Library Company Announces Graphic Novel on Colonial America from Indigenous Perspective
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage grant-funded work will be written by Lee Francis of the Laguna Pueblo and illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre of the Tongva.
Philadelphia
Call for Authors: Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
Writing for The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia adds to an unparalleled public information source for the region and establishes authors as the go-to authorities on their subjects.
Messages in Philadelphia’s Catto Memorials
When the School District of Philadelphia memorialized a 19th century civil rights leader by naming a disciplinary school after him, the organization sent a message about the value of black students.
Civic Conversation about Monuments Begins in Philadelphia with Monument Lab
The public art and history project aims to engage artists and the public in a conversation about monuments.
Philadelphia Poet Laureate Celebrates National Poetry Month with Outbound Poetry Festival
Philadelphia Poet Laureate Yolanda Wisher takes poetry to the people with 30th Street Station as a poetry festival venue.
7th Annual Public History Community Forum Draws Capacity Crowd to Philadelphia
The 7th Annual Public History Community Forum was held Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.
American Jewish History Institutions in Philadelphia, New York Co-organize '1917,' First Exhibition of Its Kind
‘1917: How One Year Changed the World’ is a collaboration between the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia and the American Jewish Historical Society in New York.
7th Annual Public History Community Forum
MARCH is co-sponsoring the 7th Annual Public History Community Forum. FREE with RSVP.
New Book Explores Life of Ona Judge, Enslaved Woman Who Escaped George Washington in Philadelphia
A professor of black studies and history at University of Delaware has written the first full-length nonfiction account of the life of Ona Judge.
AHA Recognizes Public History, Educational Work of Mid-Atlantic Scholars, Professionals
The American History Association recognized several local scholars and professionals for their contributions to the field of history, including two working in public history.