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With a Voice of Singing: Compiling Presbyterian Hymnals

December 13, 2019

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Pearl Digital Archives: 2019 Highlights

December 11, 2019

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A Whole New Spin

December 2, 2019

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Our Work In The Archives, Third Quarter 2019

November 20, 2019

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Learning and Teaching in North Carolina

November 15, 2019

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Fighting for the Right: the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy and West Jersey Presbytery

November 9, 2019

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The Things She Saved: Images and Objects in Missionary Women's Archives

October 25, 2019

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Story of an RNS Photo: The Celis and Rotenberg Families

October 22, 2019

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Cuban Prisoners in Rebellion

October 17, 2019

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Exhibit Examples: BKBB Student Panelists First Field Trip

October 9, 2019

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Snapshot from Paraguay

October 1, 2019

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From Oral History to the Archives and Back Again: Researching Black Presbyterian Identity in the Great Migration

September 26, 2019

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Highlights from the RNS Digitization Project

September 19, 2019

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Bill Thompson Changes His Mind

September 16, 2019

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Our Carbon Footprint in the Archives

September 9, 2019

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The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: An Ongoing Battle To Do Good

August 22, 2019

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Anthony McDonnell: My Summer of Research and Writing at PHS

August 19, 2019

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Presbyterians, Catholics, and Northern Ireland: Glorious Revolution to Good Friday Accords

August 13, 2019

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Sea to Shining Sea: The Story of U.S. Navy Chaplain John E. Johnson

August 12, 2019

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New Board Chair Ernest Higginbotham

August 8, 2019

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What I Uncovered: Marcus Baldwin's Internship at PHS

August 7, 2019

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Our Work In The Archives, Second Quarter 2019

July 30, 2019

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The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: In the Political Arena

July 18, 2019

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Presbyterian America: Baltimore

July 16, 2019

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Researching “The White Devil’s Daughters” at PHS

July 11, 2019

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Binder Full of Senators

July 9, 2019

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Congo Love Song

July 8, 2019

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Presbyterian Children Coloring Book, A Bicentennial Celebration!

June 18, 2019

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"Is Anyone Else Out There Gay?"

June 17, 2019

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Eisenhower: Peace and Presbyterianism

June 11, 2019

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The Practical Faith of Theodore Roosevelt: Presbyterian and Paternal Influences

June 3, 2019

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Our Work in the Archives, First Quarter 2019

May 23, 2019

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First Presbyterian Church of Sacaton, Arizona

May 12, 2019

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Presbyterian Mission to Venezuela: A Brief History

May 2, 2019

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Ruminations on Revolutions in Venezuela

May 2, 2019

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2019 Research Grants Awarded

May 1, 2019

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Holy Trinity-Bethlehem and the Logan Triangle

April 17, 2019

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Records Basics

April 15, 2019

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Processing the Voices of Sophia Records

April 7, 2019

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Dr. Edith Millican's Global Service

March 31, 2019

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The March 1st Movement: 100 Years Later

March 19, 2019

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Guishintong: Korea’s First Piano

March 18, 2019

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Mixed Race Children in 1960s-70s Korea and ECLAIR

March 17, 2019

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Conversation with Cuba Partners Network

March 11, 2019

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Eunice Poethig, A Champion for Women

March 1, 2019

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Baird and Adams Families: Early Korea Missionaries

February 28, 2019

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We Speak for Ourselves: What Samuel Cornish Learned from John Gloucester

February 20, 2019

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Timeline of LGBTQIA+ History

February 19, 2019

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Charles Yerkes and the Church Within East German Socialism

February 6, 2019

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Presbyterian America: Houston

February 1, 2019

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James Smylie: Presbyterian Historian Extraordinaire

January 31, 2019

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The PC(USA) Consultation on Homophobia

January 26, 2019

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In Memoriam: Leon Fanniel and Laird Stuart

January 25, 2019

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PC(USA) Delegation to the Vatican, 2001

January 22, 2019

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Preserving PC(USA) Websites

January 15, 2019

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Remembering History Builder Bill Miller

January 14, 2019

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PHS Awards Seven Heritage Preservation Grants

January 10, 2019

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Baptisms, Marriages, and Trigonometry

January 8, 2019

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Give in 2018

December 17, 2018

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“Protecting” History in 2018

December 14, 2018

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Pearl Digital Archives: 2018 Highlights

December 13, 2018

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Elenora Giddings Ivory

November 20, 2018

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The 1637 Book of Common Prayer

November 12, 2018

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Front Desk Volunteer

November 9, 2018

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Brazil's Jaime and Alma Wright

November 1, 2018

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Pam Byers Memorial Collecting Initiative

October 19, 2018

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The UPCUSA Task Force to Study Homosexuality

October 18, 2018

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Seiats, Gymanvas, and Mergers: How Welsh Calvinistic Methodists Became Presbyterians

September 27, 2018

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John Calvin's Geneva: Coloring Pages

September 19, 2018

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PHS in Puerto Rico

September 18, 2018

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The “Problem” of Native American Church Membership

September 11, 2018

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Scandal in Salmas: The Marriage and Murder of Shushan Oshana Wright

August 30, 2018

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Europe Mission Records

August 24, 2018

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New Development Associate

August 15, 2018

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Digital Collections Roundup: July 2018

July 16, 2018

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Cuba

July 6, 2018

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John Stout: The Missionary Who Joined NASA

June 29, 2018

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A Look Back at the General Assemblies in Saint Louis

June 20, 2018

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Pew Arts & Heritage Project Grant

June 19, 2018

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Wabash Valley Hears From 1994 GA

June 12, 2018

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Gayraud Wilmore Reflects on Religion and Race

June 11, 2018

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Duke Ellington and Sacred Music

June 7, 2018

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Justice for Samuel Brown

May 24, 2018

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The United Mission in Iraq

May 16, 2018

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Fossil Fuels and the General Assembly

May 1, 2018

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Announcing Sheppard, A New Research Tool

April 18, 2018

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Charles Hodge: A Conservative Theologian Finds His Way to Emancipation

April 17, 2018

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NEH Award to Digitize Religious News Service Photos

April 10, 2018

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PHS joins Digital Public Library of America

April 4, 2018

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Land of Enchantment

March 29, 2018

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Where Did Per Capita Come From?

March 19, 2018

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Louisa Woosley and the Sacred Desk

March 16, 2018

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Margaret Purchase Papers

March 14, 2018

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CCP at PHS: Student Essays

March 10, 2018

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Grant Project to Digitize African American History Collections

February 27, 2018

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The Two Samuels

February 24, 2018

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Cecil A. Ivory: Presbyterian Leader and Activist

February 16, 2018

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Sunday on the Children's Corner, Revisited

February 15, 2018

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The Marrying Parson

February 14, 2018

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Korea Resources at PHS

February 13, 2018

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The Missionary as Change Agent

February 9, 2018

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PHS Awards Four Heritage Preservation Grants

January 23, 2018

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The Jack Rogers Papers: Sharing a “Holy and Joyful Life”

January 17, 2018

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MLK Resources at PHS

January 12, 2018

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Consortium Wins CLIR Grant

January 8, 2018

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Old Scots Church and Presbyterian Beginnings in New Jersey

January 5, 2018

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A Missionary Calling: “God is better to me than I expect”

January 2, 2018

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Armenian Presbyterians in the United States

December 28, 2017

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Please Support PHS in 2017

December 18, 2017

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Thank You for Sharing in 2017

December 17, 2017

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Pearl Online Archives: 2017 Highlights

December 15, 2017

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Two New Board Directors

December 6, 2017

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Two New Staff Members

November 29, 2017

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Early American Bibles

November 20, 2017

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Jibrail 1958-1967: Revolution, CROP, and Small Animal Husbandry

November 15, 2017

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Slavery, Labor, and Resistance in the Choctaw Nation

November 14, 2017

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Lake Tahoe's Zephyr Point, 1938

November 10, 2017

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Music and the Internment of Japanese Americans

November 6, 2017

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Miss Phillips at Odanah Mission

November 3, 2017

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Z Holler: Radical Truth Seeker

October 25, 2017

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Luther the Translator

October 17, 2017

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Vietnam War Resources

October 13, 2017

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The Battle of Pasrur

October 3, 2017

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Remembering Joan Fong

September 21, 2017

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50 Years at 425: Inside the PHS Building

September 18, 2017

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Damavand College in 35mm

September 14, 2017

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Presbyterian Ecumenists and the Russian Famine

August 18, 2017

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Calvin Update: How to Use New Features in the Online Catalog

August 14, 2017

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Albina and Westminster in Portland

August 10, 2017

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The Changing Nature of Mission

August 3, 2017

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Oklahoma Travelogue

July 27, 2017

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Philadelphia Church History Updates

July 21, 2017

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New Director of Development

July 17, 2017

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Big Tent 2017

July 14, 2017

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James Baldwin at Uppsala

July 5, 2017

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Juneteenth

June 13, 2017

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Serving Two Masters: John Menaul in the American West

June 11, 2017

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St. Louis Churches: Past and Present

June 10, 2017

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Notes on the Presbytery of Missouri Bicentennial

June 8, 2017

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The Centennial and the Society: A Church Discovers Its History

June 5, 2017

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Digital Collections Roundup: May 2017

May 28, 2017

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New In-House Exhibit

May 18, 2017

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The Making of an Event

May 16, 2017

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A Timely Mystery

May 3, 2017

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Tulsa 1928 General Assembly

April 21, 2017

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Calls of Duty: John Barr Clark and the Civil War

April 7, 2017

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The Church on Lombard Street

March 23, 2017

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Jibrail 1943-1958: An Answer to Communism

March 16, 2017

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Katherine G. Johnson: NASA Mathematician and Dedicated Presbyterian

March 15, 2017

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Kenneth and Margaretta Wells, and Bimbo

March 9, 2017

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Presbyterianism in the Hermit Kingdom: Presbyterian Church of Korea at 110

March 1, 2017

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The Emerson Institute: A Rural School for African Americans

February 22, 2017

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Digital Collections Roundup: February 2017

February 16, 2017

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Keeping Silence: Executive Order 9066 at 75

February 16, 2017

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Juxtapositions in Remembrance

February 15, 2017

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James W.C. Pennington: Fugitive Slave to Evangelical Abolitionist

February 9, 2017

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Marsha Snulligan Haney

January 26, 2017

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Stillman College After 140 Years

January 20, 2017

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PHS and Four Presidents of the 20th Century

January 18, 2017

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2017 PHS Theme: Celebrate, Remember, Share

January 18, 2017

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A Letter from the American Indian Correspondence

January 13, 2017

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Kensington's Beacon

January 12, 2017

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PHS Awards Five Heritage Preservation Grants

January 4, 2017

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Seeking: Director of Development

January 3, 2017

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New Board Directors

December 19, 2016

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PHS Welcomes New Reference Assistant

December 9, 2016

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Reference, Pete the Pig, and the American Leprosy Missions

December 6, 2016

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A Missionary Calling: Finding a Blessing

November 29, 2016

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A Season of Gratitude

November 15, 2016

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What Is Inside This Time Capsule?

October 26, 2016

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Erasmus, the Reformation, and the Bible

October 18, 2016

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Howard & Verna Mwikuta

October 12, 2016

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Bibles of the Reformation

October 6, 2016

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Presbyterians in Colombia

September 30, 2016

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Berea Presbyterian Church at 108

September 19, 2016

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Psalms, Hymns, and…Piracy?

September 13, 2016

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Religious Responsibility in Economic Depression

September 9, 2016

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Fair Play and the 1936 Berlin Olympics

August 17, 2016

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A Missionary Calling: Moving Toward a Church for Japanese Christians

August 11, 2016

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Head Start and Civil Rights

July 29, 2016

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Presbyterian America: Seattle

July 20, 2016

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New PHS Records Manager Yvonne Wathen

July 15, 2016

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Presbyterian Youth Triennium

July 14, 2016

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The Earnest Protest of Francis Grimké

July 13, 2016

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Massacre and Reconciliation

July 12, 2016

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Woodrow Wilson and the Great War

July 11, 2016

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Ida B. Wells and Sixth-Grace Chicago

June 15, 2016

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Form and Freedom: Henry van Dyke and the 1906 Book of Common Worship

June 14, 2016

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Shiny New Pearls

June 2, 2016

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GA222 Portland Roundup

May 31, 2016

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“Burj Bird” and the Beirut Mission Compound: Researching Women in the Protestant Church of Ottoman Syria

May 31, 2016

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Decently But Not Always in Good Order: An Historical Overview of Choosing the PC(USA) Stated Clerk

May 13, 2016

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A Place to Live: The Struggle for Housing in Manila

May 11, 2016

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The Waldensians: Early Reformers

April 18, 2016

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African American Motion Pictures

April 18, 2016

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Presbyterian America: Atlanta

April 13, 2016

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Last Years of a China Mission: Lacy Moffett and the Jiangyin Station

March 31, 2016

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Lo Mo: The Beloved Mother of Chinatown

March 16, 2016

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Stitched Together

March 14, 2016

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Remembering Herb Beverly

March 7, 2016

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A Missionary Calling: A Day Causing Us to Pray Much

March 4, 2016

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The Whole Gospel for the Whole Community: The Legacy of Matthew Anderson

February 19, 2016

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A Reckoning in Princeton

February 18, 2016

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Where Did the Confession of 1967 Come From?

February 12, 2016

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Remembering David Gelzer

February 11, 2016

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NEH Supports Archival Preservation at PHS

February 8, 2016

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Birmingham's Independent Presbyterian Church at 100

February 4, 2016

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Calder Conservation Project Update

January 15, 2016

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A Century of Presbyterian Response to Immigrants

January 14, 2016

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PHS Awards 2015 Heritage Preservation Grants

January 4, 2016

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Settled?

December 16, 2015

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Covenant Network Conference

December 15, 2015

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A Missionary Calling: Confounding the Mighty

December 4, 2015

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PHS Presents at Portland's #policon15

November 18, 2015

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Notes on First Presbyterians in the American Colonies

November 13, 2015

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Presbyterian America: Chicago

November 12, 2015

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Hidden Pearls

October 29, 2015

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A Missionary Calling: God Guide My Love

October 13, 2015

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Samuel Barber's "Chorale for a New Organ"

October 13, 2015

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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

October 12, 2015

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The Jan Hus Gavel

October 12, 2015

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Portland Deliverance

October 8, 2015

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Announcing "Journeys of Faith: Artifacts from the Mission Field"

September 17, 2015

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Syria-Lebanon Mission Records Processed

September 17, 2015

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A Good Kind Sister: Machle Letters from Lien Chow

September 15, 2015

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Preserving your Church's Digital Records

August 24, 2015

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Staff Spotlight - Beth Hessel

August 21, 2015

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Samuel Davies, Patrick Henry, and the Gospel of Liberty

August 18, 2015

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Big Tent 2015

August 11, 2015

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Staff Update

August 5, 2015

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Board of National Missions crossword puzzle contest

July 23, 2015

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Presbyterian America: Los Angeles

July 14, 2015

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Remembering Jan Hus

July 14, 2015

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Presbyterian Women: Then and Now

July 14, 2015

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#BigTent15

July 10, 2015

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A Missionary’s Music Messenger

July 10, 2015

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Director's Chair

June 17, 2015

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William Jennings Bryan and the Scopes Monkey Trial

June 12, 2015

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Wikicommons Church Postcards

June 10, 2015 to June 12, 2015

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Processing the Edmiston Papers

June 2, 2015

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Mary Miles in Modern Japan

May 15, 2015

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Minnesota Adventure

May 14, 2015

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A Missionary Calling: I Sat Still to See the Salvation of the Lord

May 5, 2015

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Remembering Kenneth Foreman

April 28, 2015

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New Environmental Monitoring Program Launches at PHS

April 27, 2015

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1714: Abington Presbyterian Church, Abington, PA

April 17, 2015 to August 4, 2017

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Blake and Barnes Go To Moscow

April 15, 2015

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The Presbyterian Beginnings of Fundamentalism

April 13, 2015

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Digibytes: One Baby and One Thousand Emails

April 10, 2015

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1720: Middletown Presbyterian Church, Media, PA

April 8, 2015 to September 6, 2017

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1725: Doylestown Presbyterian Church, Doylestown, PA

April 3, 2015 to October 4, 2017

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1725: Presbyterian Church of Deep Run, Bedminster, PA

April 1, 2015 to September 6, 2017

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Symposium on Hidden Collections

March 30, 2015

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1730: Lower Providence Presbyterian Church, Norristown, PA

March 17, 2015 to August 4, 2017

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Women's History: Rachel Henderlite

March 13, 2015

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Major News: Beth Hessel Named PHS Executive Director

March 4, 2015

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1768: Third, Scots and Mariners (Old Pine), Philadelphia, PA

March 4, 2015 to September 7, 2017

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A Missionary Calling: House-wifery

March 4, 2015

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1770: Frankford Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

March 1, 2015 to August 28, 2017

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1804: Tabernacle United Church, Philadelphia, PA

February 25, 2015 to September 7, 2017

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1811: Thompson Memorial Presbyterian Church, New Hope, PA

February 23, 2015 to October 2, 2017

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1814: First Presbyterian Church in Kensington, Philadelphia, PA

February 22, 2015 to September 28, 2017

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1819: First Presbyterian Church of Norristown, Norristown, PA

February 20, 2015 to August 28, 2017

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1835: Marple Presbyterian Church, Broomall, Marple Township, PA

February 17, 2015

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Selma Reflections: J. Oscar McCloud

February 13, 2015

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Selma Reflections: Louis Weeks

February 13, 2015

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The Selma-to-Montgomery Marches

February 12, 2015

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Visions and Voices from Selma to Montgomery

February 11, 2015

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Newsletter Archives: Building Plans 1965

February 10, 2015

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Staff Spotlight: Taja Jones

February 10, 2015

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A Missionary Calling: Peace Comes to My Heart

January 29, 2015

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1837: First Presbyterian Church of Bridesburg, Philadelphia

January 17, 2015 to July 17, 2017

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Making Digital Changes Together

January 12, 2015

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PHS awards four Heritage Preservation Grants

January 5, 2015

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Looking Back at a Great Year

January 5, 2015

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A Missionary Calling: Papers Into the Sea

January 4, 2015

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How Christmas Came Back to Leeds

December 16, 2014

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Staff Update

December 8, 2014

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5 Electronic New Year's Resolutions

December 7, 2014

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Dispatches from Partition

December 2, 2014

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Shaping Sacred Spaces

November 13, 2014

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Long Island Presbyterians: Our Puritan Beginnings

November 13, 2014

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Thanksgiving Food Drive

November 12, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: Native Church

November 8, 2014

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John Knox and the Monstrous Regiment of Women

October 15, 2014

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Digital John Knox

October 5, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: Let Me Ever Be Learning

October 1, 2014

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The nuclear freeze

September 9, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: The Matters of This World

September 5, 2014

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Staff Update

September 5, 2014

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A Test of Time

August 18, 2014

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1840: First Presbyterian Church of Glenolden, PA

August 15, 2014 to September 25, 2017

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Westminster in Watts

August 11, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: O for the Gift of Tongues

August 8, 2014

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Ten Migrant Summers

July 25, 2014

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1843: Jeffersonville Presbyterian Church, Norristown, PA

July 25, 2014

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Presbyterians & American Culture: The PHS Luncheon Address

July 11, 2014

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Walled History: Tombstones at the Historical Society

July 10, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: Home Company

July 10, 2014

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GA e-Mania

June 10, 2014

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A Missionary Calling: Will God So Honor Me?

June 4, 2014

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Marriage, Divorce, and Presbyterian Mariners

May 29, 2014

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Detroit GA 1891: Serpent on the Seal

May 21, 2014

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Detroit GA 1954: A Tale of Two Cities

May 21, 2014

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The Matrix of Occupation

May 9, 2014

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1848: First Presbyterian Church of Pottstown, PA

May 4, 2014 to September 12, 2017

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1848: Penn Wynne Presbyterian Church, Wynnewood, PA

May 1, 2014 to October 2, 2017

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Synods of the PC(USA)

April 30, 2014

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Presbyterianism in America: A World Religion

April 24, 2014

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1850: Arch Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

April 17, 2014 to August 14, 2017

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Christian Education for the Now Generation

April 16, 2014

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1850: Media Presbyterian Church, Media, PA

April 12, 2014 to September 11, 2017

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On the Third Day

April 11, 2014

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General Assembly 221 Resources

April 11, 2014

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PHS Goes Digital

April 4, 2014

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1852: The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA

March 17, 2014 to September 6, 2017

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Fine Print

March 15, 2014

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Maggie Kuhn & Women's History Month

March 11, 2014

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Naismith’s Great Game

March 11, 2014

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The Cowboy Sunday School Minister

March 5, 2014

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1854: The First Presbyterian Church of Darby, PA

March 1, 2014 to October 2, 2017

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1855: Central Presbyterian Church, Norristown, PA

February 23, 2014 to October 6, 2017

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1855: Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

February 17, 2014 to June 30, 2017

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Standards

February 13, 2014

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Presbyterians Play Ball

February 12, 2014

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A Time to Stand Firm

February 12, 2014

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Lincoln and “Under God”

February 7, 2014

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Link Rot

January 10, 2014

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A Conservation Story: Dr. Eugene R. Kellersberger’s Album

January 10, 2014

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New Staff at PHS

December 16, 2013

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Christmas in the Mission Field

December 16, 2013

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Presbyterians, Apartheid, and Divestment

December 16, 2013

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PHS awards four Heritage Microfilming Grants

December 15, 2013

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PDF/A(rchival): A Standard You Can Trust

December 13, 2013

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John F. Kennedy and Eugene Carson Blake

November 22, 2013

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Thanksgiving 2013: Our 150-Year-Old National Tradition

November 15, 2013

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Thankful to Give Back

November 15, 2013

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Delectable Dishes from the Archives

November 15, 2013

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Have you been to PHS?

October 23, 2013

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October 27 is Reformation Sunday

October 16, 2013

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Commerce and communion : Presbyterian stewardship in four stories

October 3, 2013

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Atkins Flegley and molar theology

September 18, 2013

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One Hot Summer Day in Washington, D.C.

August 12, 2013

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Archiving Facebook

August 6, 2013

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Lightning and Fire

July 24, 2013

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Vintage Grub: 7 Recipes for a Sweet Summer

July 8, 2013

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Eugene Carson Blake arrested, July 4, 1963

July 4, 2013

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Preserving VHS Tapes

June 27, 2013

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Presbyterians Camp Out

June 17, 2013

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Scrapbook Memories: Still Here...

June 11, 2013

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Presbyterians Reunite on Atlanta's Channel 11

June 5, 2013

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File Naming Conventions

May 22, 2013

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Nanking and the Presbyterian Helpers

May 14, 2013

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Why Heritage Sunday?

May 14, 2013

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New Stated Clerks Orientation Roundup

May 10, 2013

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Memories of Youth and the Westminster Fellowship

April 11, 2013

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PHS Cares: Making the Connection

April 11, 2013

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Saving Creation, Celebrating Earth Day

April 11, 2013

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How Big Is PHS Anyway?

March 28, 2013

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1858: Tree of Life Church, Springfield, PA

March 20, 2013 to October 3, 2017

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The Valley of Dry Bones

March 19, 2013

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1859: Morrisville Presbyterian Church, Morrisville, PA

March 17, 2013 to July 17, 2017

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Jean Kenyon Mackenzie and the "Tribe of God"

March 11, 2013

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Attention Foodies: Historical Easter Recipes!

March 11, 2013

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2013-14 Research Fellows Announced

March 8, 2013

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PC(USA) Chief Historical Officer announces retirement

March 7, 2013

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1861: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

March 1, 2013 to September 13, 2017

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Remembering Mr. Rogers

February 11, 2013

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New Exhibit! Always Reforming: Presbyterians Called to Activism

February 11, 2013

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Thompson Papers Chronicle Family's Life in 19th Century Japan

February 11, 2013

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Presbyterians, Princeton Seminary, and Slavery: A Lecture by Dr. James Moorhead

February 11, 2013

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"We Need Each Other in this Nation"

February 11, 2013

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First Presbyterian Church, Salt Lake City, Utah

February 1, 2013

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PHS Welcomes Mother Bethel AME Church Records

January 23, 2013

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Martin Luther King Jr. recordings uncovered

January 16, 2013

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Presbyterians and the American Presidency: Honoring the 57th Presidential Inauguration

January 16, 2013

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First Presbyterian Church Oxford, Mississippi

January 14, 2013

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Thomas Kirkpatrick in Iran

January 10, 2013

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1866: Aston Presbyterian Church, Aston, PA

January 1, 2013 to September 11, 2017

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1867: Oxford Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

December 20, 2012 to October 4, 2017

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Awaiting the End of the World...

December 14, 2012

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PHS Awards Eight Heritage Microfilming Grants

December 14, 2012

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Let's Get Cooking

December 11, 2012

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150 Year-Old Treasures Found in Diary

December 4, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy Records Recovery

November 28, 2012

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1870: Wayne Presbyterian Church, Wayne, PA

November 17, 2012 to August 13, 2017

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Seasons of Generosity: Sharing Resources, Changing Lives

November 15, 2012

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PHS acquires Wanamaker portraits

November 15, 2012

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Lincoln's Presbyterian Connections

November 9, 2012

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1873: Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA

October 17, 2012 to August 24, 2017

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1875: Ridley Park Presbyterian Church, Ridley Park, PA

October 12, 2012 to September 28, 2017

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Ecclesia Reformata, Semper Reformanda...

October 11, 2012

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20 Years of 'A River Runs Through It'

October 5, 2012

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1880: Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

September 30, 2012 to August 28, 2017

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1881: Grace Presbyterian Church, Jenkintown, PA

September 28, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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1881: Grace Presbyterian Church, Jenkintown, PA

September 28, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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The Unlikely Designer of Philadelphia's Flag

September 27, 2012

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J. Oscar McCloud Papers Received

September 27, 2012

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1884: Summit Presbyterian Church, Mount Airy, PA

September 25, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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1884: Memorial Presbyterian Church of Fox Chase, Philadelphia, PA

September 25, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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1885: Memorial Presbyterian Church of Boothwyn, Boothwyn, PA

September 23, 2012 to October 4, 2017

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1887: First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, Lansdowne, PA

September 21, 2012 to August 25, 2017

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1888: Langhorne Presbyterian Church, Langhorne, PA

September 17, 2012 to July 17, 2017

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Not Much to Do

September 17, 2012

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An Hour with Ruben Armendáriz

September 4, 2012

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1889: Olivet Presbyterian Church, Prospect Park, PA

September 1, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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Documenting Early Presbyterianism

August 21, 2012

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1889: Overbrook Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

August 17, 2012 to July 1, 2017

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Heritage and Hope

August 14, 2012

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1891: First Presbyterian Church of Ambler, Ambler, PA

August 14, 2012 to September 7, 2017

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1891: Narberth Presbyterian Church, Narberth, PA

August 12, 2012 to August 24, 2017

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200 Years in Tennessee

August 9, 2012

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1891: Wallingford Presbyterian Church, Wallingford, PA

August 5, 2012 to September 28, 2017

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1894: Wissahickon Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

August 3, 2012 to October 4, 2017

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1895: Swarthmore Presbyterian Church, Swarthmore, PA

August 2, 2012 to October 4, 2017

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1896: Elkins Park Presbyterian Church, Elkins Park, PA

August 1, 2012 to July 17, 2017

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1899: Thomas M. Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chester, PA

July 25, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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1902: Calvin Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

July 23, 2012 to October 4, 2017

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1907: First Presbyterian Church of Ardmore, PA

July 21, 2012 to September 28, 2017

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Notes from General Assembly: We're Living History!

July 20, 2012

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1907: Holmes Presbyterian Church, Holmes, PA

July 19, 2012 to September 28, 2017

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1909: Holy Trinity-Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

July 17, 2012 to July 17, 2017

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1909: Presbyterian Church of Llanerch, Havertown, PA

July 14, 2012 to October 3, 2017

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Audio Snapshot of Presbyterian Women

July 13, 2012

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Revisiting Pittsburgh

July 13, 2012

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Presbyterian Publications in the Internet Archive

July 6, 2012

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Highlights From the 1958 General Assembly as We Journey Back to Pittsburgh

June 28, 2012

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Remembering, and Documenting, the Civil Rights Movement

June 14, 2012

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The Forgotten Prophets--Found!

June 5, 2012

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PHS Welcomes New Digital Archivist

May 18, 2012

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Minimal Processing Workshop

May 18, 2012

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New Training for Stated Clerks

May 18, 2012

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Celebrating Heritage Sunday

May 17, 2012

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Marching Toward the Dream

May 10, 2012

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Flora MacDonald in the Old and New Worlds

May 4, 2012

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1917: Christ’s Community Church, Drexel Hill, PA

May 1, 2012 to September 28, 2017

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PHS: 160 Years and Counting

April 17, 2012

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Aloha, Barb!

April 12, 2012

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Research Fellows 2012

April 12, 2012

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Preservation 24/7

April 12, 2012

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First Presbyterian Church Lovington, New Mexico

April 4, 2012

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We Are Living History

March 16, 2012

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Rubber Crimes: Sheppard and Morrison Versus the Kasai Rubber Company

March 14, 2012

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Fun Fact: Communion Tokens!

February 29, 2012

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Two Weeks at Archivist Boot Camp

February 27, 2012

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Rollins and Wilmore

February 16, 2012

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1923: Roslyn Presbyterian Church, Roslyn, PA

February 14, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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The Trailblazer and the Investigator

February 13, 2012

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Why Photocopy, When You Can PDF?

February 10, 2012

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1924: First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, PA

January 17, 2012 to June 5, 2017

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1924: Yeadon Presbyterian Church, Yeadon, PA

January 15, 2012 to September 7, 2017

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1929: Mayfair Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

January 14, 2012 to August 28, 2017

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What Feels New is Really Old

January 13, 2012

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PHS Archivist Wins Scholarship

January 13, 2012

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1933: Glading Memorial Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

January 13, 2012 to October 3, 2017

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1946: Woodside Presbyterian Church (Woodside Church), Yardley, PA

January 10, 2012 to September 13, 2017

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1950: First Presbyterian Church of Warminster, PA

January 9, 2012 to August 4, 2017

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1947: Bethel Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

January 9, 2012 to September 25, 2017

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1956: Valley Forge Presbyterian Church, King of Prussia, PA

January 8, 2012 to August 14, 2017

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1962: Lenape Valley Presbyterian Church, New Britain, PA

January 6, 2012 to September 7, 2017

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1966: Church on the Mall, Plymouth Meeting, PA

January 4, 2012 to July 1, 2017

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Merry Christmas!

December 22, 2011

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PHS Will Be Here

December 14, 2011

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Now is the Time

December 14, 2011

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New Jersey and Oregon Churches Receive PHS Microfilming Grants

December 14, 2011

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The Forgotten Prophets

December 13, 2011

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Thanks for Giving

November 18, 2011

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Summer in the City

November 16, 2011

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Records from the Burned-Over District

November 10, 2011

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PHS Cares

November 4, 2011

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Celebrating 400 Years of the King James Bible

October 27, 2011

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Reformation Sunday Bulletin Cover

October 26, 2011

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Last Call!

October 26, 2011

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New Genealogy Resources

October 26, 2011

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"The Church Reformed and Always Reforming"

October 19, 2011

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A New Place For the News!

October 13, 2011

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1982: Concord Liberty Presbyterian Church, Glen Mills, PA

June 10, 2011 to August 25, 2017

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1996: New Spirit Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

January 17, 2011 to June 30, 2017

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1996: Podowon Presbyterian Church, Drexel Hill, PA

January 15, 2011 to September 25, 2017

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2005: Broad Street Ministry, Philadelphia, PA

January 8, 2011 to August 4, 2017

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