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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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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
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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
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Religious News Service, News and Events
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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
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Pearl Digital Collections, News and Events
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PHS Launches Chat Reference

December 11, 2023

The Presbyterian Historical Society is launching a new chat reference service to assist remote researchers and history enthusiasts around the world. Libchat, the new free platform, allows patrons to chat with archivists about their research questions and receive answers in real time.  

The Society hopes this new service will give patrons the ability to explore Presbyterian history and learn how to gain access to important primary source records at their convenience.

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Author: 
Sonia
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News and Events
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