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Helen Keller’s Final Resting Place

This year’s meeting of the Society of American Archivists was in Washington DC, which allowed me the chance to make...

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A Museum Intern’s Perspective

When I entered this internship, I knew I would be working on a complete de-installation of the museum and the...

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Everything Old is New Again

I am reminded here at APH that everything old is constantly being made again new. (OK, if you’re wondering, yes,...

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Running a Marathon: Moving a Museum Collection

With the Dot Experience at APH officially breaking ground, we have been incredibly busy behind the scenes preparing for construction...

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The Foundation Writer

When the AFB Helen Keller Archives were loaned to APH in 2020 by the American Foundation for the Blind, they...

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Working Through Changes

I gave my last tour of the “old” museum this morning.  I thought it would feel weird, but it felt...

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The More Things Change

Images of light and darkness are typical components of lots of historical writing about blindness. In our museum collection is...

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The Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind: Attracting Visitors from Around the World

Our museum offers interactive exhibits that chronicle the history of the Braille code, the educational history of people who are...

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