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Ice Cream American Dream Read about the history of ice cream in Philadelphia, as told through the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Wednesday, 7/20/22 10:28 am cdamiani@hsp.org	100th Anniversary of Ratification of the 19th Amendment *This blog post is written by Emma Weil, Programs and Services Co-op from Drexel University* August 18^th, 1920 is when the 19^th amendment was ratified, granting all women who were United States citizens the right to vote. The amendment was passed on June 4^th, and was officially ratified after Tennessee ratified it on the 18^th. Fondly, Pennsylvania Tuesday, 8/18/20 9:37 am cdamiani@hsp.org 19th century, 20th century, Civil Rights, Politics, Women
My Wish for U.S. From Made By Us, a history and civics organization partnered with historical institutions across the country, My Wish for U.S. allows people to tell their wishes for the country in an effort to unite communites and inspire individuals. A few scrolls through their explore page, and one will find wishes of anti-bigotry, improved government systems, and fair democracy. My Wish for U.S. also allows users to contact local representitives with their wishes, giving users an easy first step into action. Fondly, Pennsylvania Tuesday, 7/14/20 10:52 am cdamiani@hsp.org	The Immigrant Experience through Primary Sources NEH Summer Institute The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is offering a five-day NEH Summer Institute July 23-28, 2023 entitled *Becoming US: The Immigrant Experience through Primary Sources*. Thirty educators will be introduced to archival research and provided strategies for using primary source materials to build lesson plans within their social studies and civics education curriculum around the theme of immigration. Wednesday, 10/23/19 1:58 pm cdamiani@hsp.org 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ethnic history, Immigration
Societal Echoes: Cultural Commentary in the Arts In the 1960s, artists responded to and created calls for action within their work. Music, film, theatre, and comic books provided commentary on subjects including civil rights, black pride, the Vietnam War, and Communism. Fondly, Pennsylvania Thursday, 10/18/18 5:26 pm cdamiani@hsp.org 1960s, 20th century, African American, Arts and Culture, Black Arts Movement, comics	A Journey Into the Celestial Frontier In late 1968, after a decade of trial and exploration, the astronauts aboard Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the moon. This feat brought civilization closer than ever to the celestial frontier, which had fascinated people for millennia. In the past, events in space told kings when to go to war, lovers whom to marry, and—perhaps most significantly—gave a home to the gods. We learned how to read the heavens and in return were rewarded with divine knowledge. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 10/10/18 11:56 am cdamiani@hsp.org 20th century, Cold War, Government and civics, moon, NASA, Science and Medicine, space, space race
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Legacy Exhibits The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies was a leading repository of information regarding immigrant and cultural material. The Institute merged with the Historical Society in 2002. These exhibits were created by the Balch staff and are presented here in their original format. They may contain broken or missing hyperlinks, and some of the information may be outdated. Please contact webmaster@hsp.org with any questions or concerns. Wednesday, 7/10/13 3:09 pm cdamiani@hsp.org	HSP Legacy Exhibits These exhibits were created between 2000 and 2011 and are presented here in their original format. Please note, they may contain broken or missing hyperlinks or outdated information. Wednesday, 7/10/13 12:02 pm cdamiani@hsp.org
Historical & Heritage Organizations To support the history and heritage organizations of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania developed two programs--History Affiliates and the Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR). The History Affiliates program offerred access to resources for networking and capacity building. The HCI-PSAR project made better known and more accessible the largely hidden collections of small archival repositories. Both of these grant-funded programs have concluded, but the resources developed durng them can still be found here. Monday, 2/11/13 3:20 pm cdamiani@hsp.org	Starting Your Genealogy? Check the Index! At some point we've all been watching our favorite TV program when a commercial for Ancestry.com appears. Someone's talking about how easy it was to type in a name and (through the magic of the internet) hundreds of little leaves appear. Suddenly this person can track their 10th great grandfather to sailing with William Penn on the Welcome. Ok I embellish a little, but while researching a family tree may be that easy for some, for most of us it takes quite a bit more research. Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Monday, 2/11/13 8:50 am cdamiani@hsp.org Ethnic history, Genealogy Comments: 2

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