For 38 years, he came into our lives several times a week, year after year. Whether you listened in your car, on the go, or watched The Phillies on television, there was one comforting voice we could always look forward to hearing. He opened three ballparks and saw his dream of calling a winning World Series come true. Harry Kalas now rests peacefully overlooking Schuylkill River at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Have you ever been to Grumblethorpe? How about The Powel House? Maybe you’ve seen The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Academy of Music, or taken a stroll down Elfreth's Alley. Have you ever passed The Second Bank of America on your way to Independence Hall? You’ve visited and know about these places because of one woman!

In my quest for the stories of Philadelphia's past, I [legally] explore a cemetery that has long been forgotten. Mother Nature still has a strangle hold on many of the residents. Although still in the early stages, the cemetery IS being cleaned up. Thanks to the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery, they are slowly pumping life back into this historic wonder. Just as other historical cemeteries, there are civilians, military personnel, and celebrities. The most famous being the ancestors of Drew Barrymore. Take this journey with me as we explore some of the history that is hidden within the confines of this overgrown and neglected historic gold mine.

In the final years of the 19th century, Philadelphia architect Joseph Miller Huston had earned quite a reputation for himself. But everything changed the day he signed the contract for the commission to build a grand monument to Pennsylvania State government. Suddenly, he is surrounded by construction issues, corruption, and even time served in a prison that Charles Dickens called “cruel and wrong”.

In July 1916, Philadelphia is not the place that most people want to be. The city has a choke hold on its citizens. With one hand, polio has its grip on the city folk. With the other hand, the heatwave makes life uncomfortable in the big city. The best relief is to go to the sea for a little rest & relaxation. The East Coast of America is about to be paralyzed with fear. It's as if God created the Devil and gave him JAWS. The Philadelphia connection to the first summer blockbuster film.

On its maiden voyage, 2, 240 passengers boarded Titanic and cruised towards New York City. 38 of them were from Philadelphia. When the ship hit an iceberg, 1,517 passengers went down with the sinking vessel on April 14, 1912. Writer/Photographer, Savanna R. Fisher tells you about the extraordinary first-hand account of one such passenger.

The mysterious disappearance of Philadelphia publisher Thomas Howard Peterson becomes headline news. After a long walk in Atlantic City, he is never seen alive again. Many years after his body is found and buried, his wife's heart is placed in his grave, but where is the rest of her body?

As “Editress” of one of the most powerful magazines, Sarah Josepha Hale was THEE woman in charge during the 19th Century. Her influence is still seen today in white wedding dresses, Christmas Trees...oh yeah and a little thing we call Thanksgiving.

One of the earliest pioneers of portrait photography opened his first studio right here in Philadelphia. He photographed notable poets, painters, Civil War Generals, and at least three U. S. Presidents, from his studio on Arch Street. His most famous portrait is that of Union General Ulysses S. Grant, posed with one hand in his pocket and the other in his coat. Frederick Gutekunst is not a household name today, but the best in the business in his day.

Deep in the backwoods of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are the scars from a dark past that have been lost in time. Left behind as a whisper of American History are these footprints of a thriving, self-sustaining village that once rumored to be that of Native Americans. The truth behind this village is much darker though.