Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter

Posted by on Dec 16, 2022 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter Topics in the Winter 2023 Newsletter: PHF Holds First Sip & Savor Fundraiser PHMC Curator Highlights Prized Object from Collections Jennifer Eaton on Model 1917 Light Tank PHF Announces New Board Members  ...
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From the Executive Director

Posted by on Dec 15, 2022 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director When people think of Pennsylvania, its coastline is usually not the first thing that comes to mind — but Pennsylvania has a rich maritime history. The commonwealth is home to six ports: Philadelphia, Chester, Eddystone, Marcus Hook, Pittsburgh and Erie. During most of the 18th century and early 19th century, the Port of Philadelphia on the Delaware River was the largest port in the United...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter

Posted by on Sep 12, 2022 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter Topics in the Fall 2022 Newsletter: PHF Expands Committee Work to Support PHMC Programs PHF Announces New Board Member Curators Highlights Documents in Collections John Fielding  on Eckley Scrapbooks   PHF-newsletter...
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From the Executive Director

Posted by on Sep 12, 2022 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director When I talk with others about the new Pennsylvania State Archives building that is being constructed in Harrisburg, the most frequent follow-up question I get is, “So what is happening with the old archives building?” I must admit that for many the 1964 building is a love it or hate it resource. The sleek State Archives tower, with its companion drum-shaped State Museum of Pennsylvania, is a...
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From the Executive Director

Posted by on May 13, 2022 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director PHMC plays a large role in preserving and sharing Pennsylvania history, but of course, this is not work we do alone. Pennsylvanians rely on a host of local organizations to help keep the history they care about alive. As part of its budget each year, PHMC receives $2 million for its Cultural and Historical Support Grants. This somewhat bureaucratic-sounding line item translates into meaningful...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter

Posted by on Mar 14, 2022 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter Topics in the Spring 2022 Newsletter: PHMC Curators Highlight Prized Objects from Collections Robert Hill on John W. Geary’s Civil War Corps Badge Janet Johnson on Malkin Sunface Plate PHF Welcomes New Board Members  ...
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A Portrait of Black Philadelphia in the 1930s

Posted by on Nov 29, 2021 in | Comments Off on A Portrait of Black Philadelphia in the 1930s In 1938 William Strong and a companion named Egan spent months crisscrossing Philadelphia. Their mission was to photograph the city’s Black community, its culture, and its history. In February, they snapped students socializing in the Berean Manual Training and Industrial School’s cafeteria and energetic children playing instruments at the Wharton Centre settlement house. That April, they...
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From the Executive Director

Posted by on Nov 29, 2021 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director Last weekend at The State Museum of Pennsylvania, I met a member of the Delaware Tribe (the Lenape). He grew up in Oklahoma, where his tribe is located today, and this was his first visit to Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Harrisburg, he had visited the Delaware Water Gap. I was captivated as he talked about seeing the Delaware River for the first time. The river looms large in Lenape history,...
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Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter

Posted by on Aug 25, 2021 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Newsletter Topics in the Fall 2021 Newsletter: Education Fund Sponsors Schoolchildren’s Visits to Trails of History Sites PHF Partners with Daniel Boone Homestead PHF Board Reelected...
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The Source: Native American Quarries in Pennsylvania

Posted by on Aug 23, 2021 in | Comments Off on The Source: Native American Quarries in Pennsylvania Sitting in a folding chair in front of an informational table at the annual Danville Heritage Festival, PennDOT archaeologist Susanne Haney considers an inch-and-a-half-thick, dinner-platesized fragment of metarhyolite. Susanne is one of the most accomplished flintknappers I know. Flintknapping is the prehistoric art of producing stone tools by shaping various kinds of suitable rock with stone...
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