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Plymouth at 400: From the Poethig Family Papers

November 17, 2020

Editor’s note: In the Poethig family papers at PHS researchers can find two intertwined stories about the history of the Plymouth Colony: (1) a study of Plymouth’s founding 400 years ago written by Eunice Blanchard Poethig and (2) the story of the Poethigs’ connection to that history, written by Richard and Eunice Poethig.

The excerpts below explain the precarious history of “Plimoth.” They also remind us of...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
American History, Genealogy, Poethig
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New Direction: An Interview with Nancy Taylor

October 6, 2020

 

PC(USA) Stated Clerk J. Herbert Nelson II named Nancy Taylor the Executive Director of PHS in early April, just as Covid-19 had begun to profoundly reshape American life. In this edited interview Nancy discusses the Society’s response to the pandemic, its history work on behalf of racial justice, and what excites her most about the future.

The pandemic has challenged every PC(USA) ministry—from congregations and other worshipping communities to mid councils and national church agencies. How has the national archives of the PC(USA) changed...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
Executive Director, News and Events, Presbyterian Heritage
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Journal Interview: Thomas Nimick on Mary Morrison’s Outreach to Women in China

August 6, 2020

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Thomas Nimick about his article “Missionary Women’s Outreach to Poor Women in China: Origins of the Industrial Class Strategy.” The article appears in the Spring/Summer 2020 Journal of Presbyterian History. Watch the conversation below:

Dr. Nimick is Professor of History at the United States Military Academy at West...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
Mission History, China, Journal of Presbyterian History
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Baltimore General Assembly History

June 12, 2020

Although the Covid-19 pandemic has forced General Assembly 224 into a virtual space, Baltimore remains the host city of record. This will be Baltimore’s eighth time hosting a General Assembly.

A sprawling metro area bridging South and North, land and tidewater, Baltimore was the stage for 19th century assemblies where regional schisms and attempts at reunification were hotly debated. The city’s 20th century assemblies showed a Church...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
General Assembly, Maryland
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New Executive Director: Nancy J. Taylor

April 6, 2020

PHS is excited to announce our new Executive Director: Nancy J. Taylor.

Nancy, who led PHS from July 2019 to March 2020 as Acting Executive Director, was named the Executive Director following a national search and interview process.

The executive director search committee, composed of representatives of the PHS Board, Committee on the Office of the General Assembly (COGA), and Office of the General Assembly staff, completed its work in late March. The Rev. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), endorsed the committee’s...

Author: 
Fred T
Tags: 
News and Events
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