Discover New Harmony, site of two utopian experiments. Tour historic buildings and explore visionary community ideas that shaped history.| Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
On Christmas Day 1817, Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885), the seventeen-year-old son of Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), noted painter and founder of the nation's first museum, left Philadelphia with zoologist George Ord (1781-1866) and sailed to Savannah, Georgia. There, the two men joined| Artist-Naturalists in Florida
William Maclure was a Scottish-born geologist, philanthropist, and educational reformer known for his significant contributions to the field of geology and his dedication to practical education. After initially working in a London mercantile firm, he moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen. Maclure gained recognition for constructing the first geological map of the United States, published in 1809, and was actively involved with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelp...| EBSCO Information Services, Inc. | www.ebsco.com
A Brief History of Science at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University| ansp.org
On July 1, 1731, at the instigation of Benjamin Franklin, the founding shareholders drew up “Articles of Agreement” to establish a library. Fifty subscribers invested forty shillings each and promised to pay ten shillings a year thereafter to buy books and support operations. Thus, “the Mother of all North American Subscription Libraries”—as Franklin proudly referred to it in his Autobiography—was born.| The Library Company of Philadelphia