Independence Seaport Museum

Did you know that December 8th is national 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐞 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲? Well, when you’re a historian, or just someone interested in the past, going to a museum or doing research can often feel like you are [a time traveler]. Our Archivist Sarah Augustine gets to feel like this every single day, especially when she processes historical photographs. See if you can spot her “time traveling” in any of the photos above. 🔍 📷 1: This is a photo that is part of the Captain Flood scrapbook in our 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘯𝘢 collection. Taken on February 10, 1961, this photo features Commodore Faust, and was taken at the New London Submarine Base while the submarine was stationed there. [Captain Bob Flood Collection, 2012.021] 📷 2: This is a photo from our New York Shipbuilding Collection, featuring the launching ceremony of the 14th ship the company built. New York Shipbuilding was located right across the river in Camden, NJ, and we have an extensive collection of photographs of each ship's launch. 📷 3: This 1905 photograph shows the officers and crew of USS 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢 under Captain Harrison G.O. Colby, taken on the top deck of the ship. [𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯]

On this year’s #GivingTuesday, please consider giving the gift of membership to the Independence Seaport Museum. Not only do members receive one-of-a-kind access to our collections, exhibitions, and historic ships, but they also help support the museum’s mission of encouraging visitors of all ages (even the littlest ones) to discover Philadelphia’s river of history and world of connections. We can’t do what we do without you!   To learn more about the gift of membership, visit https://lnkd.in/eUfu5sh4.

Work continues on our 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 Oral History Project at the museum! Over the summer, local percussionist Karen Smith her oral history with Project Director Paul De'Angelo Best. She told of her experiences performing at Penn’s Landing, a long-time cultural hub for Philadelphia. Karen is among the many Black women who have contributed to the vibrant culture along the Delaware River. ⚓ Do you know a Black woman who has worked on or near the Delaware River in the Philadelphia area? Contact Paul today at the link in our bio to have their story included in this exhibit, which will be opening in 2026.   Major funding for 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage with additional support from the William Penn Foundation.

📢 Now 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 onboard 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢! 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘳 (1899-1902): 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘴 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 aims to tell the rarely discussed story of the Philippine-American War and the symbols that arose through the complicated relationship between the United States of America, the Philippines, and the Filipino people. Make sure to stop by on your next visit to ISM! ⚓ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 FILIPINO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA, 𝘐𝘯𝘤.

ISM’s event specialist, Tekla Simon, was featured in the newly published issue of Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine. In her article, she shares insider tips and recommendations for how to theme your event to your venue. Click the link below and flip to page 25! https://lnkd.in/e2dUq6C6

📢 ISM is excited to announce a new exhibit opening aboard 𝘖𝘭𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘢 on October 10th! 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦-𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘳 (1899-1902): 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘚𝘺𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘴 & 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 will aim to tell the rarely discussed story of the Philippine-American War and the symbols that arose through the complicated relationship between the United States of America, the Philippines, and the Filipino people. ⚓ 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢, 𝘐𝘯𝘤.

Brat summer might be coming to an end, but things are just getting started here at ISM! 🍏 🌊 Head over to TikTok and give us a follow: https://lnkd.in/gQJ_kNzj

We had some exciting visitors today at the Independence Seaport Museum. 🛩 The famous Freccee Tricolori of the Italian Air Force flew over the city today as part of their North American tour (something that hasn't happened in over 30 years!). You simply never know what you're going to see down here on the waterfront!

Class is in session at the Citizen Science Lab here at ISM! 🍎✏️ The 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 have taken over the space and are providing lessons for museum visitors on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌. They cover topics such as river health, the history of Philadelphia’s streams and drains, and share their water testing results. Swing by mid-week for some museum fun and hear all about how we can keep the Delaware River healthy for generations to come! 🌊 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 William Penn Foundation. 𝘈𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞. 𝘞. 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, HAMILTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘙. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘍. 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘰𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳-𝘔𝘤𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

In preparation for 𝐏𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐧'𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠'𝐬 return, staff are warming up for the kick-off. Training, dedication, all ready to be on display for the eager public looking for a fun, easy way to connect with the Delaware River. 🛶 Though we can't all be Olympian-level paddle boat riders or row boat...rowers, guests and visitors are invited to join us for this season! Paddle Penn's Landing (PPL) will run 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 from 𝟏 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟔 𝐏𝐌 through Labor Day. Boats are available on a walk-up basis, so purchase tickets in-person to participate.