Podcasts Culture Philadelphia Community Podcast Insight Pt. 1: Young Peoples Continental Congress (YPCC)

Insight Pt. 1: Young Peoples Continental Congress (YPCC)

Published: July 19, 2024, 4:57 p.m.

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the start of the Second Continental Congress in 1775, the Carpenters\u2019 Company, a nonprofit organization founded in 1724 that owns and operates Carpenters\u2019 Hall, is partnering with National History Day, Generation Citizen, and a network of history and civic organizations to present the Young People\u2019s Continental Congress (YPCC). The Congress features 13 delegate teams representing each of the original colonies, plus one hometown team from Philadelphia. It convened in Philadelphia from July 17 to 19. I spoke with members of the New Jersey Teacher-Student Delegate Team \u2013 teacher Tracey Prince and student Rouslene Folas from East Orange STEM Academy High School in East Orange, NJ \u2013 about how this program brings America\u2019s history to life. \xa0

Carpenters\u2019 Hall has a year-long program to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Carpenters\u2019 Company and the 250th anniversary of Carpenters\u2019 Hall in 2024. For more information on the anniversary events, visit carpentershall.org.