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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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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor What’s new for 2008? How about the New Deal? Or, more precisely, PHMC’s annual theme commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal in Pennsylvania. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal, a seemingly endless roster of economic relief agencies created in the 1930s to alleviate massive unemployment and widespread poverty in the wake of the Great Depression,...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor With this issue, Pennsylvania Heritage continues PHMC’s observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal by bringing you a fascinating account of an unusual relief program that gave work to artists and artisans throughout the Keystone State. Between 1935 and 1943, the Pennsylvania State-Wide Museum Extension Project (MEP) churned out millions of visual aids for use in the...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor With this edition we conclude the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s annual theme for 2012, “The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table.” Our observance allowed us to explore the Commonwealth’s traditional and regional foodways, highlight recipes from historic sites and museums along the Pennsylvania Trails of History, and even showcase snack...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor With this issue, the staff and I are pleased to present the third feature in our series devoted to commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal in Pennsylvania, PHMC’s annual theme for 2008. For more than a decade, author David Lembeck — whose enthusiasm for the murals created for post offices during the New Deal is nothing less than infectious — has researched these works...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor This issue of Pennsylvania Heritage concludes our year-long observance of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal in Pennsylvania. The milestone was adopted by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as our annual theme for 2008, and we learned much about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s ambitious economic relief programs and their impact on the Commonwealth and...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor The Verdict Is In. Our joint Civil War commemorative edition for summer, The Civil War in Pennsylvania, was stunningly successful – thanks to a partnership of the Senator John Heinz History Center (SJHHC), Pittsburgh, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP), Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), Harrisburg. By working together we were fortunate to...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Rae Tyson, who has written recent features on early Quakers and the history of motorsports in Pennsylvania, now offers us a snapshot of the photographers who descended on the Adams County battlefield shortly after the epic struggle ended. Rae is uniquely qualified to write “At the Gettysburg Battlefield with Traveling Photographers.” Among the prominent photographers noted –...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor Readers may be surprised by the cover redesign and photograph – and probably be even more amazed to learn motorsports in Pennsylvania claims a long and proud history. In his article entitled “A Century of Motorsports: ‘Gentlemen, Start Your Engines’,” Rae Tyson introduces us to racing at its best as well as the promoters behind the competitions and the drivers...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor As editor of Pennsylvania Heritage for twenty-five of the magazine’s thirty-five years, I have enjoyed the distinct privilege of working closely with peers, contributors, and readers, all of whom share a tremendous interest in our history and culture. As we embark on our thirty-fifth year of bringing you, our loyal readers, “the best of the past” (as we’ve grown fond of...
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