An Introduction to the Philadelphia City Archives
From its location on Spring Garden, the City Archives is a repository for many of Philadelphia’s municipal, genealogical and audiovisual records. The staff at the City Archives helps to maintain, and provide stewardship of, one of the best collections of municipal records in the country. Since its establishment as part of the home rule charter of 1951, the City Archives has helped preserve thousands of records which document the City’s history from the 1700s to the present. A review of the history and resources available at the City Archives will highlight the work that is being done to preserve and share these records.
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This event is free and part of the Third Thursday Webinars with the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.
About the speakers:
Theresa Condon, Archivist I, recently completed a dual MLS/MA at Queens College, in Queens, NY. Though originally from New York, Theresa has worked at several institutions in Pennsylvania, including the Mercer Museum in Bucks County and Independence National Historical Park. Before starting at the City Archives, Theresa spent a decade in museums improving her interpretive and archival skills, most recently at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum in New York City, and the College Park branch of NARA.
Joshua K. Blay, Archivist II, started volunteering with a county historical society in Upstate New York which led to an interest in collections management. He has worked as a collections manager for a transportation company and a museum curator/associate director for a county historical society. Before coming to Philadelphia, Joshua worked for the University of Montana in Virginian on a cultural resource project for the US Navy.