Explore Philadelphia History with a Preview of the Atwater Kent Collection

Coming this summer 2022, Drexel University will provide online public access to the Atwater Kent Collection (of the former Philadelphia History Museum) through a searchable database.

Meanwhile, here is a preview of 501 objects — with examples in 42 different categories — showing the range of this Collection. Check back later, here at philadelphiahistory.org, to explore the searchable database.

Explore topics ranging from apparel, to ceramics/glass, to jewelry, to incarceration with this exciting digital exhibit.

Check out the website here.

The Philadelphia History Museum engages Philadelphians and regional visitors with its extraordinary collections that reflect Philadelphia’s rich history and the diversity of its people and their neighborhoods through exhibitions, educational programs and technology which explore the past to better understand the present.

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Dr. Castillo Scholarship

Requirements: Must be Mexican or of Mexican descent Primary residence in Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey

A copy of your acceptance letter or student ID from the College/University where you are currently enrolled (first year students only).

Join the Friends of the Tanner House Community Partner Network!

Become part of the Friends of the Tanner House Community Partner Network. We are inviting formal and informal groups, organizations, and collectives to support our ongoing community cultural organizing in North Central Philadelphia as we seek to revitalize the Henry Ossawa Tanner House as a heritage-driven community cultural asset. Let us know what you are already up to in the area! And how the Friends of the Tanner House can support you too! We plan to list our partners on our website.

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IPromise Charitable Giving Fund

Volpe Koenig is deeply committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and work. In 2007, Volpe Koenig established the IPromise Charitable Giving Fund to assist Greater Philadelphia Metro area nonprofit organizations with continuing their missions and establishing new programs. To date, IPromise has awarded well over $500,000 to grant recipients

Phila.Gov Is Now Available in Spanish and Chinese

Posted by the City of Philadelphia. Credit to PHENND.

The City of Philadelphia is excited to announce Phila.Gov is now available in Spanish and Chinese. The Translation Services Expansion project was made possible through the City’s Operation Transformation Fund and is led by the Office of Immigrant Affairs (OIA) and the Office of Innovation and Technology (OIT).

Many thanks to our Sponsoring Members for their generous support of the Global Philadelphia Association.

Global Philadelphia Association
Two Logan Square
100-120 N 18th Street, Suite 530
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-563-2482

info@globalphiladelphia.org

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