History and Community: Pennsylvania’s First Lady Makes The Connection, An Interview with Michele M. Ridge
Posted by Brent Glass on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on History and Community: Pennsylvania’s First Lady Makes The Connection, An Interview with Michele M. Ridge When flood waters threatened the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg in January 1996, Michele M. Ridge quickly transformed herself from First Lady to First Curator of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Within hours, she assembled a team of National Guardsmen, weekend staff at the residence, and specialists of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to move endangered works of art,...read more