Category: Greene

One story white frame building with steep roof.

Baseline Survey Adds Almost 8,000 Places in Year 3

March 13, 2024 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

The Pennsylvania Baseline Survey Team is thrilled to share the final year of findings from the Pennsylvania Baseline Survey. From June 2022 to March 2024, Year 3 of the Baseline Survey took place in 20 counties. To date, over 6,854 new resources have been recorded in 503 municipalities thanks to the efforts of our Baseline Survey Teams!

Exploring the National Road in Western Pennsylvania

April 13, 2022 / Guest Contributor / 2 Comments

As the sun emerges, temperatures rise, and travel restrictions ease, consummate travelers begin to get itchy feet. This spring, the National Road Heritage Corridor invites you to exit the highway and take the time to explore some of Pennsylvania’s nation-shaping history and the historic places along the Historic National Road.

W.A. Young & Sons Machine Shop — Front of the W.A. Young & Sons Foundry & Machine Shop, located along Water Street in 1991. Built circa 1900, the foundry is a contributing property to the Rice's Landing Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photograph located at the Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division HAER: PA,30-RILA,1-47.

Preserving living history at the W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop

May 9, 2018 / Karen Arnold / 1 Comment

It’s important to recognize the value of The Keystone Fund and the preservation work it supports all year round, especially during preservation month! Without this program and its financial support, many, many important historic places in Pennsylvania would suffer. Read on for this month Keystone Fund success story, the W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop. Continue reading

Pine Bank Bridge ribbon cutting earlier this year.

Pine Bank Covered Bridge at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village

August 9, 2017 / Karen Arnold / 1 Comment

Recently, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission collaborated with the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village to preserve one of the oldest covered bridges in Washington County. Continue reading

Some of the artifacts uncovered during the excavation included bone pendants, fish hook and a notched spoon.

What is your most amazing discovery?

December 30, 2015 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

by Christine Davis, Christine Davis Consultants, Inc.

After 30 years of excavating archaeological sites in Pennsylvania, I’m often asked about my most amazing discovery. I would not hesitate for a moment to say it was our large-scale excavation of the Freeport Site in Freeport Township, Greene County, which revealed an extraordinary Native American archaeological site dispersed across 11 acres of land above the Monongahela River.

Pennsylvania Agricultural History Project Wins National Award

August 21, 2013 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

By. Dr. Sally McMurry

The term “gray literature” well conveys the level of visibility for much work done at agencies like the Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Office. Historic Structures Reports, National Register nominations, exhibits, and drawings may have limited long-term public exposure even though they are often based on high-quality research and analysis. The Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) has recognized that these efforts often make exemplary contributions to our understanding of the built environment, and the organization honors such work through the Paul E. Buchanan Award. VAF spokesman Michael Chiarappa has characterized the award as a “testament to VAF’s commitment to civic engagement and the idea that broad participation in the study and understanding of vernacular landscapes provides an indispensible social good.” We are proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Agricultural History Project is the 2013 winner. Continue reading