Online Series Covers Tun’s History

How’s your Tun history? Our Tun experts are here to ensure it’s a whole lot, thanks to a free history series offered by The Tun Legacy Foundation beginning July 22, 2026, and ongoing the fourth Wednesday of every month. The program is being presented via Zoom, archived on the Foundation’s website, and shared on social media and The Tun’s YouTube channel.

The Tun History Series will cover 1683 to present day. The Tun Legacy Foundation Founder Pat Dailey will lead the first four conversations, with Ken Hopper, Foundation board member and marketing chair, moderating.

“Everyone is invited to join The Tun History Series, and at the end, we will all be richer in appreciation of the role of one of our country’s most important historical taverns,” said Pat Dailey, founder of The Tun Legacy Foundation.

The series schedule follows:

• July 22, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, The Tun Through the Decades, 1683-1714: An Early Occurrence of Asking for Forgiveness Rather than Permission
• August 26, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, The Tun Through the Decades, 1715-1739
• September 23, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, The Tun Through the Decades, 1740-1770: The Tun Hits Its Stride and Makes a Name for Itself in America!
• October 28, 7:30 p.m. Eastern, The Tun Through the Decades, 1771-1781: The Tun’s Final Decade… 30 Steps Too Far!

Other speakers and topics include:

• Chair of The Tun Legacy Foundation Board, Craig Mills, will present a two-part series on the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia, examining the role the organization played in welcoming Scots to the New World and their role in the founding of the country.
• The Role of the Freemasons in the Forming of the United Stateswill be presented by Robert Brink, founding chair, The Tun Legacy Foundation, and Right Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania (2026-2027).
• Future series will include the other organizations of The Tun Legacy Foundation

RSVP: To register for the first chat in the series and receive the Zoom link, email feedback@thetun.org.

Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Did you know? The Tun was located at 121 S. Water Street in Philadelphia, on the southeast corner of Water Street (formerly King Street) and Tun Alley, between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. (That section of Water Street is now part of I-95.)  It was at the foot of a 40-50-ft. bluff; atop the bluff was (and is) Front Street.