Year in Review 2008: The New Deal in Pennsylvania
Written by PA Heritage Staff in the News category and the Fall 2008 issue Topics in this article: architecture and architects, baseball, Boyertown, Cameron County, Forty Fort Meeting House, George H. Earle III, German, Harrisburg, Lake Erie, Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum, New Deal, Philadelphia, slavery, Wilkes-BarrePennsylvania Heritage, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and the Pennsylvania Heritage Society celebrate the 75th anniversary of the New Deal.
Winter
Forty Fort Meeting House: The Architecture of a Union
From the Ashes at Boyertown—Safety Legislation for All
Hands on History: Bringing German Culture to Life at the Landis Valley Museum
Spring
“Art with a Purpose”: Pennsylvania’s Museum Extension Project, 1935–1943
Along the Pennsylvania Trails of History: Experience Lake Erie as a Seaman!
“In Immortal Splendor”: Wilkes-Barre’s Fugitive Slave Case of 1853
Philadelphia’s Settlement Music School Celebrates 100 Years of Magic
Summer
Rediscovering the People’s Art: New Deal Murals in Pennsylvania’s Post Offices
The Architect, The Icon, and The Artist: Welcome to a Visual Celebration of Vision
The Barrymores of Philadelphia: America’s Royal Family of the Theatre
Christy Mathewson, Baseball’s Gentleman and Tragic Hero
Fall
Black Settlement on Yellow Hill
Laughing with Philadelphia Stooge Larry Fine
Hands-On History: Advanced Technology “Rubs” the Ancient Past
Wish You Were Here! Cameron County
