Step back in time and learn about Reading, Pa’s vibrant history as a top resort and wine making region while sampling local wines and cheeses. Continue reading
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MOVIE NIGHT! The Philadelphia Eleven at PHS – October 22, 2025
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
PACSCL Fall Social/Tech Sustainability Guidelines Release – October 25, 2024
Join PACSCL for its Fall Social, where its new Tech Sustainability Guidelines will be released! Continue reading
MARAC: Sites of Memory – Multi-day, 2021
Those who work in, work with, or love archives are invited to join MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference) this fall in Gettysburg, PA, on October 7-9, 2021. 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
Othmer Library Open House: Escape the Archives – October 4, 2018
For one-night only, browse treasures from the Othmer Library’s collections and hone your skills in archival detective work at the Othmer Library Open House: Escape the Archives! Continue reading
Night of Lights – October 5th, 2018
This innovative public art exhibit will transform Chestnut Hill’s familiar commercial corridor into an interactive exhibit of local history and architecture. Continue reading
Bibliococktails – October 12, 2018
A literary-themed cocktail party, this month celebrating Frankenstein! 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
Moby-Dick Marathon Reading – October 19, 2018 – October 20, 2018
A live, 24-plus-hour marathon reading of Moby-Dick, produced by the Rosenbach and the Independence Seaport Museum. Continue reading
#AnimatedArchive – Every Wednesday throughout October 2018
#AnimatedArchive is a social media challenge to post GIFs of library collections every Wednesday of October. Show how special collections can transform using technology and social media, and be sure to use the hashtags: #AnimatedArchive and #ArchivesPHL in your posts. Continue reading
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