Yesterday, my sister and brother-in-law took us for a visit to Franklin Square in Philadelphia.  I had not been there before, or in years, as my parents grew up in Philadelphia.  My children had been to the Square on a prior visit with them, so I was anxious to see what they'd been talking about.  One thing I love about Philadelphia is that aspects of American history are all over the city, and Franklin Square is no exception. The Square, interestingly enough, was one of the five public squares that William Penn laid out in his original plan for the Read More