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Life at Sea!

Tue, July 29, 2025 5:30 P.M. Add to your calendar
Chestnut Hill Library

Climb aboard as we learn about life on a privateer ship, including what as a sailor you might have eaten, what their job might have been, and how they would have passed the time.  Meet some of the Revolution's most famous sailors, like Philadelphian James Forten. Learn how to fire a cannon while fighting off the british, and get ready to help create your own "tall tale" from the high seas!  

5:30 - 6:45 p.m., for ages 6 - 12 and their families adn caregivers.

This program is offered by the Museum of the American Revolution.

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Chestnut Hill Library
8711 Germantown Avenue (Germantown Ave. & Bethlehem Pike)
Philadelphia, PA 19118-2716
215- 685-9290

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