From the Executive Director

Posted by on Aug 9, 2024 in | Comments Off on From the Executive Director People know PHMC as an institution that preserves the past, but one of our attributes that I am most proud of is how forward-looking we are. After all, we are in “the forever business,” so it is our duty to embrace new technologies to ensure proper care and stewardship of our collective heritage. While our new archives building has received a lot of (well-deserved) attention, other aspects of...
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Haul of Records—The Pennsylvania State Archives Moves to a New Building: An Interview with State Archivist David Carmicheal

Posted by on Jul 25, 2023 in | Comments Off on Haul of Records—The Pennsylvania State Archives Moves to a New Building: An Interview with State Archivist David Carmicheal Like its national counterpart, the Pennsylvania State Archives has a mission to acquire, preserve and provide access to public documents, focusing on the records of state government, as well as private papers relevant to history. To better fulfill this mission, the State Archives is moving into a new state-of-the-art facility at 1681 North Sixth Street in Harrisburg. In 1903 the Division of...
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