8/19/26
Today, our guest speaker was Janek Kerschner, Archivist with the Theosophocal Society in America (TSA). What, you may ask, is an archivist? An archivist is a professional who collects, organizes, and manages historical records, documents, and digital files. However, the subject of her presentation was the upcoming August 29 Open House celebrating the 100th anniversary of TSA in Wheaton. Schedule:
- 11am-5pm: tours of the grounds and the Olcott building
- 1pm-4pm: history lectures
- 11am-5pm: exhibits, light refreshments
What is the TSA? The Theosophical Society in America is a section of the worldwide Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875, with its international headquarters at Adyar, Chennai (Madras), India. The American Section has its national center in Wheaton, Illinois, on a beautiful forty-acre estate called Olcott in honor of the Society’s co-founder and first president, Colonel Henry Steel Olcott.
TSA:
- Has a Vision of wholeness that inspires a fellowship united in study, meditation, and service.
- Has a Mission of encouraging open-minded inquiry into world religions, philosophy, science, and the arts in order to understand the wisdom of the ages, respect the unity of all life, and help people explore spiritual self-transformation.
- Has an Ethic holding that our every action, feeling, and thought affect all other beings and that each of us is capable of and responsible for contributing to the benefit of the whole.
