Hannah Callowhill Penn

The next monthly meeting of the Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides (APT) will be held on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 pm. In celebration of Women's History Month, we'll learn more about William Penn's second wife, Hannah (née Callowhill) from Doug Miller, the museum director of Pennsbury Manor, a reconstruction of William Penn’s country estate in Morrisville, PA. Doug will discuss the trials and triumphs of this extraordinary woman who ran the government for six years after Penn suffered a stroke and for eight years after he died.

Hannah Penn would serve as Pennsylvania’s first female governor, although she was never granted the title. Born into a wealthy family of first-generation Quakers, friend Hannah would eventually marry Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn. Theirs would be a union that would influence the world we live in today. Hear about her leadership when Penn is debilitated by stroke, her conflict with her stepson, the loss of her beloved mother, the boundary battle with Maryland, and even a tidbit about her courtship with Penn.

Come early for dinner and drinks! The meeting will be in-person at Philly’s Gourmet Steaks, 114 Market Street, upstairs, and livestreamed on Zoom. The Zoom link will be available in the APT Tour Talk newsletter the week of the meeting; non-members should contact Marianne Ruane [president@phillyguides.org](mailto:president@phillyguides.org) no later than 5 pm the day of the meeting to receive the link. A recording will be available on the APT YouTube page for a month following the talk.

APT meetings are open to aspiring and working tour guides as well as anyone with an interest in Philadelphia-focused history. Attend one meeting for free and then it is $60 to join the association for the year or $10 per monthly meeting in-person event. Zoom meetings are free. Please join us for convivial company, good food, fascinating presentations, and lively discussions!