Once Upon A Nation

Amazing! My kids loved this! There are 8 posts around the Liberty Bell sites (Betsy Ross House, Carpenter House, Constitution museum) where a story tell is dressed in green. Amazing stories and story tellers for free. They also have a flag sit kids to collect stars. I had my kids take notes on it, just jog their memories. Phil and Courtney were impressive storytellers but all the sites were great! Highly recommend and it’s free.

We stumbled upon our first Once Upon a Nation storyteller outside the Betsy Ross house. A cheerful voice greeted us with "would you like to hear a story? " We sat down and were entertained by an animated storyteller who told us great stories with obvious relish. Her name was Heron and we learned things from her that enhanced our visit to the Old City of Philadelphia. We were excited to run into her the next day as well at Carpenter's Hall. If you are in Philadelphia and see one of these storytellers stop and enjoy a story that will be well worth your time!

What a pleasant surprise to be asked if we wanted to hear a story. The storyteller was appropriately animated and drew us in to learn more about 'the man behind the smile'. We viewed that painting at the museum earlier that day and now I know the rest of his story. I hope to encounter a storyteller again soon.

We enjoyed the storyteller at Franklin Court. She was terrific— very animated and knowledgeable. It was such a delight. She even gave me tape for my blisters!!

We were visiting Betsy Ross house and met Courtney the storyteller. What an awesome young lady who we wish could come teach like that in our classroom. I wish we could see more of them but will now keep my eyes open for it.!