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Ancestry Day Returns to Philadelphia on March 15
Ancestry Day—a full day of genealogy classes at the Pennsylvania Convention Center—will return on Saturday, March 15. This popular genealogy event, sponsored by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) and Ancestry.com, is designed to help researchers start or hone their genealogical skills. Attendees will learn tips for navigating Ancestry.com’s website and will learn more about HSP’s archive and genealogical records. Thursday, 1/16/14 12:15 pm
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Teacher Podcasts for Preserving American Freedom
This podcast series for teachers provides inspiration in how historians themselves teach with primary documents effectively in the classroom. Listen to the historians themselves talk about various time periods pertaining to the essays they wrote about and how they personally use primary documents in the classroom to illuminate key ideals espoused during those times. In addition, hear a curriculum specialist discuss how Preserving American Freedom can be instrumental in meeting the new Common Core Standards.
Monday, 11/25/13 10:26 am
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Tracing Your Chinese American Roots
On Monday, May 6, HSP will host a free Chinese American genealogy workshop, which will be held at the Independence branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The guest speaker will be Jeanie Chooey Low, author of China Connections: Finding Ancestral Roots for Chinese in America, who is traveling all the way from San Francisco for this special event! The workshop begins at 6 p.m. at the library, located at 18 South 7th Street. To register, click here. Tuesday, 4/9/13 8:20 am
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Founder's Award Auction
The Founder's Award Dinner will feature a silent auction that will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. during the cocktail reception and a live auction that will take place after the awards ceremony. Preview the items that will be up for auction by clicking on the boxes below to learn more. New items will be added weekly. If you have any questions about the auction, please contact Bethany Chisholm at 215-732-6200 ext. 243 or bchisholm@hsp.org. Tuesday, 2/26/13 9:27 am
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