What is our definition of the Philadelphia Region?
The consensus was to include more than the five counties of Delaware, Chester, Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. Also to be included would be southwestern New Jersey, all of Delaware and several additional southeastern Pennsylvania counties as far west as the Susquehanna, including, for example, Lancaster, Lehigh, and Dauphin. We were reminded that this broader definition of the region reflects William Penns legacy. One advantage of broadening this definition is to include all three state capitols: Trenton, Dover, and Harrisburg. Establishing this definition of the Philadelphia cultural watershed at this moment allows us to expand our list of possible participants and to begin to think of ways to incorporate the state governments in our undertakings. The National Endowment for the Humanities planning grants to Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania, awarded in December 1999, will result in one implementation grant for a Philadelphia-based Humanities Center for the Mid-
