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Newest Additions to Family History Holdings The latest round-up of newly catalogued genealogical and family history resources is available on HSP's "New in the Library" blog. Click here for the latest list of additions of genealogy-related titles added to our collection. Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Thursday, 8/29/13 8:16 am Dana Dorman Genealogy	Mapping the Underground Railroad This summer, we've been working through various technical details for the William Still Digital History Project. Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 8/21/13 1:40 pm Dana Dorman 19th century, Abolition, African American, Slavery, Underground Railroad, William Still Digital History Project
Catching Up on Past HSP Genealogy Workshops Every year, HSP hosts a variety of genealogy-related workshops, from broad overviews to specialized programs. But did you know that we often post video and/or audio of the workshops on HSP's web site after the events have happened? Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Wednesday, 7/31/13 3:37 pm Dana Dorman Ethnic history, Genealogy, videos	Latest Family History Resources in the Library A new list of genealogical and family history resources has been added to HSP's "New in the Library" blog. Click here for the latest list of additions of genealogy-related titles added to our collection. Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Wednesday, 6/19/13 3:49 pm Dana Dorman Ethnic history, Genealogy
The Legacy of Pennsylvania Hall As we continue to develop plans for the William Still Digital History Project, I couldn't help but notice that this week marks the 175th anniversary of a watershed moment in Philadelphia's antislavery movement: the dedication and subsequent destruction of Pennsylvania Hall. Fondly, Pennsylvania Tuesday, 5/14/13 9:48 am Dana Dorman 19th century, Abolition, African American, Slavery, Underground Railroad, William Still Digital History Project	More New Genealogy Titles in the Library HSP's "New in the Library" blog has been updated with the latest set of genealogy-related titles added to our collection. Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Thursday, 4/4/13 2:15 pm Dana Dorman Genealogy
Greenfield Digital Project Launched Drum roll, please . . . the Greenfield Digital Project has made its official debut! Please take a minute to check it out: Closed for Business: The Story of Bankers Trust Company during the Great Depression hsp.org/bankers-trust Fondly, Pennsylvania Wednesday, 4/3/13 11:00 am Dana Dorman 20th century, Albert M. Greenfield, Bankers Trust Company, Banking, Depression, Economics, Greenfield Digital Project, Philadelphia, text encoding	New Digital History Project to Focus on the Underground Railroad I'm excited to report that HSP has begun work on a new digital history project that will focus on the Underground Railroad. Over the next year or so, my colleague Rachel Moloshok and I will be creating a prototype for a new web resource that will weave together the 19th-century manuscript journal and published book of William Still, who is known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad." Fondly, Pennsylvania Friday, 3/22/13 2:54 pm Dana Dorman 19th century, African American, Slavery, Underground Railroad, William Still Digital History Project Comments: 3
New Titles of Interest to Genealogists Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Thursday, 3/14/13 8:28 am Dana Dorman Genealogy	Finding New Connections In Old Scrapbooks I am posting this entry on behalf of Terry Brasko, a long-time volunteer in HSP's Conservation Department. Andrew Boon, I know that name! I have been researching my mother’s family’s roots for years. I can quote you the dates, places of birth and death, and spouses of the entire tree right back to Johan and Helena Grelsson who landed on the shores of the Delaware River from Sweden in 1658. Those are the impersonal “facts,” but here was a name that I knew. Roots & Branches: Genealogy at HSP Tuesday, 3/5/13 3:57 pm Dana Dorman Conservation, Genealogy Comments: 1

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