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PHS in 2023

December 18, 2023

At the end of such a full year, I think everyone at PHS is looking forward to a break over the holidays before we launch into 2024. I hope you also have moments for peaceful reflection, rest, and rejuvenation this holiday season.

For me, 2023 was a year of travel, visiting with Presbyterians in Dallas-Fort Worth, the Twin Cities, and Southern California to name but three stops. I shared about our work on a new mission statement for PHS that emphasizes how our extensive collections and archival work...

Author: 
Nancy
Tags: 
Executive Director, News and Events, Holidays
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PHS in 2022

December 16, 2022

As we near the end of the year and reflect on 2022, I am grateful we saw so many of you in person this year! Whether you attended one of our events, conducted research in our reading room, dropped off records—or all three—your presence and your affirmation of our work has been a blessing.

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Author: 
Nancy
Tags: 
Executive Director, News and Events, Holidays
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Past PHS LIVE: Meet the Executive Director

December 14, 2020

On Thursday, December 3, PHS hosted a webinar where Executive Director Nancy J. Taylor looked back at an eventful 2020 and looked forward to what PHS initiatives she's most excited about in 2021.

The session covered 2020 collecting initiatives including Easter and Pentecost Sermons, continued efforts to collect the records of African American Presbyterians...

Author: 
Kristen
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PHS Live, Executive Director
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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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Remembering History Builder Bill Miller

January 14, 2019

--By Fred Heuser

William Bayard Miller joined the church triumphant on December 14, 2018. When I learned of his passing, I was saddened by the loss of a dear friend, colleague, and mentor who served the church from 1957 until his retirement in 1989.

Bill was an innovator whose tenure as PHS Executive Director transformed a quaint Philadelphia institution into a...

Author: 
Guest Blogger
Tags: 
PHS, Executive Director, News and Events
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