The first 11 women ordained as Episcopal priests did so on their own terms: in a controversial ceremony, held on July 29, 1974–two years before the ruling body of the Church explicitly allowed it. Meet the Philadelphia Eleven, learn about their hard-earned path to ordination, and watch how they broke down barriers with grace and perseverance. Continue reading
Seldom-seen weird & wonderful short films from Philadelphia archives and museums! Continue reading
Weird and wonderful films from Philadelphia’s archives! Continue reading
Archives Month Philly is proud to present an evening of rarely seen film and video from Philadelphia-area archives, libraries, and museums! Continue reading
In celebration of Archives Month, join us for a screening of short films from Philadelphia’s most fascinating archives and libraries. This year includes rarely screened clips of musical puppets, travel on the high seas, 1990s Ben Franklin, the magic of Saran Wrap, mimes, a soap opera about polymer, and more!
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A documentary about Philadelphia’s role in the invention of photography and motion pictures. Join History Making Productions for this free screening at PhillyCAM on October 8th at 6:30pm.
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In celebration of Archives Month, join us for a screening of short films from Philadelphia’s most fascinating archives and libraries.
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Archives & History Day, a history expo with more than 60 organizations participating, plus other days with lectures and a feature film.
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A screening of rarely seen commercials and films from Hagley’s audiovisual collections, plus specially selected materials from our library and archival collections. Continue reading
October 28, 2015 at 7pm
PhilaMOCA
531 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Free
A screening of 8 or 9 works, originally on film, that are housed in local Philadelphia repositories. Thanks to the generosity of NFL Films, five of these works were transferred to digital files and are now accessible to the public. They include home movie footage, documentaries and even Muppets! Representatives from all the organizations involved will be on hand to discuss the films and answer questions.
Films contributed by:
University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center
Hagley Museum and Library
Penn Museum
History Making Productions
Philadelphia City Archives
German Society of Pennsylvania
Fairmount Park Historic Resource Archives
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