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June 19-25, 2003
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Starting June 20, learn the skills to stuff a turkey, but not with your mom's Stove Top. The American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, presents a new exhibit, "Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North America 1730-1860." The Society's modern examination of the aquatic to the occult, mounted animals to mastodon's teeth, and plants to a prehistoric sloth, begins by exploring taxidermy techniques and specimen preparation. This nation's first learned society will present its accumulated books, manuscripts, fine arts and scientific samplings -- some seen for the first time -- in Philosophical Hall, which adjoins Independence Hall. Rare Native American documents that describe alternative methods of maximizing nature, rare books such as Linnaeus' Systema Naturae and Buffon's Natural History, botanical specimens from Lewis and Clark, and drawings by John Bartram are just a few of the numerous historical relics that will be available to view. For 260 years the American Philosophical Society has increased America's intellectual understanding and economic independence by improving everything from agriculture to transportation and by preserving works of everyone from early artisans to explorers. So if you've got the rainy day blues, why not venture into Philosophical Hall and discover the curiosity that captivated North America's pioneers.
“Stuffing Birds, Pressing Plants, Shaping Knowledge: Natural History in North America 1730-1860,” June 20-Dec. 31, 2004, free, American Philosophical Society, 104 S. Fifth St., 215-440-3442.
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