Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground

Concord School House and Upper Burying Ground Established in 1693, the Upper Burying Ground is one of the oldest in the Philadelphia region.

The Concord School House, built in 1775, is an intact nineteenth-century schoolroom which occupies a corner of the Burying Ground.

Thank you for 16 years of great back-to-school memories. We will no longer hold our annual backpack give-away due to lim...
07/25/2026

Thank you for 16 years of great back-to-school memories. We will no longer hold our annual backpack give-away due to limited capacity. We are donating our remaining school supplies to the event hosted next week by Senator Art Haywood and Rep. Andre D. Carroll at the Lonnie Young Recreation Center on Chelten Ave.

Save the date! Our annual Back to School event is taking place on Saturday, August 1, 2026, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Location: Lonnie Young Recreation Center, 1100 E. Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.

Join us for activities including giveaways, family resources, STEM activities, games and more!

Great new neighbor coming!
04/07/2026

Great new neighbor coming!

Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee and Books announced Sunday that it will move to the corner of Germantown Avenue and Washington Lane, keeping the popular coffee shop and bookstore rooted in the

This made me crack up - check the Sale Date
12/18/2025

This made me crack up - check the Sale Date

Some food for thought
12/18/2025

Some food for thought

Covering two million acres of U.S. soil, cemeteries are lush with potential for the living and the land.

11/28/2025
I think I like our new sign better
04/30/2025

I think I like our new sign better

An online library of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies across Massachusetts.

Winter is a good time for tree maintenance.
02/08/2025

Winter is a good time for tree maintenance.

July 4 at Concord in Historic Germantown, Noon-4pm. Join us for Freedom Sounds: -Noon-3pm: Papermaking workshop with Cas...
07/03/2024

July 4 at Concord in Historic Germantown, Noon-4pm. Join us for Freedom Sounds:
-Noon-3pm: Papermaking workshop with Cassandra Gunkel
-2pm:Bell-ringing ceremony at 2pm, followed by Grounded Theatre Company performers Dameisha Jackson and Maurice Tucker as Frederick Douglass
-Solo jazz piano performance by Fahrad Austin of Settlement Music School, Germantown. All events free to all. More info: https://www.concordschoolhouse.org/events/july-4-2024

06/15/2024

Come and see the next performance from Grounded Theatre Company at 1:30pm today. Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival

Do you want to learn more about researching people buried in historic cemeteries? Check out this event offered by the Fr...
03/22/2024

Do you want to learn more about researching people buried in historic cemeteries? Check out this event offered by the Free Library of Philadelphia Newspapers & Microfilm Center in collaboration with the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, April 3, at 6 PM.

Get beyond Find A Grave and make sure you’re covering all the bases when looking for burial records for your ancestors.

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6309 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19144

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