There is an immediate opening for the following position with the PA Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) Continue reading
Author: Tom Held
Tom Held worked in the CRGIS section of the PA SHPO. He maintained the Archaeological Site files and Archaeological reports. He has a BA in Anthropology/ Archaeology with a minor in Geography/ GIS from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has worked in the Preservation and Cultural Resource Management fields as an archaeologist and Historic Preservation Specialist.
Altoona Cultural Resources Essentials Focus: Community Preservation Workshop
| Where: | Altoona Heritage Discovery Center 1421-1427 12th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601 |
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| When: | Thursday, September 18th 2014, 9AM–4PM |
| Partners: | Allegheny Ridge Corporation
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission’s Bureau of Historic Preservation Preservation PA |
| Sponsor: | Middle PA Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (MPCAIA) |
| Cost: | Free admission for the general public
$60 for AIA architects seeking CES credit |
| Lunch: | Provided for paying attendees
$10 for the general public |
| RSVP: | Please email cpequignot@alleghenyridge.org by NOON Monday, September 15th |
2022 Update: The short video, Pennsylvania’s Historic Bridges: Connecting Our Past and Future, is available for viewing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Kf8f8ee5E.
Event will feature experts from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and Preservation Pennsylvania
Preservation Erie and the Erie County Historical Society are collaborating to present an Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority Mission Main Street workshop. The event will take place June 20, 2014, from 9a.m. to 3p.m. at the Jefferson Educational Society, 3207 State Street, Erie, Pa. Event updates and RSVP details are available under the Events tab on Preservation Erie’s website.
There is an immediate opening for the following position with the PA Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC):
Historic Preservation Specialist Continue reading
There is an immediate opening for the following position with the PA Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC):
Historic Preservation Specialist Continue reading
Offbeat Outings is a bi-monthly series that highlights the travels of BHP staff as they experience history first-hand throughout Pennsylvania.
When some people plan to go on an historic vacation they think of places to visit like the Egyptian pyramids at Giza, Colonial Williamsburg, Stonehenge, or even Gettysburg. When I think of an historic vacation, I think about going home. Continue reading
Many months of planning and meetings have culminated in the August 2013 re-launch of the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System (CRGIS). Continue reading
The Agricultural History Project: Agricultural Regions Map
Did you know that the Lehigh Valley was once a major producer of potatoes? Or that Tioga County had a robust tobacco-growing industry? Or that Southwestern Pennsylvania was known for its sheep farms? The list of agricultural products grown and produced in Pennsylvania over the past 300 years is as long and diverse as the state is large. When you put all of these pieces of information on a map, some very interesting and unexpected patterns emerge, and these patterns have a lot to tell us about why our agricultural buildings and landscapes look the way that they do. Continue reading
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