By Kathryn Venzor
Stenton house museum’s “Lunch & Learn” series continues this spring with a talk on March 5 at 12:30 pm by University of Pennsylvania PhD candidate and archaeologist Teagan Schweitzer. The public is invited to bring a bag lunch and enjoy this talk on foodways in the eighteenth century, which focuses on animal remains excavated at Stenton by archaeologist Barbara Liggett and surviving family cookbooks, as Schweitzer reconstructs the diet of the Logans. Admission to the program is free of charge, RSVP to [email protected] or call 215-329-7312.
Stenton, which has been described as “the most authentic of all Philadelphia’s historic houses,” was built by James Logan, William Penn’s secretary, between 1723 and 1730. Stenton is located in the Historic Logan section of Philadelphia at 4601 North 18th Street (the corner of 18th and Windrim Streets), just 4 blocks east of Wayne Junction. The house is open for tours Tuesday through Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. and by appointment throughout the week. For more information visit Stenton’s website at www.stenton.org. Stenton is a member of Historic Germantown Preserved (HGP), a consortium of fourteen cultural and historic sites located in Northwest Philadelphia. Our members range from historic houses to an art museum and arboretum. The mission of Historic Germantown Preserved is to foster an appreciation of the diverse character and meaning of our cultural heritage in order to preserve and revitalize our community. Visit www.freedomsbackyard.com for more information.
This program is made possible through the stewardship of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who have administered Stenton as a historic house museum since 1899.

