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February can sometimes feel like a month where time travel is possible (28 days or 29?). This month’s newsletter takes us from the past – the Peabody’s founding in 1901 – to the future with a look at how the Peabody can use AI. Come on this journey with us and learn more about the Peabody!
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Celebrating 125 Years of the Peabody!
Contributed by Emma Lavoie
We are just over a month away from celebrating the founding anniversary of the Peabody Institute of Archaeology (originally known as the Department of Archaeology) at Phillips Academy Andover. Read on to explore our history!
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Robot Reading
Contributed by John Bergman-McCool
The Peabody has entered the AI age! Collections Coordinator, John Bergman-McCool, takes on digitally transcribing over 50,000 catalog cards using AI and other tools such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Machine Learning. Read on for more!
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This Year 125 Years Ago
Contributed by Lainie Schultz
We're going back to the beginning! What was the world the Peabody was born into? What did 1901 look like? Read on to learn more and check out a snapshot of life as the Peabody came onto the scene.
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UPCOMING EVENT ICC Speaker Series, Panel II |
Introducing a new four-part ICC Speaker Series presented by SAR’s Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) - Rethinking What It Mean to Care for Collections.
Rethinking Collections Stewardship invites museum professionals, cultural workers, and community members into a space of thoughtful reflection, dialogue, and reimagining.
Panel 2: Physical Care of Collections
Tuesday, March 3rd 2026
2:00 - 3:30 PM (CT)
Online - FREE with registration
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UPCOMING EVENT PA Giving Day, 3/24/26 |
SAVE THE DATE! PA Giving Day begins Tuesday, March 24, 2026! This year we hope to have more match challenges and even more support! Be sure to follow our social media on PA Giving Day for some inspiring posts and content.
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• Check out the Fall 2025 Issue of American Indian, the Magazine of the
Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.
• Muscogee Nation conducts first international repatriation, reestablishes diplomacy with Scottish leadership.
• Fighting Fraud: In a Vast World Market, Protecting Indigenous Art and Artists is Ever More Challenging.
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