Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia

Tour Guides Join Our Civic Advisory Board

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:29:17 +0000

Earlier this summer, two of the Encyclopedia’s editors, Charlene Mires and Howard Gillette, participated in a meeting of the Association of Philadelphia Tourguides. Building on that fruitful discusison, we now welcome this organization to our growing board of civic partners. Bob Skiba will serve as liaison between the guides and the Encyclopedia.

Bibliographic Survey Expanded

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:01:48 +0000

Looking for the latest word on Philadelphia? We are pleased to offer a newly expanded bibliographic survey of scholarship, public history work, and public policy studies about Philadelphia published since 1982. The survey is approximately one-third larger than the previous survey, with a significant expansion in entries related to public policy as well as updated coverage of scholarship published during 2009 and early 2010. Our thanks to bibliographer Hillary S. Kativa for her work on the survey and to the University of Pennsylvania Press for making this project possible.

Our Home Base

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:33:36 +0000

The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia is a project of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, in cooperation with our numerous civic partners, associate editors, and advisers. The new mailing address for the project is: The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities, Department of History, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ 08102.

The Greater Philadelphia Roundtable

admin — Sun, 16 May 2010 16:50:25 +0000

Our spring series of the Greater Philadelphia Roundtable concluded May 11 with a capacity audience at the African American Museum in Philadelphia for “Philadelphia’s Black Attorneys: Not Just Lawyers but ‘Social Engineers.’” We extend to thanks to everyone who contributed their time and efforts to these community dialogues, which collectively drew more than 300 participants to four different venues and generated lively exchanges of information and views. These programs have demonstrated the strong interest of a variety of individuals and groups in being represented in The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. We also have heard of the importance of understanding the past in order to plan for the future, especially the need to reach out to today’s youth. The extraordinary collaboration among so many groups and individuals forged by these programs will guide the planning of future programs and help to shape the future content of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Please continue to join the dialogue as we post summaries of the spring discussions and watch for announcements of future events.

May 11 Roundtable – waiting list

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:53:09 +0000

Our registration for the May 11 Greater Philadelphia Roundtable, “Philadelphia’s Black Attorneys,” has reached the capacity of 200! Thanks to everyone, especially Michael Coard, Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the Barristers for helping to spread the word. We encourage anyone who still wishes to attend this program to register for the waiting list at http://attorneys.eventbrite.com . Also, if you registered but will not attend, please let us know so that your place may be opened to someone on the waiting list.

We look forward to seeing so many people next Tuesday evening! We will also post a summary of the program on the Encyclopedia’s web site so it will be accessible to an even wider audience.

Imagining Philadelphia’s Future

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:13:16 +0000

The April 22 session of the Greater Philadelphia Roundtable was the largest yet, with more than 100 people joining us at the Academy of Natural Sciences for the discussion, “Imagining Philadelphia’s Future: The Plans and the Realities.” Suggestions for the Encyclopedia that were submitted on comment cards have been posted on our nominations page, and a summary of the program will be prepared and posted to allow for further discussion. Thanks to our partner Young Involved Philadelphia, to the Academy of Natural Sciences, and everyone who participated and helped to spread the word about this event. Video from the program is posted on PlanPhilly.com.

One Year Later

admin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:23:42 +0000

It’s been a busy year since we launched the Encyclopedia project with a Civic Partnership and Planning Workshop in April 2009. To summarize our progress and challenges, we have prepared a brief annual report. Thanks to all of our partners and the new friends we are making at branch libraries and through the Greater Philadelphia Roundtable. Please continue to add to these discussions on our Events page and join us for our additional programs this spring.

Women’s History Roundtable Posted

admin — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 22:08:21 +0000

We invite additional participation in the recent session of the Greater Philadelphia Roundtable, “Philadelphia-Area Women in the Twentieth Century: What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Know?” Summaries of the panel discussion and dialogue are now available on our Events page, with comment space open for each segment of the program.

More Space! “Imagining Philadelphia’s Future”

admin — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:30:55 +0000

We have been thrilled with the interest in our April 22 roundtable, “Imagining Philadelphia’s Future,” at the Academy of Natural Sciences. For a brief time, we had reached the capacity of our room, but thanks to the generosity of the Academy we have moved the event into the auditorium there. Registration has been opened once again, so please invite friends and colleagues. Everyone on the waiting list should receive an email notice so they may confirm their registration.

Thanks to Young Involved Philadelphia and all of our partners involved in organizing this very compelling program, which will help to shape the future content of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia.

Women in the Twentieth Century

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:54:57 +0000

Discussion at the Greater Philadelphia Roundtable session on April 1 at the Historical Society of Pennsvylania yielded a wealth of insight into the needs and potential for new research on twentieth-century women’s history. We have posted topic suggestions from participants’ comment cards on our Nominations page. Watch for a summary of the discussion to be posted soon.