Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Historical Societies Receive Awards The National Awards Committee of the American Association for State and Local History has voted Certificates of Commendation to four Pennsylvania historical societies – ­quite a distinguished honor. AASLH awards chairman for Pennsylvania is Harry E. Whipkey, state archivist. Announcements of the awards were made by William T. Alderson, national director....
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Historical Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Highlights William E. Collier, secretary of the Perkasie Historical Society, has gathered 7,000 colored slides on 60 separate subjects with data accompanying each slide. He lectures on the subjects in area schools, colleges and clubs. The society is working to secure its own museum in Perkasie. The Cambria County Historical Society has purchased an Ebensburg property and is converting it into a museum and...
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Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Beaver Falls Museum Opens Directed by Robert Bennage, curator, the Beaver Falls Historical Museum officially opened to the public in No­vember [1975]. Hours are from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The museum, a “dream come true” for many, is located in the basement first floor of the Carnegie Library. Entrance is by the Thirteenth Street side and the Main Library on Seventh Avenue. Two honored...
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Ethnic History: Of the Children, by the Children, for the Children

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Ethnic History: Of the Children, by the Children, for the Children Interest in the study of history is drifting in conflicting directions. The teaching of Pennsylvania history in schools is steadily declining and enrollment in history classes at all levels including college has slipped. The growing idolization of exact sciences such as physics and chemistry and quantif­ication has discredited the sometimes subjective perceptions of historical studies. On the...
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Executive Director’s Message

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Executive Director’s Message One of the major objectives of Pennsylvania Heritage is to foster the continual growth of existing historical societies as well as to assist in developing new societies. It is with this thought in mind that we devote several pages of this magazine to news for and about historical societies. This quarter we devote even more space to historical society news: comments on the early history of the...
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Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Comments on the Early History of the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies When members of the historical organizations that com­prise the Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies meet June 14 [1975] at The Pennsylvania State University Confer­ence Center, it will be not only a working seminar, but a historic one as well. The Federation dates to 1905 when it was organized in...
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Historical Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Highlights John H. Ware III, Fund ’76 general campaign chairman for Chester County Historical Society, has announced the persons who have accepted leadership positions in the society’s improvement campaign. They include John L. Hall, campaign treasurer; Thomas R. Butler, membership gifts general chairman; Mrs. Andrew Wyeth of Chadds Ford, major memberships gifts chairperson, Mrs. Robert J....
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The ‘State’ of Allegheny

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on The ‘State’ of Allegheny One of the first centers of the organization of the Re­publican party and scene of its first national conven­tion in February, 1856, Allegheny County was strongly for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860. As the vote count proceeded, one of the leaders kept sending telegrams to Lincoln’s home in Illinois, keeping him up on the news that “Allegheny gives a majority of …...
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Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Lancaster Hosts Workshop The Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies spon­sor a regional workshop November 1 [1975] at the Lancaster County Historical Society. Dr. G. Terry Madonna of Millersville State College spoke the morning on “The American Revolution in Lancaster County.” Three historical society representatives discussed “Edu­cation Programs for the Historical...
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Historical Societies: News and Highlights

Posted by on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Historical Societies: News and Highlights Tamerlane Society The Tamerlane Society, founded by Mrs. Elaine Peden of Philadelphia, is dedicated to preserving the name of William Penn, who was fond of horses. The society, consisting of high school art students, has received congratulations from the White House, Gov. Milton Shapp and Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo.   Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies Announces Awards...
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