# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join local author David Young as he talks about The Battles of Germantown. Known as America’s most historic neighborhood, the Germantown section of Philadelphia (established in 1683) has distinguished itself by using public history initiatives to forge community. Progressive programs about ethnic history, postwar urban planning, and civil rights have helped make historic preservation and public history meaningful. The Battles of Germantown considers what these efforts can tell us about public history’s practice and purpose in the United States.

Author David Young, a neighborhood resident who worked at Germantown historic sites for decades, uses his practitioner’s perspective to give examples of what he calls “effective public history.” The Battles of Germantown shows how the region celebrated “Negro Achievement Week” in 1928 and, for example, how social history research proved that the neighborhood’s Johnson House was a station on the Underground Railroad. These encounters have useful implications for addressing questions of race, history, and memory, as well as issues of urban planning and economic revitalization.

Germantown’s historic sites use public history and provide leadership to motivate residents in an area challenged by job loss, population change, and institutional inertia. The Battles of Germantown illustrates how understanding and engaging with the past can benefit communities today.

David W. Young Ph.D., is currently the Executive Director of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA. Previously, he served as executive director of the Delaware Historical Society, Cliveden of the National Trust and the Johnson House Historic Site—both in Germantown—winning local, state, and national awards for his work. He has taught in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania and the faculty of the History Leadership Institute.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/author-talk-the-battles-of-germantown-with-david-young/200030237928453
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Philadelphia
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 3501 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19129
- **lat**: 40.01421
- **long**: -75.19227
- **full address**: 3501 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19129

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young being held?
  - **A:** Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young takes place on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 05:30 pm at 3501 Midvale Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19129.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young?
  - **A:** Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young is organized by Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library (Free Library of Philadelphia).
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Philadelphia, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Author Talk: The Battles of Germantown with David Young sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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