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George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: February 1865 Hello again to our readers! We're back this month with another set of 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, 2/25/15 12:58 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon	Frank Willing Leach spent his life researching which group of Philadelphians? Question of the Week Wednesday, 2/25/15 10:06 am chutto@hsp.org Colonial period, Philadelphia, Politics Comments: 3
New Books Added to the Biographical Collection HSP's catalogers have been hard at work adding new books to our published collection. Below is a rundown of some new biographies that are now on our shelves. Click on the links for mroe information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 2/19/15 2:14 pm chutto@hsp.org biographical collection, biographies, new books, New in the Library	New Books in the Stacks Now Available More books were recently cataloged into our general collection. Here's a rundown of some new titles that our patrons will now find on the shelves. Click on the links for more information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 2/12/15 2:56 pm chutto@hsp.org general history, general history books, new books, New in the Library
What was the name of the now-famous 1841 Supreme Court case involving a Spanish slave ship and its passengers? Question of the Week Monday, 2/9/15 1:02 pm chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Abolition, African American, Civil Rights, Slavery	New Titles on Ethnic Studies Recently Added HSP's printed collection on ethnic studies has grown considerably in the recent past. Here's a sampling of some titles that have been cataloged and are now open for research. Click on the link for more information from our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 2/5/15 11:49 am chutto@hsp.org Balch Ethnic Studies Collection, ethnic history, Ethnic history, ethnic studies, New in the Library; new books
Germantown was one of the first settlements in what is now Philadelphia County. When was it founded? Question of the Week Monday, 2/2/15 10:46 am chutto@hsp.org 17th century, Colonial period, Ethnic history, Immigration, Philadelphia Comments: 2	New Additions to the Indians of North America Collection Below is a sampling of titles on the history of the Amercan Indians that were recently added to HSP's library. Click on the links for more information and to find other similar resources in our online catalog Discover. New in the Library Thursday, 1/29/15 3:13 pm chutto@hsp.org American Indians, Indians of North America, Native American, new books, New in the Library
George F. Parry's Civil War Diaries: January 1865 Happy New Year's folks! We've reached the final months of 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, 1/28/15 9:52 am chutto@hsp.org 19th century, Civil War, Civil War diaries, George F. Parry, Science and Medicine, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary surgeon	The Kobayashis were forcibly relocated from California to Utah in 1942 under what government program? Question of the Week Wednesday, 1/28/15 9:41 am chutto@hsp.org 20th century, Civil Rights, Women, World War II

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