Deep Rivers
How African Americans Waded through the Waters of Oppression to Achieve Greatness.

Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion is pleased to announce their new interpretive docent-led tour Deep Rivers is now live via ZOOM. Docents Tenea Wilborn and John Brown take you virtually through the museum highlighting the lives, stories, and achievements of 19^th-century Black entrepreneurs, intellectuals, and artisans with soundscapes and images. Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion will mail recipe cards and identity cards to participants on the virtual tour. Cost: $5 BUY TICKETS ONLINE

With the ongoing pandemic, Wyck must regretfully postpone our annual Wyck-Strickland Award Dinner. We ask you to join us in helping Wyck find its way forward with a virtual event on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.

Register to attend the free virtual event!

Buoyed by its history, Wyck is charting a new path that centers on our community and the preservation of this rare landmark. At this critical moment, Wyck is gaining momentum on several exciting projects:

Innovative Programming – Boosted with grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and partnerships with Drexel University, Wyck is bolstering its community ties through innovative programs based on its core strengths – its collection, garden, and farm.
Capital Improvements – Wyck has been awarded a prestigious Save America’s Treasure grant from the National Park Service to restore the exterior of the House and the Rose Garden arbor. The $209,202 matching grant is national recognition of our historical significance, and an extraordinary opportunity to ensure that Wyck will endure for generations to come.
Garden Celebrations – The oldest rose garden in America turns 200 next year, and plans are underway to celebrate this unique treasure. Help support the upkeep of the garden and landscape, keeping Wyck’s grounds a beloved green space and community resource.

The organization is taking this opportunity to reflect on what Wyck means to everyone, ensuring that this unique site can serve as a place of respite and growth for generations to come. They are collecting stories, images, and testimonials alongside donations. If you have a Wyck story to tell, please share it with Wyck.

Special socially distanced tours at ACES Museum in honor of Veterans Day

World Premiere – Tea with Frederick Douglass goes viral. Watch this preview of Maurice Tucker’s compelling performance of Frederick Douglass in Shav’on Smith’s one-man play created especially for Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion. Tea with Frederick Douglass premieres on Vimeo on November 15, 2020. Cost: $5  FREE for neighbors in the 19144 zip code (for a limited time – get your tickets today)  Purchase tickets online TODAY

On November 14, Ticket holders will receive the link to the film version of Tea with Frederick Douglass to watch anytime. The video platform Vimeo allows you to see the movie on your smart television or Roku.

In 1844, at the age of 26, Frederick Douglass was invited by abolitionists to speak on the lawn of Independence Hall. Douglass had a natural connection with Philadelphia as this was the first Northern city he came to upon his escape. It is a testament to Douglass’ courage that he came to Philadelphia, so close to his old master’s state of Maryland, to give this speech.

Starring Maurice Tucker as Frederick Douglass

Written and directed by Shav’on Smith

Tea with Frederick Douglass is brought to you by a generous grant from

An Atlantic Life: James Logan of Lurgan and Philadelphia

Hosted by Lurgan Townscape Heritage Initiative (UK)

An illustrated Zoom presentation, live from Philadelphia will explore the life of Ulster-Scots Quaker James Logan (1674-1751), whose migratory Atlantic life took him from a boyhood in Lurgan, Ireland, to the port of Bristol in England, and ultimately to the “Wilds of Pennsylvania” in America. There he exercised power and influence, becoming the leading colonial administrator in the province, while accumulating great wealth from Atlantic trade. Logan’s success was monumentalised through the construction and furnishing of his fine country mansion called Stenton, near Germantown, Philadelphia, which today is recognised as a National Historic Landmark and operates as an historic house attraction.

This special presentation will be provided by Laura C. Keim, the current curator of Stenton, whose slides will also provide a visual tour of the house, highlighting objects and furnishings, as well as selections from Logan’s exceptional colonial library at the Library Company of Philadelphia. The house displays the relative worldliness of a leading 18th-century Pennsylvania Quaker merchant with roots in Ireland.

The talk is free to view but pre-registration is required. To register your interest please complete the Eventbrite form providing an e-mail address. A link to the Zoom presentation will then be e-mailed to you.

Please note the talk will start at:

2.30pm (EST – East Coast, USA time) and 7.30pm (GMT – UK Time)

Registration available HERE.