Registration is now open for MARAC’s spring 2015 meeting, which will take place from March 18th to 21st in Boston, Massachusetts. This is a joint meeting with the New England Archivists and a great opportunity to network with colleagues new and old in one of America’s most historic cities. The meeting features behind-the-scenes tours at … More Registration now open for MARAC Spring 2015
Submitted by Ken Cleary On October 23, the Curtis Institute of Music welcomed Archives Month Philly enthusiasts for a tour of their historic conservancy and archives. Located adjacent to Rittenhouse Square at 1726 Locust Street and situated within three former mansion homes, the Curtis Institute of Music is as much a sight to behold, as … More Archives Month Philly: Curtis Institute of Music Historical Tour
On October 15th, representatives from the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania and Heritage Reports gathered at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania to present on a new digital history project about the First World War. Inspired by a list of names and addresses uncovered in the Pennsylvania State Archives, “The Fallen of the Great War: The Philadelphia Project” aims … More Archives Month Philly: Fallen of the Great War
Did you attend an event or exhibit as part of Archives Month Philly 2014? Did your institution host an event or exhibit? Do you have ideas for Archives Month Philly 2015? Isn’t answering questions fun? If your answers to any of these is “yes,” the Archives Month Philly Planning Team would love your help. Please … More Archives Month Philly: We Want Your Feedback!
On October 11th, more than 50 attendees braved the rain in Wilmington, Delaware for a peek behind-the-scenes of the Hagley Library. DVAG’s own Laurie Rizzo and Abby Adams were on-hand to showcase some of the archives’ most notable and unique items, including assorted issues of DuPont Magazine, photographs of Stephanie Kwolek (inventor of Kevlar), and various … More Archives Month Philly: Hagley Library Open House
Congratulations to the “Nutter Fluffers” and “Pennsylvanians Against the World”! These were the two winning teams of Philly History Quizzo, the closing event of Archives Month Philly 2014. With 20 teams in the running – many of them including archivists, tour guides, and public historians – competition was stiff. The first round was Philadelphia history … More Archives Month Philly: Philly History Quizzo
Contributed by Eric W. Schnittke On October 23, the Bryn Mawr College Library held a Personal Digital Archiving Day. Turnout was great, with 18 members of the staff and student body attending. Attendees came for various reasons, whether it was dealing with old student club records or with cleaning up personal files. The attendees … More Archives Month Philly: Personal Digital Archiving Day
Have you ever heard of using cats as an instrument of war? Or what about toilet paper? For an October 16th Archives Month event, the University of Pennsylvania’s Special Collections Processing Center showcased extraordinary documents from its collection relating to historical wars. Among these were medieval manuscripts illustrating the use of rocket-propelled cats as weapons, and … More Archives Month Philly: Cataloging Conflict
Contributed by Ashley Stevens Sponsored by the Young Friends of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, ‘Staches and Spirits was a rousing success with over 75 people in attendance on October 16th. During the course of the two hour event, attendees had the opportunity to mingle, to sample free whiskey and to check out historic photographs … More Archives Month Philly: ‘Staches and Spirits
Bartram’s Garden is a 45-acre National Historic Landmark, operated by the John Bartram Association in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia. John Bartram (1699-1777) was a prominent American naturalist who specialized in botany and horticulture. The property is gorgeous and open to the public to walk around the estate. There are several buildings on the … More Archives Month Philly: Tour of Bartram’s Garden Library and Archives
Delaware Valley Archivists Group 