Category: Special Announcement (Page 6 of 6)

We still want your bound reports, and now we'd like them in .pdf, too.

UPDATE: SHPO Research Room Policy Change

January 21, 2015 / Serena Bellew / 0 Comments

UPDATE – Effective May 1, 2015

We are pleased to announce that the update to our Archive and Research Room User Policy is now complete! Our Research Room Policy is now aligned with the procedures and rules of the Pennsylvania State Archives. We encourage you to review these changes by visiting our website and downloading the revised Archive and Research Room User Policy: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/document/1487789/research-room-user-policy-2015_pdf

The Research Room User Policy has been updated to include changes such as additional guidance to researchers on the use of modern technologies (such as cell phones and scanners) in the Research Room as well as an increase in the photocopy fee. The per-copy fee for photocopies, as of May 1, 2015 will increase from $0.25 to $0.50. This fee increase will bring our Archive and Research Room fees in line with the fees of the Pennsylvania State Archives.

Please look for news on future updates in our monthly newsletter and on our website at .

Previous Announcement

For those who utilize the Report and Research Archives at the Bureau for Historic Preservation office in Harrisburg, you will notice that we have been working hard behind the scenes to make improvements within our archive files with the goal of enhancing the quality and ease of your research. Within the last year we have reorganized and consolidated several of the physical files, and will be continuing these efforts into the future. In addition to the physical changes to our archive we have also been working on updates to our Archive and Research Room User Policy, which provides the basis for how research is conducted in our archive.

The first change to be implemented will be how our office collects payment for photocopies made during your research visit. Beginning February 1, 2015 researchers visiting the SHPO/BHP Report and Resource Archive will be required to pay for all copies made during that visit by check before their departure.

We are confident that these improvements to the SHPO/BHP Report and Resource Archives will ultimately result in a better, more efficient and productive research experience. Please look for updates on future changes in our monthly newsletter and on our website.

Digital Underground: Seeking Electronic Versions of Archaeological Reports

December 19, 2014 / Kira Heinrich / 0 Comments

As many of you will have noticed in your recent correspondence with our office, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), we have made a change in number and media requested for archaeological report copies. We are now requesting just one hard copy for the permanent archive file here at the SHPO office in Harrisburg, as well as three electronic copies on disks. This recent change is an attempt to plan for a future time when archaeological reports will be available on the Cultural Resources Geographic Information System (CRGIS) to qualified users, in their entirety. Continue reading

Special Announcement: New Position open at the PA SHPO!

September 4, 2014 / Tom Held / 0 Comments

There is an immediate opening for the following position with the PA Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) Continue reading

New Projects and New Faces at the PaSHPO

September 3, 2014 / Cory Kegerise / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office has multiple roles and frequently has many irons in the fire. Among the responsibilities that people are most familiar with are facilitating National Register nominations, assisting tax credit applicants, managing grants, advising community leaders, reviewing state and Federally-assisted project, and maintaining historical markers. But from time to time, the office has the opportunity to delve into other projects and issues that will help Pennsylvania’s communities better preserve and enhance historic places. There are a number of special projects underway right now and two new staff members, Jeremy Young and Shelby Weaver-Splain, have recently come aboard to manage these programs.

Jeremy and Shelby joined the PaSHPO staff in July 2014 and I asked each of them to share a little bit about their backgrounds, interests, and projects. Continue reading

Special Announcement: Premiere of Pennsylvania’s Historic Bridges

July 8, 2014 / Tom Held / 0 Comments

2022 Update: The short video, Pennsylvania’s Historic Bridges: Connecting Our Past and Future, is available for viewing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Kf8f8ee5E.