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Missy, a woman with brown hair and a grey sweater, stands in front of trees with red and yellow leaves.

Meet APH Scholar Missy Garber

APH is proud to recognize Missy Garber, nominated by Gregory Gerhart, Educational Consultant and Ex-Officio Trustee, as one of our...

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The covers of two brochures for the Iowa School for the Blind in Vinton, Iowa. The picture on one brochure depicts a group of young girls, holding hands and dancing in a circle. They are all dressed in white and have flowers in their hair. A caption reads, ”Flower Girls Dance – May Day fete – 1924.

Unsolved Mysteries in Historical Research

You know those history research shows that trace your family’s history? I love shows like that, and they’re a great...

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Announcing the PageBlaster Extended Warranty

Extended warranties are now available for PageBlaster embossers. Created through a partnership with HumanWare, this powerful embosser for continuous fanfold...

Polly Thomson in a plaid suit and a brimmed hat; Anne Sullivan wearing a black dress and a feathered hat; Helen Keller wearing a light suit, fur stole, and cocked hat; and actor Charlie Chaplain wearing loose pants and a plaid vest. He wears white face makeup and his trademark short mustache and holds a bowler hat in his lap. Keller’s left hand rests easily on Chaplain’s shoulder. Her right hand has two fingers on Sullivan’s lips, and her right thumb rests under Sullivan’s chin. A hand-cranked motion picture camera on a tripod is in the background.

Lights, Camera, Symposium!

Photo caption: Left to Right, Polly Thomson, Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller, Charlie Chaplin. Photo AFB Helen Keller Archive.   When...

Five photos in a collage: a woman and a man wearing brightly colored scarves, a woman laughing with a broad smile, a woman holding a book, a man looking downward, and a man holding a mirror up to his face.

The Bald Soprano

Photo: Featured in The Bald Soprano are Braille Readers Theater regulars, clockwise from bottom left, Barbara Henning, BT Kimbrough, Terrie...

People exiting a large steamboat and passing under a large metal sign reading “Rose Island,” which is held up by three large stone pillars.

Rose Island Amusement Park

Have you ever discovered a place in your hometown that you had never heard of before?  A few months into...

Studio photo of Helen Keller as a teenager. She wears a long white dress with a full skirt and puffed sleeves. White lace decorates the high neck, the sleeves, and the edge of the skirt.

What Do You Want to Know About Helen?

I have received some very interesting research questions about Helen Keller during my first year as Archivist in the AFB...