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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
History

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

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
History

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

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

New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History
History

New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History

Relive Philly public history in high fidelity through those who came before us. Historian Janneken Smucker gives us a listen inside the inner workings of the digital oral history project, “Philadelphia Immigration”

Fisher Fine Arts Library Gives Hidden City Daily Eternal Life
City Life

Fisher Fine Arts Library Gives Hidden City Daily Eternal Life

Long live Hidden City Daily! We are honored and thrilled to announce that our website was chosen for inclusion in the Fisher Fine Arts Library Web Archive at Penn. Michael Bixler has the details

Victorian-era Philly Bicycle Routes Now Available Online
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Victorian-era Philly Bicycle Routes Now Available Online

Rutgers University Libraries releases maps and tour guides of old Philadelphia bicycle routes from the 1890s. Julie Still gives us the details


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