Kent Retires after 37 Years as Historian

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Kent Retires after 37 Years as Historian Donald H. Kent retired Feb. 5, 1975, as director of the Bureau of Archives and History of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. His retirement ends thirty-seven years of service with the Commission. Although he is retiring, anyone who knows Kent realizes that he will not cease working in the area he terms “the kind of thing he would have done for enjoyment.” His most...
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News

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on News “Let our hands nor destroy that heritage- the mayhem of Historical Pennsylvania and pillage of its historical treasures must be curbed and stopped.” This was the keynote phrase of the late State Senator Israel Stiefel in a speech of May 2, 1956, supporting two bills for historic preservation in the State Senate. Senator Stiefel was one of the original legislative members of the...
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News

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on News “Let our hands not destroy that heritage – the mayhem of Historical Pennsylvania and pillage of its historical treasures must be curbed and stopped.” This was the keynote phrase of the late State Senator Israel Stiefel in a speech of May 2, 1956, supporting two bills for historic preservation in the State Senate. Senator Stiefel was one of the original legislative members of...
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Museums and Properties

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Museums and Properties Institute Slated at Pennsylvania Farm Museum The Annual Institute of Pennsylvania Rural Life and Culture will be held June 24 to 27 [1975] at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum near Lancaster. This year’s theme, “Our Rural Heritage” will be developed through the following seminars: Eastern Pennsylvania Architecture, Prospectus on the Eighteenth Century Ephrata Communal Society,...
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Cumberland County’s Progress Cited

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Cumberland County’s Progress Cited Why single out Cumberland County Historical Society as an example of growth and progress? Chiefly because facts back the statement. As Robert Grant Crist, the society’s president, noted, the society has worked to achieve a 1,000 percent increase in “budget, attendance and service.” A former director of the society, Whitfield J. Bell, formerly of the Franklin Papers and...
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Junior Historians Hold Viable Meeting

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Junior Historians Hold Viable Meeting Questioning a six-year-old recently about her interest in American Indians, one feels that her innocent beliefs are also good, “unschooled” guides as to how to plan the Annual State Convention. As children do when they get together, the annual convention should provide opportunities for Junior Historians to exchange information on their endeavors, and guidance for students to form...
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Ruggieri Exhibit: A Commemorative Portrait

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Ruggieri Exhibit: A Commemorative Portrait It’s as though Nick Ruggieri has compiled a family album for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, then passed it around for the state’s citizens to see and admire. Ruggieri, a widely acclaimed veteran artist, has executed the most comprehensive art collection ever assembled on Pennsylvania. It took four years of travel, work and research. He has painted – in oil, acrylic and watercolor...
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William Penn Memorial Museum Events

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on William Penn Memorial Museum Events William Penn Honored Approximately 1,200 pupils from across the Common­wealth came to William Penn Memorial Museum to help celebrate the 331st birthday of William Penn on October 24 [1975]. The young students participated or shared in musical interludes, simulations of expeditions, self-made films, games and skits – all signifying America’s cultural heritage. The spirit of the...
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Acquisitions of the State Archives

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Acquisitions of the State Archives Official Records Official records recently accessioned by the Division of Archives and Manuscripts (State Archives). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, include the following: reports and correspondence of Foresters and Forest Rangers, Department of Forestry, 1901-1920 minutes of the Water and Power Resources Board, 1923-1940 transcripts and reports of committee hearings of the House...
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Commission Activities

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Commission Activities Commissioner Receives Award A member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has received a Certificate of Commendation for co-authoring A History of Pennsylvania. Philip S. Klein, of State College and professor emeritus of history at The Pennsylvania State University, received the award, along with co-author Ari Hoogenboom. Dr. Hoogen­boom is professor of history and chairman of...
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