Four years of background research and two years of carefully documented shovel test pits finally came to fruition on August 1, 2019.
Category Archives: CRGIS
Say Happy Birthday with ReGIS!
This week, one of my close friends will have a birthday. Given our current situation, I can’t get out to my local gift shop to buy him the fun, creative, and unique card that I normally do each April.
Digitization Project Update!
In Fall 2017, PA SHPO contracted with JMT to help us complete an ambitious digitization project to turn all of the CD and paper files in the PA SHPO file room into digital documents for greater accessibility and as part … Continue reading
PA SHPO COVID-19 Update
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) offices throughout the commonwealth are closed. PA SHPO and PHMC staff continue to work remotely and will respond to inquiries received via voicemail and email.
YOUR Archaeological Site Survey: a Shout-Out to 2019 PASS Contributors
The PHMC has been a steward of archaeological site information in Pennsylvania since the late 1920s.
Resource Round-up: PHMC’s Resources for Studying Pennsylvania’s African American History
In honor of national African American history month, I thought I would give our readers a glimpse into a few of the resources PHMC has to help study African American historic places in Pennsylvania.
CRGIS your Commute!
The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike is the oldest paved highway in America. It was chartered in 1792 and opened in 1795, connecting farmers in Lancaster County with markets in Philadelphia via a state-of-the-art crushed gravel (or “macadamized”) surface pioneered by … Continue reading
Mapping the Wallace Paths (aka those new red lines on CRGIS)
New data set for Wallace’s “Indian Paths of Pennsylvania” added to CRGIS. Continue reading
Updated Electronic Data Submission Guidelines
PA SHPO has issued new electronic data submission guidelines. Continue reading
Preserving Laurel Hill CCC Camps – Part 2
This post is the second of two highlighting the work of two recent interns to preserve WPA-era Civilian Conservation Corps camps at Laurel Hill State Park. You can read Part 1 and the history of the park in this post.