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Special Collections Show Their Stuff for Archives Month Philly
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Special Collections Show Their Stuff for Archives Month Philly

Archives Month Philly kicks off with a long list of October events in the Delaware Valley. Kimberly Haas spoke to archivists from across the region to get the details on what’s in store this year

Tonight Is Forever Honors Stonewall Riots & Philly LGBT Activism History
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Tonight Is Forever Honors Stonewall Riots & Philly LGBT Activism History

A new art installation at William Way LGBT Community Center connects local and national moments in gay liberation history. Ali Roseberry-Polier takes a look

A Fond Farewell To Paley Library At Temple University
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A Fond Farewell To Paley Library At Temple University

Paley Library closed its doors to the public on Thursday after serving Temple University for 53 years. Michael Bixler says goodbye to the mid-century modern library with this photo essay

Photo Collection Project Takes A Walk In Ed Bacon’s Shoes
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Photo Collection Project Takes A Walk In Ed Bacon’s Shoes

Fisher Fine Arts Library at Penn is digitalizing a treasure trove of slides from the personal collection of Philly city planner extraordinaire Edmund Bacon and they need your help. Michael Bixler has the details

New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint
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New Museum In The Works For America’s First Male Saint

The Shrine of St. John Neumann on Girard Avenue is a melting pot brimming with religious devotion. It’s also a destination for curious tourists looking to get a glimpse of the saint’s body enshrined in a glass casket. A museum dedicated to the life and work of the famed Philadelphia bishop will open this spring. John Henry Scott has the story

Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia
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Having a Good One This Holiday Season in Philadelphia

Seasons Greetings from Hidden City! Michael Bixler dives deep into the archives and brings back a bounty of Philly holiday cheer

City Archives Opens New HQ In Northern Liberties
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City Archives Opens New HQ In Northern Liberties

New digs in NoLibs for the Philadelphia City Archives. Michael Bixler has the details

A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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A Century Of Public Events On The Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania takes a look at big public shindigs and the making of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway through rarely seen photographs from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania


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