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2020 Membership Renewals in the Mail

It is that time of year again! Falling leaves, billowing snow, and Manuscript Society 2020 Membership Renewal! The mailing is at the Post Office! I hope you will take a moment to renew your membership. Once you open  the mailing please complete the form enclosed, write a check and use [...]

2019-10-30T19:06:11-04:00October 30, 2019|News|

Million Letters Campaign – Saving Wartime History

We are losing veterans at an alarming pace. Letters, both written and recorded, exchanged between husband and wife, parent and child highlight the experiences of each as war rages in the world. World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, and Iraq - the following generation does not appreciate [...]

2019-10-31T16:39:53-04:00October 30, 2019|News|

Pittsburgh Working to Retrieve its History

In 2016, the City of Pittsburgh began the process of evaluating and cataloging its vast collection of historical materials and records. These records range from documents, letters, and maps to minute books chronicling some of the earliest days of Pittsburgh’s history. Many are over 200 years old. Unfortunately there are [...]

2025-05-14T16:38:35-04:00October 8, 2019|News|

2020 Annual Meeting – Williamsburg, Virginia

Virginia has HISTORY! This historic region of the country is the site for the Manuscript Society 2020 Annual Meeting. When: Tuesday, May 12 through Saturday, May 16, 2020. Where: Headquarters will be at the Colonial Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, Virginia. The planners have traveled the countryside visiting venues, restaurants, archives, [...]

2019-10-02T17:25:19-04:00October 4, 2019|News|

Fakes, Phonies and Forgeries Update

September 10th has come and gone.  But members of the Manuscript Society can access the Webinar: Fakes, Phonies and Forgeries. Fakes, Phonies and Forgeries online. Led by Brian Kathenes, ISA CAPP, attendees from around the world learned techniques to spot forgeries, autopens, secretarials and more. Questions were taken from participants.  [...]

2019-10-02T16:42:02-04:00October 3, 2019|News|
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