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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights Marking its fortieth anniversary this summer, “Art of the State : Pennsylvania 2007,” cosponsored by The State Museum of Pennsylvania and the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council was on view from June 9 through September 9 at The State Museum. Of 1,728 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, crafts, and photographs submitted by 646 Pennsylvania artists, independent judges selected 150 works by 140...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights PHMC staff, volunteers, and dignitaries dedicated the new visitor center on Saturday, September 29, at Pennsbury Manor, the country estate of William Penn overlooking the Delaware River in Bucks County. Three times larger than the former facility, the center includes an auditorium, classroom with video conferencing capability, storage for the extensive collection of artifacts, space for public...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights To celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal, the PHMC created an attractive commemorative poster. Kathleen Alsvary of the Publications and Sales Division designed the poster and Bureau for Historic Preservation historian Kenneth C. Wolensky authored the historical context appearing on the reverse. Commemorating Pennsylvania’s role in the New Deal economic recovery programs during...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights More than thirty historical organizations and cultural institutions, foundations, and state and federal agencies participated in “Charter Day — An Anthracite Homecoming!” at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton, as part of Charter Day activities hosted by PHMC historic sites and museums in March. Participants presented information and materials with an emphasis on the anthracite...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights PHMC staff members Amanda Shafer, webmaster, Karen Galle, historic preservation specialist and coordinator of the state historical marker program, and Dean E. Winkelspecht, data applications developer, completed several important improvements and upgrades to PHMC’s Web site. A new state historical marker database includes improved graphic design along with options to browse or search for...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights Following a rigorous peer evaluation, Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County, has been reaccredited by the American Association of Museums (AAM), Washington, D.C. AAM accreditation bestows national recognition on a museum or historic site “for its commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement.” Ephrata Cloister is one of only...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights Pennsylvania State Archivist David A. Haury, Ph.D., director of PHMC’s Bureau of Archives and History, assisted President Barack Obama’s transition team as it relates to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Haury, president of the Council of State Archivists, Frank Boles, president of the Society of American Archivists, and Tracey Berezansky, president of the National...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights A new Civil War Trails experience, making the history of the epic event more accessible to present and future generations, was unveiled in Chambersburg, Franklin County, in April. The initiative features forty “story stops” and twenty-five historic destinations throughout southcentral Pennsylvania. Two principal steering committee members who spoke at the unveiling were PHMC Executive Director...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights In May, visitors witnessed a reenactment of World War II field life in the 1944–1945 European theater of operations as American, Allied, and German soldiers set up a bivouac on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburg, Centre County. Reenactors who portrayed Allied small squad tactical operations against Nazi opposition included Tom Gray, Caitlin Williamson, and Doug Hartman;...
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Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on PHMC Highlights Washington Crossing Historic Park has an unusual and highly entertaining way of casting the individual to portray General George Washington at the Bucks County historic site. In September, contestants competed in the 2009 George Washington contest during auditions in which they answered questions about the American Revolutionary War. The winner earned the privilege of playing Washington at the...
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