With Spooky Season upon us also means time to celebrate Archives Month! Listed below are events of the first week and on-going events for Archives Month Philadelphia.
Kislak Center New Acquisitions Showcase: While you were away…
Van Pelt Library (University of Pennsylvania)
October 5, 2-6pm
William Still, the Underground Railroad & Abolition in Philadelphia
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
October 5, 6:30-7:30pm
William Still at 200: The Still Family, Journal C, and the Underground Railroad
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
October 7, 10am-4pm
Black Ancestral Healing and Historic Remedies with Nyambi Naturals
Cecil B. Moore Library (Free Library)
October 7, 3:00-4:30
Night of Lights opening night
Chestnut Hill Conservancy
October 8, 7-9pm
Ongoing events:
For the Greatest Number: The New Deal Revisited
Free Library of Philadelphia
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 – Friday, February 4, 2022
https://archivesmonthphilly.com/2021/01/01/for-the-greatest-number-the-new-deal-revisited-multi-day-2021/
The Acacia Chronicle: Joseph Widener, Thomas Roland, and the United States Botanic Garden
McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Monday, October 4, 2021 – January 15, 2022
https://archivesmonthphilly.com/2021/01/01/the-acacia-chronicle-joseph-widener-thomas-roland-and-the-united-states-botanic-garden-and-two-women-one-garden-selections-from-the-castana-portfolio-multi-d/
Two Women, One Garden: Selections from the Castaña Portfolio
McLean Library, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Monday, October 4, 2021 – January 15, 2022
https://archivesmonthphilly.com/2021/01/01/the-acacia-chronicle-joseph-widener-thomas-roland-and-the-united-states-botanic-garden-and-two-women-one-garden-selections-from-the-castana-portfolio-multi-d/
Night of Lights
Chestnut Hill Conservancy
Friday, October 8 – Sunday, October 17, 2021
https://archivesmonthphilly.com/2021/01/01/night-of-lights-multi-day-2021/
Teaching the Faith: Origins of Catholic Higher Education in Philadelphia
Catholic Historical Research Center
Thursday, October 7, 2021- Fall 2022
https://archivesmonthphilly.com/2021/01/01/teaching-the-faith-origins-of-catholic-higher-education-in-philadelphia-multi-day-2021/
Highlights from the CCHC Library and Photo Archives
Chester County History Center
Thursday, October 21 – Saturday, October 23, 2021
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 