Take a guided walking tour behind the 10-foot wall of Girard College to explore its history and architecture, looking at the campus as it exists today, along with archival maps and photographs. Continue reading
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Scrapbooks as College History – October 5, 2022
Come explore the history of scrapbooks and how they connect to college history! Continue reading
Printing and Reprinting the Great American Novel, 1789-1826 – October 6, 2022
Examine excerpts from three early novels and discuss how print operations shaped the genre’s form! Continue reading
Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers Exhibit Celebration – October 6, 2022
Join the Presbyterian Historical Society on October 6 for a celebration of the Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers exhibit. Continue reading
Mercer Museum Research Library: History of Our Shelves – October 11, 2022
Have you ever wondered about the origins of the Mercer Museum’s Research Library? Continue reading
Crafting with Collections – October 12, 2022
Flex your crafting skills with eye-popping visuals from our special collections! Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA LANTERN SLIDE SALON – OCTOBER 12, 2022
The Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon is back! Continue reading
Archives Month Virtual Tour – October 13 & 17, 2022
Join us online for a live virtual tour of the Founder’s Hall museum and its archival highlights with Director of Historical Resources, Kathy Haas. Continue reading
Happy Birthday 219! The Athenaeum at 175 – October 17, 2022
The Athenaeum celebrates 175 years at 219 S Sixth Street. Continue reading
Behind Halvey’s Lens – October 18, 2022
Join us for an opening reception for our new exhibit, “Behind Halvey’s Lens: A Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia” Continue reading
Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity – October 18, 2022
Don’t miss this year’s Charlotte Cushman Society Lecture featuring Dr. C. Riley Snorton and this milestone work in LGBTQ+ archival studies Continue reading
WARCHIVE: CHRONICLING WAR IN UKRAINE – OCTOBER 20, 2022
During the event co-founders of Ukrainian Warchive will share their experience and discuss the challenges of collecting, archiving and displaying the photographs of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Getting to Know Westtown: A Few of our Favorite Things – October 24, 2022 – CANCELLED
Join the Westtown School Archives for a look at some of the highlights of their collection! Continue reading
DVAG Tour at the GAR Museum and Library – October 25, 2022
For Archives Month, we invite friends and colleagues to attend a tour of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library. Continue reading
FIRST FRIDAY: Inspired Sound Exhibition and Panel – October 1, 2021
Stop by to see our current exhibition, or head upstairs to hear more about the history and preservation of pipe organs. Continue reading
Building a Research Foundation with the U.S. Federal Census – October 2, 2021
Join us as we explore what has proven to be one of the most valuable record sets available to genealogists today. Continue reading
Southwark Rediscovered: A Walking Tour of Historic Queen Village – October 3, 2021
Join the Historic Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Preservation Corporation on Sunday, Oct. 3, for a walking tour of Philadelphia’s Queen Village neighborhood, led by researcher and writer Michael Schreiber. Continue reading
Kislak Center New Acquisitions Showcase: While you were away … – October 5, 2021
While in-person visits to the library have been on hold, curators at the Kislak Center have been hard at work obtaining new and exciting items for the collection. Continue reading
William Still, the Underground Railroad & Abolition in Philadelphia – October 5, 2021
A panel discussion examining Still’s role as an abolitionist in Philadelphia and how it compared to the movement throughout the state. Continue reading
Arrived…William Still at 200 – October 7, 2021
Rarely out on display, come to see Journal C on display as well as a marathon reading of selected entries. Continue reading
Black Ancestral Healing and Historic Remedies with Nyambi Naturals – October 7, 2021
Make fire cider with Nyambi Naturals. This ancestral recipe uses ingredients right from your pantry and garden. Continue reading
Lewis and Clark, Expanding America – October 12, 2021
When President Jefferson dispatched Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to go exploring, and report back on what he had bought, it turned out to be one of the great non-military adventures of American history. Continue reading
Make Your Own WPA Poster with Posters for The People – October 13, 2021
Drop in between 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. for a free hands-on screen printing workshop. All ages welcome and no experience required. Continue reading
Archives Capstone Panel – October 21, 2021
DULASA and the Drexel University Libraries present a panel discussion retrospective centered around archives-themed Drexel Capstone Projects! Continue reading
Library Treasure Tour: The German Society and the University of Pennsylvania, Past and Present – October 23, 2021
Join us for our unique and engaging Library Treasures Tours this fall where you’ll discover fascinating stories and artifacts held within the collections of the Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library at the German Society of Pennsylvania.
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Archives Along Girard Avenue: Girard College and the Gesu – October 23, 2021
Join us for a special joint program for a behind-the-scenes and behind-the-walls look at the historic buildings and archival collections of neighboring St. Joseph’s Prep and Girard College. Continue reading
The Journey Of An Artifact: From Storage To Exhibition – October 25, 2021
An exclusive look at the artifacts in the National Constitution Center’s newest exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Woman Won the Vote Continue reading
Edgy Urban Ministry: Then and Now – October 26, 2021
The Redemptorist Archives presents a day-time open house showcasing items from its collections on urban ministries and an evening film screening of The Heart of Camden: The Story of Father Michael Doyle. Continue reading
“Lost Heroes of WWII: We will not forget” with Shalom E. Lamm – October 26, 2021
Most people don’t know that hundreds of Jewish-American GIs killed-in-action in WWII were mistakenly buried under Latin Crosses, nd there they have remained for 75 years. Until now. Continue reading
Allure of the Archives – October 27, 2021
Join the Chester County Archives to dig into their most popular collections and to learn how these resources can help you search your family’s history! Continue reading
Ask Us Anything – October 28, 2021
Ask Us Anything about the New Sweden Colony, Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church and Early Philadelphia. Continue reading
Some Things Last a Long Time: A Medieval Life Virtual Program – October 1, 2020
This virtual gallery talk focuses on the companion exhibition to “Medieval Life: European Manuscripts in Philadelphia Collections” which looks at universal themes from *outside* medieval Europe. Continue reading
Virtual Lecture: Mercer Museum Research Library: History of Our Shelves – October 1, 2020
Learn more about the Mercer Museum Research Library in this virtual Zoom lecture. Continue reading
Culinary Tales for Your Ails – October 6, 2020
Join Archivist Chrissie Perella for a look at some of the Historical Medical Library’s collection of recipe books! Continue reading
Neighborhood Stories: A Spit Spreads Death Virtual Tour of Brewerytown – October 7, 2020
How did the influenza pandemic of 1918–19 affect Philadelphia’s neighborhoods? Continue reading
Silences in the LAMS: Digital Surrogacy in the Time of Pandemic – October 12, 2020
Calling all library/archives/museum/education workers! Continue reading
Before 219: A Look at the Athenaeum Before its Move to Washington Square – October 13, 2020
Join the Athenaeum Curator for a brief history lesson on the Athenaeum of Philadelphia Continue reading
Confronting Our Language in the Library – October 13, 2020
The PACSCL DEI committee invites you to attend a panel discussion about confronting and dismantling long-standing pejorative language in library cataloging and description, centering around the documentary, Change the Subject. Continue reading
Debating Woman’s Place in America, 1860-1880, led by Dr. Amy Sopcak-Joseph – October 14, 2020
“Debating Woman’s Place in America, 1860-1880” will offer a companion to the Library Company’s latest exhibition, “Women Get Things Done,” and a crash course on the activism that enabled the passage of the 19th Amendment. Continue reading
German Heritage in Letters: From Family Research to Digital History – October 15, 2020
This presentation will introduce “German Heritage in Letters,” (germanletters.org), an initiative to find, collect, and share online, correspondence that sheds light on the effects of immigration from German-speaking lands to the United States on families and communities on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading
Virtual Lecture: Exploring the Archives: African American History in Bucks County – October 15, 2020
Discover Mercer Museum Research Library archives relating to African American history in Bucks County. Continue reading
From Boston Marriages to the Lavender Menace: Queer Women and the Fight for Suffrage – October 15, 2020
Join us as we meet some of the folks who were key to winning and protecting women’s suffrage from the 19th century through the Civil Rights Era, who were gender variant or in same-sex relationships. Continue reading
Philly in Focus: Robert Halvey’s Photographic History of Catholic Philadelphia: 1935-1999 – October 19, 2020
Join the Catholic Historical Research Center of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for a digital exhibit premier! Continue reading
Picking the President in the 19th Century – October 20, 2020
Virtual collection review by Rachel D’Agostino, Curator of Printed Books. Continue reading
John Dickinson and the Making of the U.S. Consitution, 1776-1788 – October 21, 2020 & more
This seminar will consider the innovative contributions of John Dickinson to the creation of the United States Constitution through his work on the Articles of Confederation (1776), the Annapolis Convention (1786) that met to consider the shortcomings of the Articles, the ensuing Federal Convention (1787), and the debate over ratification (1788). Continue reading
Miss Matthews Memento: Photographs of the Edgar Allan Poe School Garden – October 22, 2020
To celebrate Archives Month Philly, join PHS McLean Library staff as we examine an intriguing photo album from our archives. Continue reading
2020 Virtual Lantern Slide Salon – October 22, 2020
The 2020 Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon will showcase recently digitized glass lantern slides from the special collections of several Philadelphia area institutions. Continue reading
Voter Suppression in U.S. Elections: A Roundtable Discussion – October 27, 2020
Emerging from an extraordinary conversation held at Library Company last year in conjunction with the annual conference of the Organization of American Historians, this round table conversation will reflect upon that conversation and assess recent developments related to voter disenfranchisement and the voting barriers that ostracize the poor, Black, and Latino communities. Continue reading
Transcribing the Letters of William Darlington – October 27, 2020
Join library staff members and students, who will describe how we spent this summer transcribing the letters of renowned botanist William Darlington (1782-1863). Continue reading
Neighborhood Stories: A Spit Spreads Death Virtual Tour of Kensington – October 28, 2020
How did the influenza pandemic of 1918–19 affect Philadelphia’s neighborhoods? Continue reading
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