Description

Class Summary

William Penn took his vision for a better world and tried to put it into action with the creation of his own proprietary colony. Within 20 years of its founding, colonial Pennsylvania had become the fastest growing of the colonies. In this class, explore William Penn and his journey to make his colony “the seed of a nation.”

About the Instructor

Douglas A. Miller has been a director of museums in Pennsylvania for over 35 years. He formerly led Curtin Village (Center County), Hope Lodge and Graeme Park (Montgomery County), Washington Crossing Historic Park (Bucks County), and Brandywine Battlefield (Delaware and Chester Counties). He is currently the museum director of William Penn’s home, Pennsbury Manor (pictured above), in lower Bucks County.