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Tag: Mercer Museum

Postcards of Bucks County: The Complete Arnold Brothers Series – October 7, 2025

January 1, 2025October 13, 2025

Join the Mercer Museum for this special presentation with Chase Palmer, author of Postcards of Bucks County: The Complete Arnold Brothers Series and explore the history of Bucks County and its landmarks through early postcards of images taken by the Arnold Brothers. Continue reading →

Library 101: Exploring the Mercer Museum Research Library Open House – October 15, 2025

January 1, 2025October 21, 2025

If you are interested in learning more about the wonderful resources that the Mercer Museum Research Library has to offer, join our library and archives staff at this free “Research Library 101” Open House drop-in program! Continue reading →

Spill the Tea! The Making of the Doan Exhibition – October 15, 2025

January 1, 2025October 21, 2025

Our curators tell all in this behind-the-scenes tour! Continue reading →

The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists who Championed the American Revolution – October 19, 2025

January 1, 2025October 21, 2025

Join Dr. Zara Anishanslin, Associate Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware, for an afternoon of discovery as she shares stories of the American Revolution highlighting artists armed with paint, canvas, wax, activism, and espionage on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading →

Coffee and Doan-uts – October 31, 2025

January 1, 2025November 3, 2025

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 101: Explore the Mercer Museum Research Library – October 2, 2024

January 1, 2024October 3, 2024

At this Mercer Museum Research Library open house, guests will meet our staff, enjoy a self-guided visit of the space explore our vast resources, and learn more about how to conduct research or preserve family heirlooms. Continue reading →

Meet the Curator Tours: The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution – October 24, 2024

January 1, 2024October 28, 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 →

Coffee and Doan-uts – October 30, 2024

January 1, 2024November 4, 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 →

Mercer Museum Research Library: History of Our Shelves – October 11, 2022

January 1, 2022October 12, 2022

Have you ever wondered about the origins of the Mercer Museum’s Research Library? Continue reading →

PHILADELPHIA LANTERN SLIDE SALON – OCTOBER 12, 2022

January 1, 2022October 13, 2022

The Philadelphia Lantern Slide Salon is back! Continue reading →

Virtual Lecture: Mercer Museum Research Library: History of Our Shelves – October 1, 2020

January 1, 2020October 5, 2020

Learn more about the Mercer Museum Research Library in this virtual Zoom lecture. Continue reading →

Virtual Lecture: Exploring the Archives: African American History in Bucks County – October 15, 2020

January 1, 2020October 16, 2020

Discover Mercer Museum Research Library archives relating to African American history in Bucks County. Continue reading →

Treasures from the Library Vault – October 17, 2019

January 1, 2019October 28, 2019

Explore some of the most intriguing and “hidden” items in the Mercer Museum Library during this evening program. Continue reading →

UPCOMING EVENTS

  • First Wednesdays with the Rare Book Department: The Raven – October 1, 2025
  • Innovation in Miniature exhibit opening – October 3, 2025
  • Famous Army, Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Historic Tour – October 12, 2025
  • Night of Lights – October 3 through 6, 2025
  • The Jakob Otto Schweizer Collection – October 6, 2025
  • Postcards of Bucks County: The Complete Arnold Brothers Series – October 7, 2025
  • Floppy Disk Archiving with Bill Degnan – October 7, 2025
  • Exhibit Tour: What makes a good Quaker?: How Quakers were defined in the 1950s – October 10, 2025
  • Exhibit Tour: Peacebuilding Legacies: Greatest Hits from the Peace Collection – October 10, 2025
  • Darkly Departed – October 11, 2025

Curious about previous events? Click here to read highlights of past AMP events on the Delaware Valley Archivists Group blog.
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