An Interview with Ted Maust of the Elfreth’s Alley Museum

Today’s article is a conversation with Historic America’s very own Sonali Prillman and Ted Maust, the director of the Elfreth’s Alley Museum in Philadelphia. Join them as they discuss the earliest American fire departments, rowdy volunteer firefighter brawls, the oldest property insurance company in the country, what it is like to run such a unique museum, or about how one of the oldest residential streets in the United States has changed through the centuries.

Sonali PrillmanApril 6, 2021Elfreth’s Alley, Elfreth’s Alley Museum, Ted Maust, Philadelphia, Colonial America, Fire Safety, Fireman's Hall Museum, The Philadelphia Contributionship, Benjamin FrankilinComment