PA-SHARE is an innovative platform designed to streamline project submissions. PA-SHPO’s staff, key stakeholders and digital experts came together to design an online system to unite data sources, streamline systems, reduce unnecessary searching, and speed reviews. One of the great results? … Continue reading
Category Archives: CRGIS
Telling a Fuller Story about African American History in Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Earlier this month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) announced a new pilot project with PHMC, PA DCNR, the states of Maryland and Virginia, and National Park Service Chesapeake Bay to identify, document, and map sites and landscapes in … Continue reading
Convenience. It’s part of the PA-SHARE plan.
Last month we officially kicked off the PA-SHARE countdown and gave you a sneak peak into what PA-SHARE is all about. In that post, I introduced four great reasons why you should make PA-SHARE part of your plans. Today we’ll … Continue reading
Countdown to PA-SHARE
Anticipation of PA-SHARE has been building among the staff of the PA State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO). We first introduced PA-SHARE to our partners and the public in early 2018.
Dip into History: Five Historic Pools and Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania
Summer is definitely here in Pennsylvania! And when the weather turns hot and humid, my mind turns to swimming and lazy days by the water.
A Rockshelter Awakens
Four years of background research and two years of carefully documented shovel test pits finally came to fruition on August 1, 2019.
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.