The David Library of the American Revolution

12/29/2025

Join the APS and The Library Company of Philadelphia on January 6 for a new take on the Founding Father we thought we knew. Hear Joyce E. Chaplin (APS 2020) speak on Benjamin Franklin's scientific innovation and consumer invention, the Franklin stove.
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05/08/2025

The Middlebrook Sympoisum Committee offers a $5000 prize for new research on Middlebrook, the Pluckemin Artillery Camp, and/or the Continental Army in the Somerset County, NJ area. https://heritagetrail.org/2025-symposium-award

04/18/2025

On Thursday, May 1, assemble a team and prepare for some friendly competition at “After Hours Quizzo: Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City ”! This 21+ event is free with registration: https://www.amphilsoc.org/events/after-hours-quizzo-philadelphia-revolutionary-city

04/16/2025

Tune in at noon ET for the Lunch at the Library discussion with The Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy on A North American Tour Journal 1824-1825: The Making of a Prime Minister.

Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from The Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy on A North American Tour Journal 1824-1925: The...

04/14/2025

On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton (APS 2010) will present selections from her new book "I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer": Letters on Love and Marriage from the World’s First Personal Advice Column. https://www.amphilsoc.org/events/i-humbly-beg-your-speedy-answer

04/08/2025

Next weeks's Lunch at the Library features the Countess of Derby and Andrew O'Shaughnessy for a discussion of the book A North American Tour Journal 1824-1925: The Making of a Prime Minister.

Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from The Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy on A North American Tour Journal 1824-1925: The Making of a Prime Minister.

03/28/2025

The April 16 Lunch at the Library will feature the Countess of Derby and Andrew O'Shaughnessy on A North American Tour Journal 1824-1925: The Making of a Prime Minister. Their book recounts Edward Geoffrey Stanley's travels in North America.

Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from The Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy on A North American Tour Journal 1824-1925: The Making of a Prime Minister.

03/27/2025

On April 10 and 11, The David Center at the APS, Concord Museum, and Massachusetts Historical Society will convene a conference on the theme of "1775." Virtual registration is available:

What challenges did New England society face in 1775, and how did they impact the outbreak of fighting in Concord and Lexington?

03/04/2025

Our 2025 exhibition, Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City opens on April 11! Register to join us for an opening reception that evening. Enjoy refreshments and ask the Education and Curatorial staff all of your questions.

Join us to get the first look at the APS Museum's latest exhibition — Philadelphia, The Revolutionary City.

02/27/2025

Monday March 3 is the deadline for proposals for the September 2025 conference "Science and Society in the Age of Revolutions" with Science History Institute. Read the here:

Science took place both thanks to and in spite of the age of revolutions. In Philadelphia, the era saw the creation of the American colonies’ first hospital and school of medicine. Collaboration between astronomers, instrument-makers, and surveyors benefited from increased association-building act...

02/26/2025

Our March 12 David Center Seminar will feature Benjamin Remillard as he examines Black and Indigenous men who risked their lives alongside their white neighbors and allies in the battles of the Revolutionary War. Register to join on Zoom: https://www.amphilsoc.org/events/men-war-and-ties-bind-northeastern-revolutionary-war-patriots-color-and-their-concerns-along

02/14/2025

: Read about Lyne Hervey-Passée's time at the APS as 2024-2025 David Center for the American Revolution International Fellow where she spent time with the Thomas Paine papers:

The Library & Museum at the American Philosophical Society supports a diverse community of scholars working on a wide-range of projects in fields including early American history, history of science and technology, and Native American and Indigenous Studies, among others. Additional information abou...