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George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: September 1865 Welcome back, dear readers, for more transcriptions from the George F. Parry Civil War diaries (George F. Parry family volumes, Collection 3694). If you're just joining us, in 2012 HSP acquired the diaries of Bucks County resident and Civil War veterinary surgeon George F. Parry. In that collection are three diaries he kept during the Civil War dating from 1863 to 1865, when he served with the 7^th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 9/30/15 1:46 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Pennsylvania, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon	New Books Added to the Balch Ethnic Studies Collection The selection of ethnic history books at HSP just got a little bigger thanks to the addition of titles like the ones listed below. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 9/24/15 8:30 am chutto@hsp.org Balch Ethnic Studies Collection, ethnic history, Ethnic history, ethnic studies, new books, New in the Library
Known as the "Little Bishop," this man helped found the first Italian American Catholic parish. Who was he? Question of the Week Tuesday, 9/22/15 12:31 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Religion	Recent Additions to the Reference Collection Our reference collection has grown some in recent weeks. Here are just some of the new reference titles that now grace our shelves. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog, Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 9/17/15 1:21 pm chutto@hsp.org new books, New in the Library, reference, reference books
With the motto, “What Fools These Mortals Be!” the first successful humor magazine in the U.S. launched in 1876. What was it called? Question of the Week Monday, 9/14/15 9:26 am chutto@hsp.org 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, Arts and Culture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Politics	This Just In: Additions to the General Collection HSP frequently adds new books to its library, and here's a sampling of some titles that are now available to our patrons. Click the links for more information, and our collections are fully searchable in our online catalog Discover.

New in the Library Thursday, 9/10/15 12:58 pm chutto@hsp.org general collection, general history, new books, New in the Library	George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: August 1865 Hello all! We're closing in on the final months of posts of transcribed entries from the George F. Parry Civil War diaries (George F. Parry family volumes, Collection 3694). If you're just joining us, in 2012 HSP acquired the diaries of Bucks County resident and Civil War veterinary surgeon George F. Parry. In that collection are three diaries he kept during the Civil War dating from 1863 to 1865, when he served with the 7^th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 8/26/15 12:01 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon