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January 7, 2022
It is impossible for any sensitive person to look at a star-filled sky without being stirred by thoughts of creation and eternity. The mystery of...
December 22, 2021
In his biography on Charles Thomson (1729-1824), historian J. Edwin Hendricks noted “the Enlightenment in America was not wholly confined to the advancement of useful...
December 17, 2021
As an archivist, I find interesting materials when processing the American Philosophical Society’s institutional records. Sometimes an unusual item will be part of a similar...
December 8, 2021
Sophonisba Angusciola Peale was born on April 24, 1786, to noted American polymath Charles Willson Peale and his wife Rachel Brewer Peale. The second daughter...
November 30, 2021
Header image: The site core at Xunantunich: Looking south towards El Castillo (Structure A-6) from the summit of Structure A-11. Xunantunich is the oldest archaeological...
November 24, 2021
Upon arrival at the APS for my summer internship I was unsure of what I wanted to research because I knew there would be multiple...
November 19, 2021
I came to the American Philosophical Society (APS) with no prior experience with archival research and was excited to have the opportunity to work with...
November 12, 2021
When I arrived at the American Philosophical Society (APS) I was unsure of what exactly I would be researching. As a member of the Sac...