Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Our first week on the "job" we had orientation and security checks and a tour. The building is beautiful, old, but great bones, The Society was founded in 1824 with over 21 million historical manuscripts from 17th century.

This is a view from the front, which we enter when it is open, but we usually go in the side door. The front entry has black and white tile with sea foam walls.The security is very tight and one must be a member. Our books are on the main floor in the family history area and then we will scan a private collection called the brown and green.

 We work on the second floor and eat on the third floor. Where, to my delight, we can go outside and eat on the roof of the horseshoe part of the building

Here is the view at lunch, Notice the barb-wire at the edge of the wall. Jim asked what all the beautiful rainbows ment around the block of the building--we are in a safe area for people of all sexual persuasions!

Next week we will try to scan more than one book a day! We hope to be able to finish what friends , the Symes have left us, from letters M & N  to the end of the alphabet and the brown and green collection. We have already met many wonderful people and look forward to Hastening the Work