Roberto Clemente (1934-1972)

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) On New Year’s Day, 1973, Vera Clemente stood vigil on Piñones Beach, east of Puerto Rico’s San Juan Airport. When it became known that her husband, Roberto Clemente, died in an air­plane crash during a humanitarian mission, the memory of “The Great One” would touch people from the Keystone State to South America. Clemente gave Pittsburgh and baseball eighteen years and...
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Bookshelf

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Bookshelf Documenting Pennsylvania’s Past: The First Century of the Pennsylvania State Archives Edited by Willis L. Shirk Jr. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 2003 (242 pages, paper, $32.95) A detailed and highly graphic centennial celebration in print, Documenting Pennsylvania’s Past: The First Century of the Pennsylvania State Archives offers readers a glimpse at the vast...
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PHMC Highlights

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights The orientation video at the Pennsylvania Military Museum, Boalsburg, Centre County, recently garnered two prestigious national awards. Answering the Call: Pennsylvanians in Service to the Nation won a Telly Award in the twenty-seventh annual competition conducted in 2006, and first place in the National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pencil/Gold Screen Award for exceptional...
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Executive Director’s Letter

Posted by on Nov 24, 2013 in | Comments Off on Executive Director’s Letter Pennsylvania is particularly beautiful in the summer months with its wooded hills and lush fields. PHMC historic sites and museums are great starting points to explore the state this summer. The new Pennsylvania Trail of History brochure is available free by calling 1-800-VISITPA. Admission to the twenty-six historic sites and museums is free to members of the Pennsylva­nia Heritage Society and...
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