We are coming to a close on #philly5151's class project for the 2018 semester (to read more about the details of our class and program, head here!), and this week we are tasked with thinking about impact.

Disclaimer: This post is not about your iPhone. In her newest work entitled Museum Bhavan, photographer Dayanita Singh created and published a portable museum: 9 accordion books that expand into a

In a report now 14 years old, the Heritage Health Index (HHI) completed the first survey of the nation’s cultural health. Heritage Preservation, in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library

Interacting with the Inter-web Good evening, Steemians! In just a few days, I will be defending my thesis, and my brain has been focused exclusively on Philadelphia’s jazz history for what seems like 68

Happy Monday, Steemians! We’re down to the last few weeks of the semester, and soon, we’ll have to actually decide upon a nonprofit to fund. While we wait on yet more emails, I want to dig into some of

Critical Mess Theory: What Is It and How Can We Use It? Hello, Steemians! As you may well know, the graduate students of #explore1918 are close to deciding on a Philadelphia public history project to fund,

Shipping /SHipiNG/ noun: the act of wanting and supporting two individuals involved in a romantic relationship. DISCLAIMER: This picture in no way indicates my support of a Harmony ship. Now, shipping

We are finally beginning to debate criteria for our Steem awards to local history nonprofits. Through the power of Steem, we are somehow 30% of the way towards our goal, and we want to start the process

The Victor Talking Machine Company Today, we’re hopping across the Delaware River to visit the music scene in Camden, NJ, circa 1918. The Greater Philadelphia Region has a record industry history that

Both readings for this week, though written over ten years apart, grapple with very similar issues plaguing the world of history institutions. Failure to communicate; unwieldy collections; an inability

Business jargon has never been my strong suit. Why do mission statements differ from vision statements? Are objectives and goals somehow not the same thing? Who cares about any of this? As it turns out,

Perhaps you're wondering why I keep posting this tiny message at the bottom of my posts: 100% of the SBD rewards from this #explore1918 post will support the Philadelphia History Initiative @phillyhistory.

As a part of @phillyhistory's #explore1918 initiative, I am writing about the music of 1918 in Philadelphia. To find out more, click here to read my post about Philly's African American musical landmarks!

It's almost Super Bowl Sunday, so I'm going to take a brief break from music to bring you this short message about Philadelphia Eagles fans: If you're a fan of football or even just a resident of the tristate

In light of the Grammys this past Sunday and a particularly interesting find in the archive, I wanted to talk about some examples of activism in the music industry in 1918 vs 2018. An Archival Discovery

Conveniently but unfortunately, it didn’t take me too long to find another example of demolished Black musical history in Philadelphia. Remember when I told you that the Standard was only one of John T.

How did a late 19th century, three story masterpiece transform into a little blue sign? A valuable piece of black history reduce to a few sentences? Let me tell you: Walking into the grand New Standard

Hi. I’m Chelsea. As you can perhaps see from my brief little bio up there, my life is seemingly disparate, but weirdly interconnected. Let me explain: Vocalist. When people ask me what I do, my answer