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PA SHPO is Hiring a Western Region Community Preservation Coordinator!

March 18, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Are you interested in helping preserve places that tell Pennsylvania’s history? If so, join the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as a Western PA Community Preservation Coordinator in the PA State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO). This position is responsible for providing technical preservation assistance to municipalities and partner organization across the region. You will have the opportunity to evaluate historic resources for National Register eligibility, support Certified Local Governments, and collaborate on State Historic Preservation Office initiatives, including partnership work with PennDOT.

Don’t miss out on this unique career opportunity! Apply today through 3/31/2026 to become an essential part of our team where you will play a vital role in our mission to discover, protect, and share Pennsylvania’s past, inspiring others to value and use our history in meaningful ways.

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Historic Tax Credits @ Work: The Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office

March 13, 2026 / / 1 Comment

The Westinghouse Air Brake Company General Office is another example of a successful historic tax credit project in Pennsylvania. This latest installment of “Historic Tax Credits @ Work” highlights how a historic industrial landmark can be thoughtfully rehabilitated and reused as educational and event space. Today, the well-known Wilmerding landmark once again supports the community while reminding visitors of its important role in the region’s industrial past.

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A Glimpse into the PASS: The 2025 Annual PASS Report

February 25, 2026 / / 1 Comment

The Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey (PASS) is the Commonwealth’s inventory of recorded archaeological sites. The program officially started in the late 1970s—when site files held by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History were combined with those kept by the State Museum of Pennsylvania—but it was built on a foundation of nearly 100 years of site recording by numerous institutions and individuals across the state. Since that time, the PASS files have been kept in a centralized repository at the SHPO, where they are now submitted, archived digitally, and made available to qualified archaeologists and researchers through PA-SHARE.

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PA SHPO is Hiring an Environmental Review Streamlining Coordinator!

February 12, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Are you passionate about conserving resources in Pennsylvania for the benefit of future generations? The Historical & Museum Commission is searching for an Environmental Review, Streamlining Coordinator to assist the PA State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) deliver an effective and efficient Environmental Review program. You will have the opportunity to proactively assist federal and state agencies in the identification of archaeological resources in advance of anticipated projects. Do not miss out on this unique and critical career opportunity!

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PA SHPO is Hiring an Environmental Review Above Ground Supervisor!

February 4, 2026 / / 0 Comments

Are you a cultural resources professional with collaboration, outreach, and education skills?  Do you want to join a team of dedicated preservationists, historians, archaeologists, and planners working with people and organizations across the Commonwealth?  If you have the experience and training to be an Above Ground Supervisor to coordinate the office’s above ground environmental review program, we have the job for you!

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Experimental Archaeology at the Historical and Museum Commission: Building a Dugout Canoe

January 28, 2026 / / 0 Comments

In painstakingly precise recreations, archaeologists of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) created three vessels during the innovative outreach program, the Pennsylvania Dugout Canoe Project, which educated thousands of visitors about this fascinating aspect of travel by Native Americans. This project, which concluded in 2005, was done through public programs using replicated historic and/or prehistoric tools and techniques.

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