Among HSP’s nearly 22 million collections are items related to every US President. Some are published history books, campaign pamphlets,...

Thank you for joining us in our bicentennial year! We celebrated this milestone with events and projects designed to bring the people of...

HSP’s collection offers countless opportunities to bring the past into conversation with the present. As we all just experienced a...

By Nicholas Ditro, Francesca Lombardo, Alex Thomas  On January 14, 1987, the Balch Institute hosted an exhibit showcasing the...

This past Saturday, October 5, many of our friends joined us at 13th and Locust for History on the Street , a block party to commemorate...

By Jing Xi Li and Mollie Naessens Nestled in the heart of Philadelphia, City Hall is a testament to the city's rich heritage and...

This August, with funding from the city, HSP hosted the inaugural Public History Summer Academy. 12 students from four area schools,...

American history in the Colonial era is marked by an uneasy and sometimes violent tension between the encroaching settlements of white...

On Thursday, May 2, 2024, Katy Bodenhorn Barnes, the Director of Genealogical Programs and Services at the Historical Society of...

The Eastwick Family Letters Collection 4497 By Liam Reilly During the rise of the Transportation Revolution in the 1830s and 1840s,...

The Cynthia J. Little Collection (Collection 4559) By Alice Creed “Someone has to tell the truth, and right now it seems like we’re two...

The Frampton and Bickley Family Land Records (Collection 4491) By Alice Creed The collection of Frampton and Bickley Family Land Records...

Hog Island Shipyard Photographs (Collection 4516) by Liam Reilly, C. Dallett Hemphill intern, sponsored by the McNeil Center for Early...

The Jonathan White Collection (Collection 4591) By Alice Creed Not everyone thinks to save their documents from elementary, middle, or...

Have you ever considered hiring a professional genealogist to tell your family story? At HSP, now you can! HSP is proud to launch Past...

The first print in HSP’s inaugural artist-in-residency program is now available for purchase. Mel Edwards, known for large abstract steel...

Panama-Pacific International Exposition Photographs of Alexander Stirling Calder Sculptures (Collection 4544) By Alice Creed...

By Sarath Pillai In the early 1980s, it was assumed that those infected with HIV had about six months to two years left. The life of...

Please join us in welcoming Aileen Murphy, who started as an Access Services Librarian in November 2022. Murphy previously served as the...

We are excited to announce that the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) has been selected as a recipient of a Connecting Communities...