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Running A-fowl of Franklin: A Bounty of Birds in the Benjamin Franklin Papers

American Philosophical Society
July 28, 2020
Wistar Portrait
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The Venerated Doctor’s Portrait

Janine Boldt
July 21, 2020
Three Patterson Portraits
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The Many Portraits of Robert Patterson (continued)

Janine Boldt
July 16, 2020
Philosophical Hall
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Reopening Policies

American Philosophical Society
July 9, 2020
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Statement Regarding the Murder of George Floyd

American Philosophical Society
July 9, 2020
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The Many Portraits of Robert Patterson

Janine Boldt
July 9, 2020
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NEH Cares

APS Receives NEH CARES Grant to Support Staff Documenting Early American Science

American Philosophical Society
July 7, 2020
The Projection of the Transit of Venus over the Sun. June 3d 1769. Published in Transactions, Vol. 1, 1771.
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The Material History of a Printed Landmark of American Science

David Gary
June 30, 2020
Benjamin Franklin and the Art of Eating
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Revisiting Benjamin Franklin and the Art of Eating: Caroline Sloat

Kyle Roberts
June 25, 2020
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Society Observes Juneteenth 2020

American Philosophical Society
June 18, 2020
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Revisiting Benjamin Franklin and the Art of Eating: Chef Walter Staib

Kyle Roberts
June 11, 2020
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APS Museum Guides Take Over Social Media

American Philosophical Society
June 8, 2020