Germantown Historical Society collection on the Wister family 1814-1966

Germantown Historical Society

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Germantown, a neighborhood in the northwest section of Philadelphia, was the site of several nationally significant events. It was settled in the late 1600s by Mennonite and Quaker German-speaking emigrants and incorporated as a borough in 1689. Germantown is sometimes called the home of the American anti-slavery movement, because the first organized protest against slavery in the Americas was begun by four members of the Germantown Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quake...

Wister family

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Wister, Charles Jones, 1782-1865

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Charles J. Wister was the grandson of John Wister, the builder of the family home known as "Grumblethorpe". An amateur scientist, he retired in 1819 to devote himself to botany and mineralogy, subjects he lectured on at the Germantown Academy. He also erected an astronomical observatory at his Germantown, Pennsylvania home. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1811. From the guide to the Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.], n.d., (American Philosophical ...

Wister, Charles Jones, 1822-1910

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Charles Jones Wister was the son of Charles J. Wister. Charles J. Wister was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1811, and was an amateur scientist who erected an astronomical observatory at his Germantown (Pa.) home, "Grumblethorpe." From the description of Memoir of Charles J. Wister, 1782-1865, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122417047 ...

Wister, Elizabeth B.

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