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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...
October 17, 2021
Each year, the Library & Museum at the American Philosophical Society hosts a rich intellectual community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in...
October 8, 2021
As an archivist, I’ve worked with a variety of institutional archives, ranging from a hospital, to a museum, and now the American Philosophical Society (APS)...
October 1, 2021
Weather affects our everyday lives. We look it up before we go outside, to work, or to school. Today, we can check weather forecasts on...