Curating a New Home for History: A Conversation with W. Fred Kinsey and Irwin Richman

Posted by on Jun 19, 2015 in | Comments Off on Curating a New Home for History: A Conversation with W. Fred Kinsey and Irwin Richman Established institutions rarely get the opportunity to hit the reset button. But that’s what happened with The State Museum of Pennsylvania in the early 1960s, after the long-anticipated William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Building cleared its last bureaucratic hurdle. Ground was broken north of the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, in January 1962, and by summer Pennsylvania’s...
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Currents

Posted by on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on Currents Capturing the Light Showcasing the work of local turn-of-the-century photographers, an ongoing exhibit at the Erie History Center features more than two hundred and fifty photographs made between 1890 and 1900, along with related documents, artifacts, and equipment. Entitled “Capturing the Light: Turn of the Century Photographs,” the exhibition offers a glimpse of work, amusements,...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Copperhead? Mention the word and most people immediately think of Agkistrodon contortrix — one of three venomous snakes native to Pennsylvania — easily recognizable by its striking reddish-brown markings. In the mid-nineteenth century, Pennsylvania was a hotbed of Copperheads. They were venomous. Vehement. Vitriolic. But reptilian they were not. The Keystone State’s Copperheads were a rare...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Winter 2008 Newsletter: Signature Series: Daniel K. Richter to Speak Original 1681 Charter Dr. Guion S. Bluford Jr. at the State Museum of Pennsylvania Calendar for January – March 2008 PHMC’s Washington Crossing Historic Park, October 11 Holiday Marketplace Gift Memberships Remember PHS in Your Year-End Giving  ...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor As the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) moves towards the conclusion of its 2010 theme, “Black History in Pennsylvania: Communities in Common,” at the end of this year, I am pleased that Pennsylvania Heritage continues to play an ongoing role. Readers will discover even more about the Keystone State’s African American heritage and culture in regularly...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Editing every edition of Pennsylvania Heritage is exciting to me because with each new issue, I learn more about our storied past. The spring editions, however, are even more intellectually invigorating because we devote the major features and most of the regular departments to our annual theme. In this issue we explore the Commonwealth’s beauty and bounty as we underscore “The Land...
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