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Now Processed: Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Records

January 3, 2024

Slide from "I hope they don't bomb my lilypad: peacemaking, a child's view, about 1982." [Pearl ID: 348007].

The Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Records have been processed as Record Group 542, and the guide to the records is now available:...

Author:

Nick

Tags:

Collections, Archival Processing, Peacemaking

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

African American Leaders Series in 2023

December 18, 2023

This year, PHS kicked off its African American Leaders series, a blog series that celebrates the lives and work of Black Presbyterians. Each month in 2023, we've published biographies of African American ministers, educators, organizers, theologians, and human rights activists. And, included in each blog post is a free bulletin insert that churches can download and share with their congregation. Continue reading to learn more about these trailblazers and stay-tuned as we’ll...

Author:

Kristen

Tags:

African American History, African American Leaders Series, African American Presbyterians

Religious News Service Digitization Project Update

December 18, 2023

Novices ofthe Franciscan Missionary Servants of Christ the King, Smithtown, N.Y., 1948. [Pearl ID: 148427]

Work is underway on the Presbyterian Historical Society’s grant-funded digitization project that will make 22,500 images, newspaper clippings, and related documents from the Religious News Service Photograph Collection available online. The work—funded by a 2023 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources...

Author:

Kristen

Tags:

Religious News Service, News and Events

Pearl Digital Collections: 2023 Highlights

December 15, 2023

St. James Presbyterian Church, Harlem, New York, 1928. Pearl ID: islandora:345468

The digitization team at PHS has had a busy, busy year!

This winter we wrapped up an inter-institutional effort to publish the personal records of the founding voice of womanist theology through the Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection.

In April, PHS was awarded a...

Author:

Allison

Tags:

Pearl Digital Collections, News and Events