Talk:Philadelphia History Museum

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The weather vane section is about an object that, as I understand it, is rarely displayed. This section is quite unusual in its formatting and references and is repeated in 2 other places verbatim. I really don't see any need for it here and it should be properly formatted in other places as well. Please check with an experienced editor on how to include this material before you revert it again. Smallbones (talk) 23:55, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I may disagree that the section regarding the "Weather Vane" appearing in 3 separate 'articles' (places), alibeit related and standing independent of each other is inappropiate. However, your suggestion getting other more experienced editors involved is valid. While editors are encouraged to be bold, et cetera, sometimes it can be too much. That said, I put a request here. I am happy to follow their suggestions. Jrcrin001 (talk) 17:29, 13 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Although the original weather vane may seldom be displayed, a replica is located in the school house adjacent to the Caleb Pusey house. wrp103 (Bill Pringle) ^(Talk) 10:18, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have heard that there is talk of calling this museum by a name without Atwater or Kent in it. If so, this should be in the article. --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:11, 28 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I followed the citation for information about how the WPA did work on the building that now houses the Philadelphia History Museum. There was zero information about it there. Does anyone have evidence that the WPA worked here? I'm not just being a citation stickler-- I study the WPA and hadn't heard about the Atwater project until this Wikipedia entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drgreengrass (talk • contribs) 17:18, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

This reprint of a NY Time article mentions it, but doesn't give any details. BMK (talk) 17:23, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just thinking out loud - is there a WPA Guide to Philadelphia, as there is for NYC? BMK (talk) 17:24, 30 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

For 72 of its 81 year history, from 1938 until 2010, this museum was known as the Atwater Kent Museum. When I was growing up in the Philadelphia area in the 1990s and early 2000s, that's how people referred to it (if they knew about it at all.) I've noted the once common name in the article text. Pascalulu88 (talk) 01:28, 10 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]