I am the director here. Did am going to talk about building we are standing in and a little bit about quakers. Visitors dont know peopleout the religion usually have background knowledge. We answer questions about whether or not quakers are amish people. This is a good place to have that basic education about quakers. It is the largest Quaker Meeting House in the United States and may be the world, but they are looking into it. The property was was the first barrel ground in philadelphia and im sure we will get to that later. We have them look around this space. Comparing of this site to other religious sites. We have people look around and let us know what is different here versus other religious sites they have been sent to. There arent stainedglass candles or even a place for a priest or deacon to stand. A place for a priest or deacon to stand. It is a christian religion, sonic typical sunday this is a congregation meeting for worship. People gather and they sit in silence for an ho
Building, arch street Meeting House, a quaker place of worship, also a little bit about quakers. A lot of our visitors dont know much about the religion before they get here, which is an interesting issue. You go on a tour of perhaps the catholic church, one of those historic cathedrals, people usually have sort of background knowledge. And we have found our visitors dont. We answer a lot of questions about whether or not quakers are puritans so we do basic education. The arch street Meeting House is the largest quaker Meeting House in the United States and maybe the world. We are looking into it. The land that the properties built on seeded in 1701 by william penn. The property outside his first fairground in pennsylvania. Im sure we will get to that later. At the beginning of our tours that we normally do with visitors and school groups, we have them look around the space. It is outside the norm. We have people look around and let us know what is different here versus other historic
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