On this special tour, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s American tour, visitors will get to see seldom-displayed archival material and delve into the role of the French community in early national Philadelphia Continue reading
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App Launch Party – October 4, 2024
Have you ever wandered the graveyard at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church and wondered about the people buried there? Now is your chance to find out. Continue reading
A City Divided: The Civil War, Philadelphia & The Union League – October 7, 2024
Come join us for an open house of Founding Forward’s exhibit, A City Divided: The Civil War, Philadelphia & The Union League, with a pop up archival display. Continue reading
Behind-the-Scenes at the Chester County Archives – October 10, 2024
Don’t miss your chance to go behind the scenes! Continue reading
CCAHA’s Fall Open House – October 10, 2024
In our state-of-the-art lab, CCAHA’s expert conservators will share some of the exciting projects that they’ve been working on – whether they be rare books, unique works of art, or priceless historical documents. Continue reading
City Archives Tour – October 17, 2024
Get a peak beyond the public areas of the City Archives and see where and how our material is stored; also featuring some treasures from the collection! Continue reading
Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress – October 24, 2024
Join us for an opening reception for our new exhibit “Gift of Finest Wheat: The Story of the 41st International Eucharistic Congress” Continue reading
Meet the Curator Tours: The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution – October 24, 2024
Experience an intimate after-hours tour of The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution and learn more about the people, places and artifacts showcased in this special exhibition. Continue reading
Open House – October 25, 2024
Curious about audiovisual preservation? Check out our facility where we can digitize over 200 formats and learn about our process. Continue reading
Archives Month Campus Tour – October 26, 2024
Take a guided walking tour behind the 10-foot wall of Girard College to explore its history and architecture. Continue reading
Open House at Lutheran Archives Center – October 29, 2024
Join us for a free open house featuring behind-the-scene tours of our collection and refreshments. Continue reading
Coffee and Doan-uts – October 30, 2024
Join us at the Mercer Museum for morning coffee, donuts, and an exclusive early-bird guided tour of our special exhibition The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution. Continue reading
Library Treasure Tour: “A Century of Immigrant Aid: The German Society’s Agentur Ledgers, 1847-1947” – October 12, 2023
Join us for a hands-on tour of the records of German Society’s “Agentur” which dispensed aid to thousands of immigrants for over a century. Continue reading
Redemptorist Archives Open House and Special Exhibit – October 17, 2023
The Redemptorist Archives invites the general public to its annual open house and special exhibit on military chaplains, October 17, 2023, as part of Archives Month Philly.
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Open House and Tour – October 23, 2023
George Blood LP is hosting our first Open House on Monday, October 23, 2023. We invite librarians, archivists, engineers, movie buffs, collectors, scholars, and anyone interested to tour our 41,000 square foot facility and learn how we transfer audio, video, film and data to digital files. Continue reading
Archiving Philadelphia Rowing History – CANCELLED
Join fellow historians for a presentation, discussion and tour of Boathouse Row – the birthplace of American rowing. Continue reading
Revolution Remix – October 28, 2023
A walking tour of Philadelphia through the eyes of South Asian Americans Continue reading
Archives Month Historical Campus Tour – October 4, 2022
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
Library Company History & Exhibitions Tour – October 7, 2022
Join us for a guided tour of the Library Company’s first-floor exhibition galleries! 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
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
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
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
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
Night of Lights – October 9-25, 2020
History comes to light in Chestnut Hill with archival images projected through storefront windows, illuminating multiple layers of neighborhood history and spotlighting community stories. 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
Archives Month Live Virtual Tour of Founder’s Hall – October 15 & 29, 2020
Join us online for a live virtual tour of Founder’s Hall and its museum with Director of Historical Resources, Kathy Haas. Continue reading
Artifacts After Dark – October 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2020
Locked safely away in Eastern State Penitentiary’s climate-controlled darkroom, hundreds of artifacts rest in neatly organized drawers. Thousands of photographs fill museum storage boxes. Rare books line the shelves. Each object is an irreplaceable historic treasure that tells part of Eastern State’s complex story. Continue reading
Monmouth County Archives Week – October 12, 2019, and more all month long
Archives & History Day is an annual gathering for archivists, local historians, and others interested in New Jersey History.
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Pulling Back the Curtain: Portraits of Redemptorist Life – October 15, 2019
Join the Redemptorist Archives for an open house with archive tours throughout the day and the unveiling of a new exhibit, “Pulling Back the Curtain: Portraits of Redemptorist Life,” revealing personal accounts from this Catholic order of priests and brothers who have been ministering in the United States since 1832. Continue reading
“Keith Carter: Seek & Find” and “The Politics of Rhetoric” – Multi-day exhibits and programming, 2019
The Print Center is pleased to present two exhibitions this fall in conjunction with the Whitman at 200 initiative: “Keith Carter: Seek & Find” and “The Politics of Rhetoric.” The Print Center is also hosting numerous public programs related to the exhibits. Continue reading
The Journey of an Artifact: From Storage to Exhibition – October 16, 2019
An exclusive look at the artifacts in the National Constitution Center’s feature exhibit, Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes that Shaped a Nation. Continue reading
John and Lydia Morris’s Travel Companion Tells All – October 16, 2019
Find out what the founders of the Morris Arboretum experienced as they traveled the world collecting artifacts and touring ancient sites & palatial gardens. Continue reading
Open House and Block Party – October 19, 2019
Gather at Chester County Historical Society for a day of family fun and surprising opportunity to make history. Continue reading
Founder’s Hall Open House – October 19, 2019
Come behind the wall and find out more about one of Philadelphia’s richest and most influential citizens and the legacy of the unique school he founded. Continue reading
Secret Stoogeum: The Moe You Know – October 21, 2019
Go behind the scenes at the world’s largest museum of Three Stooges memorabilia.
NOTE: This event has sold out!
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SJU Before You: Saint Joseph’s University Archives and Special Collections Open House – October 24, 2019
Solve the mystery of what is behind the doors to the secret rooms. Continue reading
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Archives – Mondays, October 7, 2019 through October 21, 2019, & October 31, 2019
To celebrate Archives Month Philly, Eastern State Archivist Erica Harman will lead several special 15-minute Hands-On History tours of the penitentiary’s collection storage area that houses Eastern State’s generally unknown, fascinating, and sometimes creepy collection of prisoner-made objects, photographs, and documents. Continue reading
Opening Reception and Behind the Scenes Tour – October 3, 2018
Join us for the opening of our new exhibit “The Spanish Lady in the City of Brotherly Love: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919.” Continue reading
Second Saturday at Founder’s Hall – October 13, 2018
Come behind the wall and find out more about one of Philadelphia’s richest and most influential citizens and the legacy of the unique school he founded. Continue reading
Secret Stoogeum – October 15, 2018
See behind-the-scenes at one of Philly’s most unique museums! Continue reading
The School of John Morris’s Dreams – October 17, 2018
John T. Morris has one purpose in mind when he buys a farm across the road from his Chestnut Hill estate in 1914: turn it into a state-of-the-art school. Continue reading
“Ethyl is not a Lady”: The Faces of Temperance, 1800-1960 – October 19, 2018
Come to the Presbyterian Historical Society for a one-night-only display of temperance items from the collection. Continue reading
Mother Bethel AME: A Closed-Stacks Tour – October 21, 2018
Join Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and the African American Museum in Philadelphia on a special tour of Mother Bethel’s landmark church building, museum, and special collections led by church archivist and educator Margaret Jerrido. Continue reading
The Union League: Monuments and More – October 25, 2018
Join us for a curator’s tour of the upcoming monuments exhibit, a tour of the League house, and displays from the collection. Continue reading
Behind-the-Scenes Tours of the Archives – Every Friday throughout October 2018
To celebrate Archives Month Philly, Eastern State Archivist Erica Harman will lead several special 15-minute Hands-On History tours of the penitentiary’s collection storage area that houses Eastern State’s generally unknown, fascinating, and sometimes creepy collection of prisoner-made objects, photographs, and documents. Continue reading
Things Fall Apart – Multi-day, 2017
An exhibition and walking tour exploring the life and afterlife of things. Continue reading
Tour of Founder’s Hall, Girard College – October 5, 2017
Check out what’s behind the wall at Girard College and explore treasures ranging from a letter from President Monroe asking for a loan to records of school dining hall cuisine. Continue reading
Monmouth County Archives Week – October 14, 2017, and more all month long
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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