Education

B.A., M.A., and Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Research

Family and community life, ante-bellum cities; architecture, material culture and community planning; religion and popular culture in nineteenth-century America; Quaker history; the American West; historical interpretation for popular audiences. Public Lectures and workshops: Army Corps of Engineers, Brandywine Museum, Cliveden National Historic Site, Fraunces Tavern, Museum, Mercer Museum, University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, Smithsonian Institution, other colleges, universities, historical societies, museums, senior citizens' groups, radio and television interviews.