Virtual Conferences and Symposia

Past Programs:

June 8-12: "Evidence: the Use and Misuse of Data" 

This weeklong symposium will explore the nature of evidence, reflecting Benjamin Franklin’s many different uses of information and data throughout his life. Sessions will be held on June 8-12 at 1:00pm and 3:00pm EDT. 

Registration is required to attend this event. To register and view the full program, please visit the event website. 

Virtual Discussions

Recordings of past programs may be viewed on the Society's YouTube channel.

Upcoming Programs:

Thursday, July 9, at 6:00pm EDT 

Gaye S. Wilson, "A Final Image: The Thomas Sully Portrait of Thomas Jefferson"

Registration and details here. 

Past Programs:

June 23: New Directions in the History of Science -- A Virtual Discussion with the 2019-2020 Long-Term Fellows

June 16: New Directions in the History of the Americas -- A Virtual Discussion with the 2019-2020 Long-Term Fellows

May 20: Assembling the Dinosaur: Fossil Hunters, Tycoons, and the Making of a Spectacle -- A Virtual Discussion with Lukas Rieppel

April 22: Behind the Census -- A Virtual Discussion with Kenneth Prewitt

April 17: At the Bridge: James Teit and an Anthropology of Belonging -- A Virtual Discussion with Wendy Wickwire

April 1: Billy G. Smith, Ship of Death: A Voyage That Changed the Atlantic

March 27: Pandemics in Perspective: A Virtual Roundtable Discussion

Lunch Lectures

Upcoming Programs:

Check back soon for more programs!

Past Programs:

June 24: Bethany Farrell, "The Art of Making Data for Every Scholar’s Pocket: Opening Benjamin Franklin’s Account Books"

May 13: Gabriel Paquette and Gonzalo Quintero, Spain and the American Revolution: New Approaches and Perspectives.

April 29: Gina Surita, 2019-2020 APS Program in the History of Science Fellow, "The Mysterious Muscle: Experimental Epistemologies of Force and Fuel." [In partnership with the Science History Institute. Details here.]

April 7: Paul Myles, The Rise of Thomas Paine and the Case of the Officers of Excise

Science on Tap

Past Programs:

Monday, April 27, 7:00pm EDT

Untapped at Home, Netflix Watch Party: Janine Boldt and Emily Margolis, National Treasure

SOLD OUT - Details and registration here. 

More information about Science on Tap, here

Virtual Brown Bags

Virtual Brown Bags are open to APS Staff, Fellows, and area scholars. All Virtual Brown Bags meet at 11:00am EDT on Zoom. To receive the link to attend, contact Adrianna Link, Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink@amphilsoc.org.

Summer 2020

June 30 – Tyler Rudd Putman and Marcela Micucci (Museum of the American Revolution), A Sneak Peek of MoAR’s Upcoming Theatrical Programs for When Women Lost the Vote

July 7 – William deJong-Lambert (Bronx Community College, CUNY/2015 & 2020 Franklin Research Grant Recipient). “‘The Green Mansions’: Theodosius ‘Juan’ Dobzhansky and the Founding of Brazilian Genetics”

July 14 – Taylor Gibson (Archivist, Library and Archives Canada, Ontario Region, Six Nations Territory) [with host Brian Carpenter], "Sagadoh--Tell me a Story--The F.W. Waugh Collection"

July 28 – Murray Dubin (Author and former reporter and editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer) [with host Estelle Markel-Joyet], "Tasting Freedom: Octavius Catto and the Battle for Equality in Civil War America"

August 4 – Elizabeth Lilly & Jillian Curran (CV Starr Interns)

August 11 – Anna Shuff and Teddy Sandler (Museum Interns)

August 18 – Katherine Fiocca (Drexel University/2019 Lewis & Clark Fund Recipient), "Wasp queens (they are what they eat): exploring the relationship between nutrition and social evolution"

August 25 – Ricardo A. Fagoaga Hernández (Asociación Latinoamericana de Antropología (ALA)/2009 Library Fellow), "How to elaborate the early national map of Mexico? Statistics, handmade maps, and envisioning the national territory of early nineteenth-century Mexico"

Indigenous Studies Seminar 

Inspired by the work of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR), the APS Library & Museum's Indigenous Studies Seminar Series serves scholars and researchers in the Greater Philadelphia area working on projects in or aligned with Native American and Indigenous Studies.

The seminar meets monthly from 3:00-5:00pm EDT via Zoom. Most meetings center around a pre-circulated paper, which will be made available for download two weeks prior to the event. To attend, please contact Adrianna Link, Head of Scholarly Programs, at alink@amphilsoc.org

Fall 2020: 

Check back soon for an updated schedule!

At Home Activities

Check out the APS at Home page for crafts and activities. 

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Explore our Pinterest page with activities we love and other activities from our Education department. 

Career Chats

This series brings you real conversations with APS staff on their careers and education and how they came to work at the Society.

A Malignant Tale - Yellow Fever, 1793 Epidemic

This lesson and activity use letters and sensory experience to talk about Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever epidemic.

Letter Writing - Templates for Social Life

Lessons and activities that explore 18th century (and modern) letter writing practices. 

Editing the Declaration

Learn about copies of the Declaration of Independence, from how they were edited and when to what that all means. 

Other Educator Resources

Though you can't visit the Museum or Archives, our collections are still searchable!