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Susan Gray Detweiler, 85, an author, art historian, community volunteer, genealogist and beautiful, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Dec. 26.

Increased efforts to conserve and display traditional Jewish antiques proved to be a laborious effort because of the destruction of most Judaica after the invasion and destruction of many synagogues following World War II.

Robert Cornelius snapped the world's first selfie in Philadelphia in 1839, weeks after after the advent of photograph technology. It was a prelude to smartphone selfie phenomenon.

“The Shroud: Face to Face” is set for release in November 2023.

The conservation of these documents is the latest venture by Islip historians to preserve town records and make them more accessible to the public. 

The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts is pushing for the conservation of rodeo photos that illustrate the West's vast history.

On the outskirts of Lviv, Ukraine, a handful of men had the road to their town blocked with heavy machinery and metal barricades. It's part of the civilian-led resistance movement in this western Ukraine city.

In Today's morning brief, a resistance in Lviv, Ukraine, largely powered by civilians, has gathered force to fight Russian invaders.

The first of its kind in Philadelphia, a href= https://www.2020photofestival.org/ target= _blank 20/20 Photo Festival /a will offer virtual and in

An Archivist Sneezes on a Priceless Document. Then What? Olivia Campbell © Luis Davilla / Cover / Getty A year and a half ago, I found myself in an archive room at the London School of Economics, staring at 150-year-old documents complete with swirly handwriting and a red-wax seal. My mind flicked back to a few weeks earlier, when I’d gotten one of my occasional nosebleeds, and I had a random yet horrifying thought: What if my nose starts bleeding on one of these irreplacea...