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Apply Now! 2026 Keystone Internship Positions with PA SHPO

December 10, 2025 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Are you exploring the field of historic preservation, public history or archaeology and looking for some real-world experience? The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s Keystone Internship Program provides opportunities to pursue your professional growth and contribute to sharing Pennsylvania’s rich heritage with the public.

We’d like to invite college and graduate school students interested in historic preservation, archaeology, community planning, cultural resources, architectural history, public history, and other related fields to apply for their summer 2026 internship.

Preserving Rural Pennsylvania’s Sacred Spaces: The Pennsylvania’s Faithful Fund

November 5, 2025 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

We are often contacted by Pennsylvanians looking for assistance to help them preserve a historic place of worship in their community. When I learned of this new program by Partners for Sacred Places, I asked Emily Sajdak, Partners Director of Rural Initiatives, to provide our readers with some information about this opportunity. I’m happy to share the following…

Brick industrial building with very large metal windows and a tall tower with windows.

Historic Tax Credits @ Work: Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Factory

October 29, 2025 / smassey / 0 Comments

Just in time for Halloween, this installment of “Historic Tax Credits @ Work” puts the spotlight on a project that creates office space in a former chocolate factory. The Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Factory in northeast Philadelphia made some of the country’s iconic sweets that were trick or treating staples in the early 20th century.

Check out these CLG Updates!

September 10, 2025 / Elizabeth Rairigh / 2 Comments

Long time blog readers may recall back in June of 2023, the PA SHPO announced the Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant recipients of our FY23 funding. These grants are intended to advance local historic preservation activities.

Just Listed! January through June 2025

July 9, 2025 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

This edition of Just Listed! includes a variety of Pennsylvania places from across the Commonwealth listed in the National Register of Historic Places in the first half of 2025. These twenty-two properties include places associated with transportation, architecture, industry, commerce, healthcare, neighborhoods, and religion.

Two-story red brick farm house with a group of people standing on the front steps waiting to enter.

Preservation Success at Gilfillan Farm

April 2, 2025 / Bill Callahan / 1 Comment

One of the more rewarding parts of my job as the PA SHPO’s Community Preservation Coordinator for the Western Region is assisting non-profits, developers and municipalities understand and think through how historic buildings fit into economic development strategies and projects.

Keystone shape divided into five parts, each featuring a different photograph, including rows of brick buildings, a stone house, and a group of four people.

What is educating, recording, advising, supporting, and commemorating?

March 12, 2025 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Queue the Jeopardy! music…

If you answered “PA SHPO’s Annual Report,” you’re correct!

Large three story stone house with deep front porch and three gables on the roof.

Historic Tax Credits @ Work: Fairelawn

March 5, 2025 / smassey / 1 Comment

This latest installment of “Historic Tax Credits @ Work” features the rehabilitation of a Tudor Style mansion into local office space.

Just Listed! July through December 2024

February 12, 2025 / jthornton / 2 Comments

This edition of Just Listed! includes a variety of Pennsylvania places from across the Commonwealth representing education, homes, industry, commerce, healthcare, community, and religion.

Category: National Register of Historic Places (Page 1 of 24)

Apply Now! 2026 Keystone Internship Positions with PA SHPO

Preserving Rural Pennsylvania’s Sacred Spaces: The Pennsylvania’s Faithful Fund

Historic Tax Credits @ Work: Blumenthal Brothers Chocolate Factory

Check out these CLG Updates!

Just Listed! January through June 2025

Preservation Success at Gilfillan Farm

What is educating, recording, advising, supporting, and commemorating?

Historic Tax Credits @ Work: Fairelawn

Just Listed! July through December 2024

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