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Faith Charlton is a Project Surveyor for the Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories project. Faith joined HSP as Project Assistant for the Greenfield Digital Project in November 2010, and was previously the Reference and Technical Services Archivist at the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center. She holds an MSLIS degree with a concentration in Archival Studies from Drexel University as well as an M.A. in History from Villanova University and a B.A. in History from The College of New Jersey.

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Surveying at Old York Road is finally complete!

Last week, Celia and I returned to the behemoth that is the Old York Road Historical Society to finally complete the surveying that she and Michael began during the fall of 2011 which was documented in an earlier blog post.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

5/6/13

Architecture, World War II

Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties Symposium

This past Saturday (April 13), HCI-PSAR staff held a symposium for Philadelphia and Montgomery County repositories that participated in the Small Repositories Project at The Highlands Mansion and Garden located in Fort Washington.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

4/15/13

Bensalem's Era of Domination in Girls' Sports

During the late 1930s and early 1940s Bensalem High School was a powerhouse for girls' sports. Their basketball, softball, and field hockey teams, led by Coach Helen M. Smith (d. 1989), all won several championship titles.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

4/10/13

High Schools, Recreation and Sport, Sports, Women, Women

World Wars collection at Perkasie Historical Society

If one thing is clear about Perkasie Historical Society's archival collection it's that it is not lacking in materials relating to World War I and World War II.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

3/20/13

20th century, photographs, Scrapbooks, World War I, World War I, World War II, World War II

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Women's history at small repositories

Since it's Women's History Month, I thought I would highlight some of the collections relating to women's history that Celia and I have surveyed since beginning Phase II of the Small Repositories project.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

2/27/13

Women, Women's history

Come Fly With Me To Bristol, Pa!

Kaiser-Fleetwings Corporation played a significant role in its production of aircraft and aircraft components during World War II. The Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK, a dive and torpedo bomber developed for the United States Navy starting in 1944 was its best-known product.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

2/19/13

20th century, Airplane factories, Airplanes, Industry, World War II, World War II

Lions, and Tigers, and Bears—in Manayunk??

While surveying the archival collections of small repositories, Celia and I often find some entertaining items that document the more flavorful aspects of everyday life in neighborhoods and towns. Our visit to the Roxborough-Manayunk-Wissahickon Historical Society was no exception.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

2/6/13

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Fall into Historic Fallsington: "the village that time forgot"

The Village of Fallsington in Falls Township, Pennsylvania became the first historic district in Bucks County and was subsequently placed on the National Register of Historic Places largely due to the efforts of Historic Fallsington, Inc.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

1/24/13

19th century, 20th century, family history, genealogy, Women, World War I, World War I

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Moland House: Restoration of a Revolutionary War Historic Site

As I mentioned in my last blog post, History Affiliates is sponsoring a two-part workshop for establishing a maintenance program for historic museums, houses, and sites that begins January 17. Coincidentally, Celia and I recently visited an historic house that serves as an outstanding model and success story for other history and heritage organizations.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

1/2/13

Historic Preservation

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Great Upcoming Workshop on Historic House Maintenance

Would you like to learn more about maintaining your historic house or museum? You know, the beast that eats up most your budget? Then you will be pleased to know that HSP's History Affiliates program is sponsoring a two-part workshop that will outline the components of a maintenance program and provide you with the basic tools for preparing such a plan.

Archival Adventures in Small Repositories

12/21/12