William Penn (1644–1718), proprietor of Pennsylvania and founder of Philadelphia, proposed a "Holy Experiment” for his colony. Against almost every European government and their established churches he invited everyone to come to his colony and worship God in whatever way they saw fit. To celebrate the 375th anniversary of his birth, join us in November in the MacColl Room to explore William Penn's legacy, especially that of religious liberty.

On November 10, Nancy Gibbs, a local Friends leader and educator, will give us a brief history of the Society of Friends, and outline Penn's ambitions to establish a colony unique among American settlements in its religious toleration.