U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis toured the site of the first town in the U.S. platted and legally registered by an African American, Free Frank McWorter, with members of the New Philadelphia Association.  Click here to read the article from the Herald-Whig.

This Black History Month we’re responding to demand by offering two simple buttons here.  One to donate, another to order our book.  (If you’re in Pike County, send an email to jeffm@adams.net to pick one up.)  Thanks for your interest and support! 1. Make a donation 2. Buy a book for $25, we’ll ship to […]

Good news! A Dec 2021 letter to the Chicago Tribune, subsequently posted on the New Philadelphia Association FB page. Tonia Lorenz December 9, 2021 It was a nice surprise to see a letter to the editor in Wednesday’s Chicago Tribune about New Philadelphia: “After seeing the musical “Paradise Square” at the Nederlander Theatre, I was […]

The Illinois State Archives holds a remarkable document which we reproduce below with their permission.  We are grateful to Justin Blandford, Superintendent of State Historic Sites in Springfield, for calling attention to it in a summer panel discussion hosted by the National Park Service Network to Freedom.  As we wrote in our Fall 2021 newsletter: […]

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Post-event update: We’re very pleased to share video of the event at the New Philadelphia site full text of Sandra McWorter Marsh’s remarks on the women of New Philadelphia video of Brigadier General Donald Scott’s remarks at the Barry Baptist Church Quincy Herald-Whig article about the day (requires login) And the video below made by […]

Every June our Likes Lectures tell freedom stories that relate to New Philadelphia. After last year’s online success, we gather online again this year to hear five stories, the last told in music. 7 pm Tuesdays online. To attend, write to newphiladelphiail@gmail.com for the Zoom details. Within a day or so of each event, you […]

For the second time in known history, Chicago Public School students will get to learn about New Philadelphia! This time, McGraw Hill Education has published two modules in its digital curriculum for Chicago Public School fifth graders.  One tells the story of Frank and Lucy McWorter and New Philadelphia. The other is a simulation, namely, […]

We are thrilled that the story of Frank McWorter and New Philadelphia is reaching more people, all over, and of all ages.  It’s time to recap and offer everyone a view of this: Chicago Tribune ran a full page story by Christine Ledbetter — pdf History Museum on the Square (Quincy) is assembling a permanent exhibit […]

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