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Our First Book

You’re not going to believe this, but with centuries of potential titles to choose from, all three of the first...

It turns out blogging is not as easy as it appears. Not only do you need something fresh to say,...

Have you ever stored something rolled up? Maybe that poster you bought at a concert years ago that you tucked...

When I first started working in the museum at APH in 2005, I’d often commandeer my young son and nephews...

In September of 2021, the AFB Helen Keller Archive received a handful of Helen Keller artifacts that had been discovered...

This month, on the museum’s Facebook and Twitter, we’re posting some photos and brief histories of blind detectives in fiction,...

In my nearly 20-year career in the museum field, I have been a part of an exhibit team, helped locate...

I like numbers. I think the way they dance around and make different, almost mystical combinations is cool. (Hang with...

My journey of discovery started when I found two folders in the American Foundation for the Blind Archive folders, both...

In My Religion, published in 1927, Helen Keller spelled out her religious beliefs to the world. Helen was an ardent...

When I started working in the AFB (American Foundation for the Blind) Helen Keller Archive at APH in October of...

I’ve been pretty excited this week. It’s been almost sixteen months since we had a visitor in the museum, but...

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson awarded Helen Keller the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The award...

May is Teacher Appreciation Month in the U.S., but here in the museum at the American Printing House for the...

I’ve been a maphead all my life. When I was a kid, I drew maps in crayon of the various...