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Philadelphia heritage

The Irish community in Pennsport, Philadelphia

Roots

The Irish in Pennsport, Philadelphia

The Irish in Pennsport, Philadelphia built a riverfront home on dock and shipyard wages. The story of Two Street, the Mummers, and what remains today.

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The Italian community in South Philadelphia

Roots

The Italians in South Philadelphia

South Philadelphia is where the cheesesteak was invented, where Mario Lanza was born, and where Italy still lives on 9th Street. Here is that story.

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The Atlas of Home app

One day, a child will ask, what were they like?

Atlas of Home keeps the answer, on a family tree you build on your iPhone.

VoicesThe voice you cannot afford to lose.
The family mapWhere you come from, drawn for you.
Recipes and lettersWritten down before it is lost.
The Atlas BookPrint the book of your family.

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Coming soon to the App Store · For iPhone and iPad · No account, no ads