From the Executive Director

Posted by on Nov 4, 2019 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director As the state’s history agency, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission holds historic objects and documents in trust for the people of Pennsylvania. The breadth of these collections is staggering. Within the Pennsylvania State Archives, we preserve some of the oldest documents in the state, such as William Penn’s 1681 Charter, the 1682 Great Law of Pennsylvania, and 33 deeds starting...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter

Posted by on Dec 13, 2016 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter Topics in the Winter 2017 Newsletter: PHF Enhances Membership with Members-Only Events The Giving Circle Brent D. Glass Presentation and Book Signing Night of the Great Pumpkin a Smashing Success Powell Donation Helps Fund Mammal Hall Restoration Join the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation  ...
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Preserving Pieces of Pennsylvania’s Past: An Inside Look at the Building of the Commonwealth’s Collections

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Preserving Pieces of Pennsylvania’s Past: An Inside Look at the Building of the Commonwealth’s Collections Associations between butterflies and buttons, Conestoga wagons and cannon, sculpture and arrowheads, or fossils and founder William Penn’s original Charter may seem tenuous, even obscure and, perhaps, nonsensical. But a relationship does exist: they are among the one and a half million objects and thirty thousand cubic feet of manuscripts, records, maps and photographs in the custody and...
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Executive Director’s Letter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Executive Director’s Letter Steep budgetary cuts this past year forced the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) to make difficult decisions, resulting in drastic reductions in staffing and operating hours at nearly every facility. We have temporarily closed several historic sites and museums while we work with local groups to find new operating models that will provide as much accessibility as possible with...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Spring 2010 Newsletter: Buy-a-Bone Preview Penn National Insurance Supports In-depth State Museum School Visits Calendar for April – June 2010 Wind Titans: A Pennsylvania Photo Essay Signature Series PHS Annual Appeal Membership Benefit Reminder Welcome New PHS Members Please Share Your Email Address With Us  ...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Summer 2010 Newsletter: 2010 Teaching American History Project New State Museum Membership Initiative Buy-a-Bone Update Environmental Heritage Internship Calendar for July – September 2010 Welcome New PHS Members Welcome New State Museum Affiliate Members New Membership Rates  ...
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Executive Director’s Letter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Executive Director’s Letter Change is in the air as we approach autumn. The dazzling colors on the trees in Penn’s Woods are no more dramatic than the changes that continue as the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) struggles to reorganize and refocus to meet its responsibilities as a steward of the Keystone State’s history and heritage. While many of these changes have been difficult and disruptive to...
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From the Editor

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on From the Editor As the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) moves towards the conclusion of its 2010 theme, “Black History in Pennsylvania: Communities in Common,” at the end of this year, I am pleased that Pennsylvania Heritage continues to play an ongoing role. Readers will discover even more about the Keystone State’s African American heritage and culture in regularly...
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Rising from the Muck: The Marshalls Creek Mastodon

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Rising from the Muck: The Marshalls Creek Mastodon For as long as I can remember, I have known of the little village of Marshalls Creek, near East Stroudsburg, in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Monroe County. My maternal grandparents, Bertha and Arthur Pflieger, rented a cottage each summer in the Poconos at the Cottage Colony, part of the Mountain Lake House, a popular resort for many New Yorkers and city dwellers during the 1940s and the...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Society Newsletter Topics in the Winter 2011 Newsletter: Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Celebration State Museum Paleontology Gallery Opening Bus Trip Planned to Winterthur for Fall 2011 Calendar for January – March 2011 State Archives Closed New State Museum Store to Open Welcome New State Museum Affiliate Members Welcome New PHS Members Welcome New Staff Member Annual Appeal 2010-2011 Holiday Marketplace 2010...
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