003 Future of the Library Company of Philadelphia

003 Future of the Library Company of Philadelphia

Benjamin Franklin founded the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731. Today, you can visit his library and its amazing collections, which begs the question: How has the Library Company managed to stay open, and remain relevant, for over 283 years? Richard S. Newman, Director of the Library Company of Philadelphia discusses past and present efforts of the Library Company to serve the public at large. Newman reveals how the Library Company has adapted to the needs of the public over time. He also unveils ideas for how the Library Company can continue to remain relevant in our twenty-first digital age. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/003 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

364 Road Trip 2023: La Pointe-Krebs House & Museum

The Mississippi Gulf Coast was the home of many different peoples, cultures, and empires during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. According to some historians, the Gulf Coast region may have b...

15 Aug 202356min

363 Road Trip 2023: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

363 Road Trip 2023: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park

About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviéve, Missouri. Established in 1750 by the French, Ste. Geneviéve reveals much about what it was lik...

1 Aug 20231h

362 Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations

362 Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has an exhibit called Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations. This exhibit allows you to see treaties t...

18 Jul 20231h 2min

361 The Fourth of July in 2026

361 The Fourth of July in 2026

July 4, 2023 marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States. In three short years, we will be marking the 250th anniversary of these events. How a...

4 Jul 20231h 20min

360 Slavery and Freedom in Massachusetts

360 Slavery and Freedom in Massachusetts

Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. We choose to reflect on the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, because, on June 19, 1865,...

20 Jun 20231h 6min

359  Trans-ing Gender in Early America

359 Trans-ing Gender in Early America

“People are complicated” is a truism that holds in the past and the present. Seldom do we find a person where all of their actions and thoughts are black and white. What we see instead is that people ...

6 Jun 202355min

358  St. Augustine & Early Florida

358 St. Augustine & Early Florida

For much of the colonial period, Spain claimed almost all of North America as Spanish territory. It displayed this claim on maps and in the administrative units it created to govern this vast territor...

23 Mai 20231h 5min

357 Privateering in the American Revolution

357 Privateering in the American Revolution

How did the Continental Congress approach creating military forces that could go toe-to-toe with the British military during the American War for Independence? Eric Jay Dolin joins us to answer part ...

9 Mai 20231h

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