Historic houses contain layered stories from the people who have lived there over decades and centuries. Historic house museums often also have additional layers of meaning and mystery created by the process of preservation and restoration. Recently Board Member Emily Taggart Schricker looked back over Elfreth’s Alley Association minutes and the logbook of the restoration of house #126 to learn more about the layers in our museum today.
In the process of creating The Alley Cast, our team has learned a lot and sometimes recognized mistakes we made earlier in the process. This post from Isabel Steven is intended to be a companion piece and commentary on episode three of The Alley Cast, "The Public Universal Friend in Philadelphia."