Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

Jane Johnson Marker Dedication

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Jane Marker Dedication Philadelphia: July 7, 2009 – On July 18, 1855, one hundred fifty-four years ago, Jane Johnson, an enslaved woman from North Carolina, found herself in Philadelphia on free soil for the first time. She seized the…
Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

Peter Mancall on the Daily Show

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Peter Mancall on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart The Library Company of Philadelphia 1314 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 TEL 215-546-3181 FAX 215-546-5167 http://www.librarycompany.org
Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

Peter Mancall on the Daily Show

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Peter Mancall will be a guest tonight on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He will discuss his new book: “Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson: A Tale of Mutiny and Murder in the Arctic ”. Peter is a former fellow and will…
Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

Annual Meeting Re-Cap

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Over one hundred people attended the Library Company’s Annual Meeting on May 12, 2009. This year’s meeting featured Kenneth Finkel, Distinguished Lecturer in Temple University’s American Studies Program, who spoke about the Library Company’s…
Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

Juneteenth Freedom Forum

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Friday, June 19, 2009 Reception at 5:30 p.m., program at 6:00. Join us at the Library Company on Friday, June 19th for our Juneteenth Freedom Forum, featuring three area scholars discussing the African American struggle for freedom in…
Lithograph of Birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, in Milk St., Boston, Jan. 6. 1705-6. O.S. as reproduced at the Fair of The Boston Young Men's Christian Association, Decr. 25 1858. J.H. Buffords lith., 1858.

New Exhibition

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On May 4 the Library Company unveiled its new exhibition, Mirror of a City: Views of Philadelphia Recently Acquired from the Jay T. Snider Collection. Mr. Snider, a former Library Company Trustee and avid collector of historical items, sold…