Public History Summer Academy Recap!
This August, with funding from the city, HSP hosted the inaugural Public History Summer Academy. 12 students from four area schools,...
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jsmith3735
- Jul 12
- 2 min
Native Representations in Colonial Political Cartoons
American history in the Colonial era is marked by an uneasy and sometimes violent tension between the encroaching settlements of white...
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sbemak
- May 10
- 2 min
HSP Genealogist Appears on Tamron Hall Show
On Thursday, May 2, 2024, Katy Bodenhorn Barnes, the Director of Genealogical Programs and Services at the Historical Society of...
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jbarrett479
- May 10
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: From Russia With Love
The Eastwick Family Letters Collection 4497 By Liam Reilly During the rise of the Transportation Revolution in the 1830s and 1840s,...
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jbarrett479
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: Women's Rights Through Women's History
The Cynthia J. Little Collection (Collection 4559) By Alice Creed “Someone has to tell the truth, and right now it seems like we’re two...
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jbarrett479
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: A Colonial Woman’s Land Ownership
The Frampton and Bickley Family Land Records (Collection 4491) By Alice Creed The collection of Frampton and Bickley Family Land Records...
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sbemak
- Dec 21, 2023
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: Photographs of Hog Island Shipyard
Hog Island Shipyard Photographs (Collection 4516) by Liam Reilly, C. Dallett Hemphill intern, sponsored by the McNeil Center for Early...
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jbarrett479
- Nov 3, 2023
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: A Veteran's Personal and Family History
The Jonathan White Collection (Collection 4591) By Alice Creed Not everyone thinks to save their documents from elementary, middle, or...
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sbemak
- Oct 19, 2023
- 4 min
HSP Launches New Genealogist-for-Hire Service
Have you ever considered hiring a professional genealogist to tell your family story? At HSP, now you can! HSP is proud to launch Past...
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jbarrett479
- Sep 20, 2023
- 2 min
Artist Mel Edwards creates Vision and Purpose, I, II, III, and IV
The first print in HSP’s inaugural artist-in-residency program is now available for purchase. Mel Edwards, known for large abstract steel...
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sbemak
- Sep 8, 2023
- 2 min
Connecting Collections: Photographs of Alexander Stirling Calder's Work
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Photographs of Alexander Stirling Calder Sculptures (Collection 4544) By Alice Creed...
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sbemak
- Jun 30, 2023
- 3 min
An Introduction to the Harry Adamson Papers: Collection 3547
By Sarath Pillai In the early 1980s, it was assumed that those infected with HIV had about six months to two years left. The life of...
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sbemak
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Welcome Access Services Librarian, Aileen Murphy!
Please join us in welcoming Aileen Murphy, who started as an Access Services Librarian in November 2022. Murphy previously served as the...
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sbemak
- May 30, 2023
- 1 min
HSP Recipient of Library of Congress Grant
We are excited to announce that the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) has been selected as a recipient of a Connecting Communities...
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sbemak
- Feb 27, 2023
- 1 min
HSP hosts Councilmember Isaiah Thomas for Genealogical Consultation
On Tuesday, February 21, Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas stopped by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for a...
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jbarrett479
- Jan 26, 2023
- 2 min
Three Centuries of Black History Collections
Among HSP’s vast collection of 21 million objects reside manuscripts, prints, photographs, posters, broadsides, flyers and books that...
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jbarrett479
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
Expanding resources to broaden and deepen your research
Through donations and purchases, our collection of manuscripts and publications continues to grow. In 2022, the Library has added: Over...
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sbemak
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Historical Society of Pennsylvania to lead National History Day Philly
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has become the home base organization for National History Day Philly (NHD). NHD Philly is a...
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sbemak
- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
Introducing HSP's Summer 2022 Interns!
In honor of National Intern Day, we’re highlighting our summer 2022 interns! HSP is currently hosting four interns, across varying...
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sbemak
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome Manager of Grants and Foundation Relations, Kris Myers!
Please join us in welcoming Kris Myers as HSP’s new Manager of Grants & Foundation Relations. Kris comes to HSP from Rider University,...
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