October is LGBTQ History Month! There are many places in Pennsylvania to celebrate the LGBTQ community’s rich history. In Philadelphia, step into Giovanni’s Room, one of the oldest LGBTQ bookstores in the United States. The capital building in Harrisburg displays a historic marker recognizing Governor Milton Shapp (2021HM00025) as the first governor to prohibit discrimination toward LGBTQ state employees.
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A year ago, we published a Preservation Partner Spotlight about the Poquessing Trail of History project, a neighborhood public history initiative sponsored by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. You can read that post here. A few weeks ago, we reached out to check on how their project is going now.
Archaeology Month is just around the corner!
Every October, events and programs are held across Pennsylvania to celebrate the commonwealth’s deep past. PA SHPO partner agencies and organizations, including the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA) and their local chapters, the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC), local historical societies and universities, offer public archaeology programs for all ages to highlight their region’s archaeological and historical significance.
We know you’re as busy as we are, so save these dates now so you don’t miss out!
It’s time once again for the latest installment of Marking the Journey, a storymap covering a series of marker trails aimed at telling both familiar and lesser-known stories in Pennsylvania’s history. The series encourage visitors to build a deeper and more meaningful connection to the past during the America250 celebrations.
This year’s Independence Day is the United States’ 250th birthday and all over the country there have been celebrations and events to honor this anniversary. this is a great opportunity to examine the archaeological record in the City of Brotherly Love.
This has been a busy year for the National Register of Historic Places program in Pennsylvania. So far, 23 properties in 12 counties have been listed in the National Register this year, including the Mifflin Farm, future home of the Susquehanna Discovery Center & Heritage Park.
In the words of Pennsylvania native P!nk, pop-rock singer and performer, “Cover me in Sunshine, Shower me with good times!” It’s finally summer in Pennsylvania and it’s National Ice Cream Month so while you’re out soaking up the sun this summer, be sure to cool down with ice cream from one of Pennsylvania’s many local historic ice cream shops. Many of them hold fond memories for Pennsylvanians and continue to be cornerstones of neighborhoods. Check out what PA SHPO Staff said were some of their favorites!
Odds are if you ask a historian of industry to tell you about The Industrial Revolution, they will respond with, “Which one? There have been four.” If they are from Pennsylvania, they may even add that Pennsylvania has many places associated with all four of them. So, what are these four industrial revolutions and what Pennsylvania places are associated with them, you ask?
There are lots of things I look forward to in March as spring nears, like melting snow, daffodils, warmer sunny days, and… the PA SHPO Annual Report!
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) recently approved an additional 9 new historical markers, to the previously approved 47 markers in September. Many of these markers will contribute to Pennsylvania’s celebration of America250, while others contribute to Native American history and religious tolerance.
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