via the Presbyterian Historical Society News Several recordings of public appearances by Martin Luther King, Jr. have recently been uncovered at PHS. In honor of Martin Luther King Day, we’d like to share parts of them with you. On September 21, 1966, three thousand people packed the Hartley-Woods Gymnasium of Johnson C. Smith University in … More Martin Luther King Jr. recordings uncovered
Upcoming Meeting Disaster Relief & Disaster Triage December 12, 2012 (More Information) The Delaware Valley Archivists Group was established in 1980 to provide area archivists the opportunity to talk and visit archives of all sizes throughout the region. Since its inception, DVAG has sought to: Promote the preservation of historic documents; Provide a forum where … More December meeting at the Presbyterian Historical Society
What: A chance to hang out at the bar and learn a little bit about coding (if you’re interested) When: Monday, March 19, 6:00 – 8:00 Where: National Mechanics, 22 South Third Street Why: Because coding is an important and fun skill, and because it’s fun to hang out with other archivists sometimes Who: ANYONE. Really, … More Meet-up at National Mechanics Monday 3/19/12, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
A Serendipitous Life: From German POW to American Psychologist February 28, 2012 6:30 pm Penn Bookstore 3601 Walnut St. Philadelphia http://upenn.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/BNCBcalendarEventListView?langId=-1&storeId=10056&catalogId=10001 215.898.7595 An intimate and inspiring look at the life story of one of the century’s foremost psychiatrists. Penn Professor Karl Rickels shares his amazing life story – from growing up in Berlin, time … More Philly Fun Stuff Feb 28 to March 11
Hi all! I wanted to acknowledge that I get most of this info from the Philly Fun Guide website. If you have other sites you would like me to mine for gems, let me know. An Evening with Ross MacPhee, author of Race to the End February 1, 2012 6:30 pm Academy of Natural Sciences … More Philly Fun Stuff Feb 1-12, 2012
I hope everyone had wonderful holidays and we all have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! To help with the prosperous part, here are some upcoming free events in the Philadelphia area. Photo Wallahs: A First Sunday Cultural Film Screening January 8, 2012 2 pm University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology 3260 … More Philly Fun Stuff
Here are some free events taking place during the next few weeks. Enjoy! George Washington’s Band of Brothers November 5-27 12:30 pm Join a park ranger for a tour of the portrait gallery that will introduce George Washington and his generals, who, against all odds, led the soldiers of the Continental Army to victory over the armies of … More Philly Fun Stuff
Tonight! DVAG – SAA Roundup Monday, November 14th – 6:00pm upstairs at Fergie’s Pub – 1214 Sansom St. Informal gathering with attendees of August’s annual Society of American Archivists (SAA) meeting who will debrief and share notes with anyone interested in what they learned at the conference. This is a good opportunity for people to … More Tonight! DVAG – SAA Roundup
Hi all! Here are some free events in Philly this week. Comparative Responses to the Outbreak of Deadly Epidemics from the Revolutionary Era to Today College of Physicians 19 S. 22nd St. http://www.collphyphil.org/Site/programsevents.html November 9, 2011 6:30 pm Bring Out Your Dead (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1993) is a classic study of the 1793 yellow … More Philly Fun Stuff
Didn’t find much out there this week. The intersection of various disciplines, plus the inspiration of an exhibit at APS makes this event sound pretty interesting. If you have an event coming up that you think would be of interest that is free (or really inexpensive) let us know! Between Architecture, Nature and Technology: … More Fun and free things to do in Philly
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