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As we begin a new year, we invite you to revisit the most-read topics of 2017.  Did your favorite make the list?

10. Medicine (Colonial Era), by Martha K. Robinson

9. March of the Mill Children, by Gail Friedman

8. Department Stores, by David Sullivan

7. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper

6. Immigration (1870-1930), by Barbara Klaczynska

5. Nativist Riots of 1844, by Zachary M. Schrag

4. Political Parties (Origins, 1790s), by Brian Hendricks

3. Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era), by Marie Basile McDaniel

2. City of Brotherly Love, by Chris Satullo

And the most-read topic for 2017 is:

1. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations (1754-89), by Timothy J. Shannon

Happy new year from The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia team!  Visit our website or follow us on social media for more new topics in 2018.

Happy new year! Join our most frequent users by visiting the top ten most-read topics in The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia during 2019:

10. Broad Street Bullies, by Karen Guenther

9. Immigration 1870-1930, by Barbara Klaczynska

8. Yellow Fever, by Simon Finger

7. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1681-1753, by Michael Goode

6. March of the Mill Children, by Gail Friedman

5. Boxing and Boxers, by Matthew Ward

4. Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era), by Marie Basile McDaniel

3. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper

2. Medicine (Colonial Era), by Martha K. Robinson

And the most-read topic for 2019 is …

1. Native America-Pennsylvania Relations, 1754-89, by Timothy J. Shannon

Thank you for reading, and watch for more new topics in 2020!

Happy new year!  Our most-read topics for 2020 reflect a year of pandemic, unrest, stay-at-home learning, and searches for family connections:

10. Orphanages and Orphans, by Holly Caldwell.

9. Nativist Riots of 1844, by Zachary M. Schrag.

8. Yellow Fever, by Simon Finger.

7. Columbia Avenue Riot, by Alex Elkins.

6. Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era), by Marie Basile McDaniel.

5. Murder of Octavius Catto, by Aaron X. Smith.

4. I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia, by Charlene Mires.

3. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper.

2. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1754-89, by Timothy J. Shannon.

And the most-read topic for 2020 is, no surprise here:

Influenza (“Spanish Flu” Pandemic, 1918-19), by Thomas Wirth.

Have a happy and healthy new year, and thank you for your interest and support of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.

Our most-read topics for 2021 include some perennial favorites but also a surprise winner for the year.

10. March of the Mill Children, by Gail Friedman

9. Yellow Fever, by Simon Finger

8. Nativist Riots of 1844, by Zachary M. Schrag

7. Murder of Octavius Catto, by Aaron X. Smith

6. Broad Street Bullies, by Karen Guenther

5. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper

4. City of Brotherly Love, by Chris Satullo

3. I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia, by Charlene Mires

2. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1754-89, by Timothy J. Shannon

And the most-read topic of 2021 is ….

1. Scrapple, by Mary Rizzo!

Scrapple received a big boost on May 31, 2021, from a link in the New York Times from Maureen Dowd’s interview with Kate Winslett about her role in Mare of Easttown. Thanks to all of our readers who visited throughout the year.

Where did encyclopedia users turn the most in 2022?  Here is our annual top ten list – enjoy!

10. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), by Isaac Barnes May

9. Jawn, by Damiano Consilvio and Caitlin Walker

8. King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, by Carolyn T. Adams

7. Colonial Era landing page, essay by Jean Soderlund

6. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1754-89, by Timothy J. Shannon

5. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper

4. Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1681-1753, by Michael Goode

3. Broad Street Bullies, by Karen Guenther

2. I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia, by Charlene Mires

And the most-visited topic for 2022 is a longtime favorite, one of the essays that launched The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia project when co-published with the Philadelphia Inquirer and WHYY:

1. City of Brotherly Love, by Chris Satullo

Happy new year!

As we begin a new year at The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, we invite you to revisit the most-read topics of 2023.

10 (tie). Immigration and Migration (Colonial Era), by Marie Basile McDaniel.

10 (tie). Native American-Pennsylvania Relations, 1754-89, by Timothy J. Shannon.

9. Philadelphia and Its People in Maps: The 1790s, by Paul Sivitz and Billy G. Smith.

8. Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), by Isaac Barnes May.

7. Colonial Era, by Jean R. Soderlund.

6. Row Houses, by Amanda Casper.

5. Jawn, by Damiano Consilvio and Caitlin Walker.

4. Pennsylvania (Founding), by Stephanie Grauman Wolf.

3. I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia, by Charlene Mires.

2. Broad Street Bullies, by Karen Guenther.

And the most-visited topic for the year 2023 was a perennial favorite:

1. City of Brotherly Love, by Chris Satullo.

To all of our readers, authors, editors, and staff, thank you for your continuing interest and support!

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The editors, authors, and staff of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia are honored to welcome scholars from Vietnam on November 29. Under the auspices of the Social Science Research Council, the delegation has come to the United States to learn about encyclopedia projects in preparation for producing an Encyclopedia of Vietnam. Read more about the visit on the website of Rutgers-Camden, where The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia is produced.