Late Bloomer to Soaring Eagle: An Interview with Football Hall of Famer Harold Carmichael

Posted by on Sep 18, 2023 in | Comments Off on Late Bloomer to Soaring Eagle: An Interview with Football Hall of Famer Harold Carmichael On November 4, 1979, the Philadelphia Eagles faced the Cleveland Browns before a packed house of 69,000 die-hard fans at Veterans Stadium. Although both teams boasted 6–3 win–loss records and were vying for their seventh victory of the season, everyone’s mind was on Harold Carmichael’s streak of consecutive games with at least one pass reception. Carmichael, the Birds’ gangly wide receiver, did...
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Editor’s Letter

Posted by on Sep 18, 2023 in | Comments Off on Editor’s Letter Seventy-five years ago, unbridled industrial enterprise took its toll on the mill town of Donora in southwestern Pennsylvania when a low-lying smog of chemical toxins from the local steel and zinc plants enveloped the community. The Donora Smog of October 1948 claimed the lives of 20 people during the five-day crisis, later about 50 others, and caused long-term respiratory problems for nearly...
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Other Recent Releases

Posted by on Sep 12, 2022 in | Comments Off on Other Recent Releases Abandoned Eastern Pennsylvania Remnants of History by Cindy Vasko America Through Time, 96 pp., paperback $23.99 Vasko adds Eastern Pennsylvania to her growing series of books featuring her stunning photography of abandoned buildings and places throughout the Northeastern U.S. (her Abandoned Western Pennsylvania was published in 2019). In addition to well-known locations such as Eastern State...
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Editor’s Letter

Posted by on Mar 9, 2020 in | Comments Off on Editor’s Letter Football, fine art, and festivals. Throughout the years, Pennsylvanians have received national acclaim in all three fields. Each has become a vital part of our shared heritage, engaging residents and representing the commonwealth’s rich and diverse culture. In this edition, you’ll find three outstanding features on prominent examples of these activities in the Keystone State. Football has been...
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The Eagle Has Landed… Back in Pennsylvania: An Interview with Dick Vermeil

Posted by on Apr 12, 2016 in | Comments Off on The Eagle Has Landed… Back in Pennsylvania: An Interview with Dick Vermeil When Dick Vermeil signed a five-year contract to coach the Philadelphia Eagles on February 8, 1976, he became at age 39 the youngest head coach in the National Football League. He also inherited a football team that had not posted a winning season in nine years. Just three seasons later, Vermeil led the Eagles to their first playoff appearance in 18 years. He drove his players harder than any...
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Editor’s Letter

Posted by on Apr 12, 2016 in | Comments Off on Editor’s Letter Throughout 2015 PHMC has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of The State Museum and Archives Complex in Harrisburg with initiatives to preserve the original Midcentury Modern features of the buildings, both outside and inside, from architectural elements to original furnishings (see Hands-On History). A concurrent effort to update and revitalize the museum’s galleries also has been underway,...
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Sixty Seasons – and Counting! A History of the Philadelphia Eagles, 1933-1993

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on Sixty Seasons – and Counting! A History of the Philadelphia Eagles, 1933-1993 It began rather humbly about a century ago in small western Pennsylva­nia towns, when former college players-longing for a taste of past glories – joined in community pick-up games. Yet professional football eventually exploded into a multi-million dollar sport that brought to its stadiums and playing fields throngs of frenzied and worshipful fans. Both the Keystone State and adjacent Ohio...
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