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
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PA SHPO is Hiring!
HISTORIC PRESERVATION SPECIALIST, Pennsylvania SHPO THE POSITION Are you interested in joining a pro-active and dedicated team of preservationists, historians, and archaeologists? If you have the experience and training to be a Historic Preservation Specialist, we have the job for you! DESCRIPTION OF … Continue reading
Updated Electronic Data Submission Guidelines
PA SHPO has issued new electronic data submission guidelines. Continue reading
PA SHPO Goes to Washington!
A few of my PA SHPO colleagues and I traveled to Washington, D.C. in March to join State Historic Preservation Offices and other preservationists from around the country at National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week.
Supporting the Section 106 Review Process
One of the many roles for all State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs), including Pennsylvania’s, outlined in the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) is to advise, assist, and consult on the review of federally assisted projects that have the potential to affect historic properties. … Continue reading
Vision for Preservation in Pennsylvania
In May 2018, as my daughter Josie was putting elementary school behind her, Pennsylvania’s new statewide historic preservation plan, #PreservAtionHappensHere, was released. The plan was developed with a series of guiding principles in mind, engaged thousands of Pennsylvanians, gathered and … Continue reading
PA Historic Preservation Blog 2018 Year in Review
This week I’m counting down to the 10 most popular blog post written in 2018! Its been awhile since we’ve done this kind of “year in review” for you loyal readers, so I thought it might be fun and give you … Continue reading
Things You Need to Know: Environmental Review Updates
There are always lots of “Things You Need to Know” in today’s world, and this week’s post features a few from our Environmental Review staff, Barbara Frederick and Doug McLearen. Online Data Entry for Above Ground Resources We’ve been talking about … Continue reading