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Lecture: Conor Lucey, “New Light on Owen Biddle, House Carpenter
(1774-1806)." Socrates Cafe Discussion Group An armchair discussion with Peter Binzen, Jonathan Binzen and
Deborah Dilworth Bishop. Richardson Dilworth: Last of the Bare Knuckled
Aristocrats. The Annual Alvin Holm Lecture: Co-sponsored with the Institute of
Classical Architecture and Art, Philadelphia Chapter. Peter Pennoyer and
Anne Walker, New York Transformed: The Architecture of Cross &
Cross. Athenaeum Genealogy Group SOCIETY HILL-HOT AND HEALTHY!: Andrew B. Newberg, M.D., “How to
Keep your Brain Healthy!” WORKSHOP: Amanda D’Amico, “Fun, Folded Instant Books”–
Children’s Book Arts Workshop LECTURE: Sue Eisenfeld, Shenandoah: A Story of Conservation and
Betrayal.
Exhibition Dates: March 6 - March 31, 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 2015, 5:00-7:00pm Free. RSVP to events@philaathenaeum.org or 215-925-2688. Member News Athenaeum member Cynthia Connolly will participate in this One Book One Philadelphia event. The History of Orphan Trains Monday,
March 16, 2015 at 7:00PM New History Making Productions Webisodes Based on research undertaken by Historical Preservationist John Gallery, History Making Productions has produced two new webisodes, one on the Philadelphia grid and the other on the plan that became the foundation for Southeastern Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Planning a City Many cities are organized in a grid pattern, but do you know where that happened first? Learn about the Quaker roots of William Penn's plan to structure Philadelphia around a grid, and the successes and failures of that plan as the colony grew. Watch here. Educational Materials. The Plan for Pennsylvania In 1687 William Penn was granted a tract of land in the New World. Learn how he took that swath of uncharted land and organized it into areas that we still recognize today. Watch here. Educational Materials. Hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm First three Saturdays of the month: 11:00am-3:00pm (excluding July and August).
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The
199th Annual Report is now available on
the Athenaeum's website. 
Offered for an
astounding price of one or two shillings, “yellowbacks” with their
dramatic covers responded to rising literacy in England in the mid to late
nineteenth century. Their eye-catching paper covers displayed dramatic
scenes intended to draw the reader into the plot while the backs of the
books advertised such popular products as Pears’ Soap. The Athenaeum
owns over 100 “yellowback” titles, first intended as cheap reading for
British travel. These were acquired as they were published in England,
clearly indicating a stage in the development of the Athenaeum’s
recreational reading collection.
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