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Enhancing Access through Data Visualization
Alyson Gamble, a fellow through Drexel’s IMLS-funded program LEADS-4-NDP, is using data visualization to create new connections in HSP's collections.
Friday, 7/12/19 4:28 pm
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Family History Heroes: Meet the Volunteers Expanding the Genealogical Record
Karen and Jerry Chapman recently wrapped up twenty-two tireless months of volunteer service to HSP, after scanning more than 500,000 pages of records. The Chapmans are the sixth FamilySearch couple to work with us since we launched a collaboration in 2014.
Friday, 7/12/19 4:09 pm
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Innovation in Conservation
In a dedicated space nicknamed “the mold room,” equipped with HVAC and HEPA filters, conservators outfitted in full Tyvek suits and latex gloves are painstakingly working to repair a priceless collection.
Friday, 6/28/19 1:44 pm
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Abundance, Dependence, and Trauma at Philadelphia’s Point Breeze Petroleum Refinery
Pennsylvania's history reveals an often traumatic relationship with the commodity that it introduced to the world in 1859.
Friday, 6/21/19 10:57 am
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Remembering Frank Kearney: A Daughter's D-Day Tribute
Francis Joseph Kearney was 26 years old and newly engaged to Edith Doreen Govier, an English nurse, when he came ashore on Omaha beach late on June 6, 1944, as part of the 29th Infantry. His daughter Susan helped to keep his memory alive by donating the family's collection to HSP.
Thursday, 6/6/19 9:55 am
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The Besson Family: Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the Early United States
Ziryab Idir, an exchange student from Sciences Po Lille in France, transcribed French-language materials in HSP’s collection to produce this article. Wednesday, 5/29/19 5:19 pm
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Behind the Scenes: Marguerite DiGiorgio, curator of Rails to Rockets
Thursday, 4/25/19 5:11 pm
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Rails to Rockets Program Series
This spring and summer we’ll commemorate two milestone anniversaries—the creation of a transcontinental railroad (150 years ago) and the moon landing (50 years ago)—that connected us, moved us, and broadened our horizons. Monday, 1/28/19 3:13 pm
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The Art of Reintegration: Veterans and the Silences of War
A new discussion series will connect veterans and non-veterans in conversations about heroism, reintegration, suffering, and anti-war activism.
Tuesday, 5/15/18 1:52 pm
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