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> From: "Tammy Gaskell" <tgaskell@hsp.org> > Date: November 12, 2009 12:10:18 PM EST > To: <h-pennsylvania@h-net.msu.edu> > Subject: Updated: PhilaPlace Launch Party December 9 > > You are invited to the > PhilaPlace Launch Party > > Wednesday, December 9, 2009 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. > Philadelphia City Hall > > Join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Honorable Mayor Michael A. Nutter as we celebrate the launch of PhilaPlace. The official announcement will be made in the Mayor's Reception Room, followed by a reception with refreshments and live entertainment in Conversation Hall. Be there as we introduce PhilaPlace to the community and thank everyone who made this project possible. Food provided by the South 9th Street Businessmen's Association. Beverages provided by Yards Brewing Company. > > Please RSVP by December 4 to ekretschmar@hsp.org or 215-732-6200 ext. 300 or register online at www.hsp.org. > Directions to the Mayor's Reception Room: Enter at the Northeast Entrance to City Hall (opposite the Marriott). You will need a picture ID to get through Security. Take the elevator to the 2nd Floor. The Mayor's Reception Room is down the hall to the right. > Everyone has a story to tell. Share yours at www.PhilaPlace.org, an interactive Web site where visitors can explore the history, cultures, and architecture of Philadelphia's neighborhoods. > > On www.PhilaPlace.org, you can: > > * Share your own memories, photographs, and video > * Explore Old Southwark and the Northern Liberties > * Learn about the history of your favorite Philadelphia place > * View interactive maps and create your own tour > * See how the neighborhoods have changed over time > > PhilaPlace was created by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Department of Records, the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, and other institutions and community organizations. PhilaPlace has been made possible by generous support from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, through the Heritage Philadelphia Program; jointly by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, the Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Pennsylvania Department of Education; the Connelly Foundation; and Southwest Airlines, the official airline of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. > > >
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