Historical Societies: News and Highlights
Written by PA Heritage Staff in the Historical Societies: News and Highlights category and the Spring 1982 issue Topics in this article:PFHS Meeting Scheduled
The 75th annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies will be held in Chester (Delaware County) on April 30 – May 1, 1982. (These dates replace those of May 7-8 originally announced in the last issue of PH.) In this 300th anniversary year of Penn’s landing at Upland, the Delaware County Historical Society will host the meeting in conjunction with Widener University. Workshop sessions will emphasize practical ways in which societies can improve their services to the public and more effectively draw on available funding. Limited space is expected to be available for displays. As in past years, awards will be presented to those historical societies which have demonstrated outstanding achievement. For additional details on the annual meeting, write to the Division of History, PHMC, Box 1026, Harrisburg 17120, or phone (717) 787-3034.
Historical Society Notes
Once again The Historical Society of York County, in cooperation with York College of Pennsylvania, will be offering a six-week museum internship to provide both practical and theoretical experience for students contemplating museum-related careers. Students must have completed a minimum of one year of undergraduate course work and register with York College. Deadline for application is April 30 [1982]. Interested students should contact the Summer Intern Program, The Historical Society of York County, 250 E. Market St., York 17403.
A new artifact preservation service is now being offered to residents of northwestern Pennsylvania. Baird’s, at 210 High St., Waterford 16441, has announced that they are equipped to perform inpainting, cleaning and relining of old paintings. For further information on the conservation service phone (814) 796-3621.
Historians and amateur genealogists doing research on the southwestern section of Pennsylvania will be pleased to learn of Southwest Genealogical Services, Box 253, Laughlintown 15655. The service concentrates on the publication of periodicals relating to genealogical and historical source materials which will prove to be of invaluable aid to those tracing their elusive ancestors and unraveling the long-forgotten history of the area. Each periodical concentrates on a particular county using primary source records which have never been published and includes a number of early printed sources which are not available to the average researcher. For further information about their work, write to them enclosing a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope.
