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Have you registered for ARCHIVES*RECORDS 2025? Join SAA in person in Anaheim or online for the Annual Meeting, taking place August 24-27. Get inspired, elevate your learning, and take a breath with us this summer. #SAA25 https://t.co/4kf5LCAmC2
The 89th Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists is upon us, from August 24-27th! Looking to inspire, engage, and transform with archivists across the US? We want to support you! Apply here!
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Pennsylvanians are skilled at navigating treacherous roadways, especially in wet and icy conditions. In this public service segment from @PennDOTNews , the narrator describes how to safely regain control should your vehicle go into a skid. The narrator reminds the viewer to, "Keep your foot off the brake!" during a skid. The State #Archives preserves this video. - https://t.co/GNQSfN2XOt
Helen Baker developed an unparalleled collection of industrial relations material at Princeton University Library and became the first woman to achieve the rank of associate professor at @Princeton in 1948. @PrincetonEcon
Now, her work is on display: https://t.co/g71cTM5ome
Help SAA create a research agenda for the archives profession! Apply to be a part of a 2-day forum in May in Chicago to take the SAA Research and Innovation Roadmap and transform it into a research agenda and framework. Apply by December 20!
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Ready to digitize your scrapbooks and photo albums? Whether you're preserving family memories or managing a large archival collection, this session will help you plan the right approach for your project. Register at https://t.co/gqXzuWjwES.
Mark your calendars! This year DVAG and the Digital Archivists of Philadelphia are partnering up for the DVAG + DAP Winter Social! The event will be Dec. 12 at Love City Brewing. The event is free to attend but there will be a cash bar. Register here:
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📢 Attention! @PHMC's Historical Marker Program is now accepting new marker nominations for 2025! The application has been simplified to help make successful nominations easier. Here's what you need to know 👇
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.@PennsburyManor is a reconstruction of William Penn’s home along the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pa. Search the Manor's digital collection now - https://t.co/VrXhur1xA8
Join The Pennsylvania State #Archives at 12:00 PM noon Nov. 13 for its Community History Dialog series: "The Virtual Footlocker Project: Preserving the Personal Records of the Modern Soldier." #Veterans ➡ https://t.co/pzBzF5p9b7
Gratitude to all those who make elections possible, including our library colleagues who help get their communities #ReaderVoterReady!
Find out more about what libraries and library workers are doing to get their communities ready to vote: https://t.co/ocwu6xHll3
Happy Election Day, Philly! 🇺🇸 In 1939, these Philadelphians lined up to register to vote. Today, let’s keep their spirit alive by showing up at the polls. Make your voice count! 🗳️
#ElectionDay#PhillyVotes#MakeHistoryYours
Our latest free webinars are now on YouTube!
- Ask A Conservator Day: How to Interleave a Bound Volume: https://t.co/8nKvEnAErr
- Writing Your Preservation Assistance Grant: https://t.co/pV4FJyRPGQ
Here's today's PA Museums newsletter with what's happening in Pennsylvania's museums, new job postings, grant opportunities, and lots more. https://t.co/l99B2XEDvi
Job Opportunity: Senior Architectural Historian, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc., Cranbury, New Jersey or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://t.co/uGd8Myp8mB
#Archivists! As #AmericanArchivesMonth winds down, we encourage you to take a look at NEH #PresAccessFunded grants—$10K to $350K to preserve & boost access to your collections. From digitization to preventive conservation, training, R&D, storage, & more! https://t.co/yp8KaNBQTe
Halloween 🎃 is nearly upon us. However, there's nothing spooky about determining if a historic property qualifies for the National Register of Historic Places. Here's a rundown of the Determination of Eligibility process to evaluate a historic resource that will help make it all seem a little less scary. #Preservation
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