, 1982.

Other Resources Mentioned:

Encyclopedia of Chicago www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org

Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd Edition). Eds. Kenneth T. Jackson, Lisa Keller, and Nancy V. Flood. Yale University Press, 2010.

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