The Unsung Story of Nelle Edwards
It turns out blogging is not as easy as it appears. Not only do you need something fresh to say,...
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Series 3: Unprocessed
When the AFB Helen Keller Archive arrived at APH, we found a few boxes labeled “Series 3: Unprocessed.” These unprocessed...
Read moreWe Should Not Forget: A Black History Month Profile of Vince Male
A Museum guest blog by the Rev. Dr. Eugene A. Bourquin Sometimes our history – our heroes – slip...
Read moreDr. Joseph Himes: A Black History Month Profile
In my work cataloging the materials in the AFB Helen Keller Archive, I’ve come across hundreds of folders with the...
Read morePreserving a Panorama: A Conservation Journey
Have you ever stored something rolled up? Maybe that poster you bought at a concert years ago that you tucked...
Read moreEmerald McKenzie: A Black History Month Profile
In my work cataloging the materials in the AFB Helen Keller Archive, I’ve come across hundreds of folders with the...
Read moreThe History of Puzzle Maps
When I first started working in the museum at APH in 2005, I’d often commandeer my young son and nephews...
Read moreHelen Keller and the Stoney Nakoda Nation
In September of 2021, the AFB Helen Keller Archive received a handful of Helen Keller artifacts that had been discovered...
Read moreA Journey from Braille to Print: Rediscovered 19th Century French Organ Music
Chipping away at the backlog of unprocessed collections (there’s always a backlog in archives), I came across four spiral-bound volumes...
Read moreThe Blind Detective in Popular Culture
This month, on the museum’s Facebook and Twitter, we’re posting some photos and brief histories of blind detectives in fiction,...
Read moreThe Carrier’s Address
I stumbled across something interesting while cataloging the archives of the Kentucky School for the Blind Alumni Association yesterday. Historians...
Read moreYou Must Remember This: Research in the APH archives
In my previous position at a university archive, I worked closely with researchers. My colleagues and I helped these researchers...
Read moreChristmas Letters to Helen
In 1933, Miss Elizabeth Aitkin sent Helen Keller a handful of letters from her third and fourth grade classes in...
Read moreLessons in Labels
In my nearly 20-year career in the museum field, I have been a part of an exhibit team, helped locate...
Read moreThe Changing History of APH’s Annual Meeting
Photo shows the audience for the 1993 Keynote Address, held in the Brown Hotel in Louisville, KY. Maybe you...
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