The West Room
THE WEST ROOM : conversation with our volunteer guides
Hours: 10 AM – 4:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday
RESERVATION STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for schools and groups.
Let us know your areas of interest.
Call (215) 413 - 1804
We offer interpretation on the following subjects:
- The architecture and history of the building
- The grounds – the yellow fever epidemic in the 1790’s and the Quaker response
- What Friends (Quakers) believe
- Unprogrammed Quaker worship – “silent worship”
- Quaker decision making process – beyond consensus
- George Fox and the founding of Quakerism
- William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania
- The Holy Experiment: religious tolerance and personal liberties and it’s living legacy
- William Penn’s friendship with the Lenni Lenapes
- Education and Quaker schools today
- “Monuments” to William Penn: The Liberty Bell and his Green Country Town
- Colonial Philadelphia under Quaker influence: religious and ethnic diversity, a city of churches and synagogues, Old City Congregations today.
- Colonial Philadelphia : the center of population, business, industry, commerce, culture, and science; organizations in Old City today.
- Quakers and Native Americans
- Quakers and African Americans – slavery, emancipation, the Underground Railroad, and education.
- Women’s Rights: Lucretia Mott, Seneca Falls, Alice Paul
- Quakers and Quaker Organizations today
- Quaker SPICES
- Simplicity – spirit-led restraint
- Peace – active peacemaking
- Integrity – consistency in word and deed
- Community – Quakers in the US and around the world
- Equality – social justice
- Stewardship/service – care for the earth and its people
OUR STORE: We offer books for adults and children and numerous pamphlets on Quakerism and Quaker testimonies. We also have gift items: T-shirts, sweat shirts, buttons, magnets, book marks, posters and postcards…
Call 215 413-1804 for reservation and information
Our program is made possible by your donations. Thank you for your generosity.