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Summer Plans? Be a Keystone Intern!

December 11, 2019 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

One of the most important parts of a student’s education is an internship. It is an opportunity to gain real-life work experience, explore the many different types of things people in the real world do in your field of interest, and build personal and professional relationships that can support you throughout your career.

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 to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission’s (PHMC) Keystone Internship program for their Summer 2020 interning experience.

This paid, 12-week-long opportunity is an excellent way for you to build your portfolio while helping PHMC and the PA State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) preserve Pennsylvania’s important older and historic places.

Old color postcard showing a large white building with tall columns and triangle roof along a street. — Founder's Hall. Pennsylvania State Archives, Postcard Collection, Record Group M213, Box 28.

An Architectural Masterpiece: Visiting Founder’s Hall

December 4, 2019 / Karen Arnold / 1 Comment

I have a fascination with historic architecture. That is what launched me on in my career path. There is just something about a well-designed building that strikes awe in me. I feel it when I enter the state Capitol Building here in Harrisburg or when I walk through a quaint Lancaster City neighborhood. It amazes me that an architect inspires so much with his work.

Marking Thanksgiving

November 27, 2019 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 2 Comments

Knowing I’d need to write a post for Thanksgiving week, I went to my favorite internet search engine and typed in “Thanksgiving and Pennsylvania”. Among the hundreds of results was one for a Pennsylvania Historical Marker. Really? We have a marker related to Thanksgiving?

And the 2019 Community Initiative Winners are….

November 20, 2019 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

Each year, the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) recognizes the hard work and dedication of outstanding organizations, municipalities, agencies, and individuals whose work embodies the theme of Pennsylvania’s statewide historic preservation plan, #PreservAtionHappensHere, with a PA SHPO Community Initiative Award.

One-story building with rail car — View of the Blain Railroad Station, restored by the Blain Lion’s Club in 1983. Photo by Candice N. Strawley, Commonwealth Heritage Group.

From a Creek Came a Village: A Brief History of the Town of Blain

November 13, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 5 Comments

Since our last update on the Tri-County survey project in Dauphin County, the Commonwealth Heritage Group and ASC Group survey teams have crossed the Susquehanna River and begun surveying communities in Cumberland and Perry Counties.

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board building, side entrance.

Let’s Raise a Glass to the 100th Anniversary of Prohibition! (Preferably at a historic brewery)

November 6, 2019 / Pamela Reilly / 3 Comments

The year 2019 marks the 100^th anniversary of the passage of the 18^th Amendment to the US Constitution. In Pennsylvania, a state with a large number of breweries, courtesy of our English and German ancestry, as well as an excellent climate for the growing of hops and malt, the impact was dramatic.

Group of people standing outside in forest. — The Board at the October 2019 meeting. From left: Lynne Calamia, PhD. (Philadelphia), Sue Hannegan (Mill Hall), Christine Ussler, AIA (Bethlehem), Megan Tooker (Bellefonte), Lindsay Varner, Ph.D. (Carlisle), Angelique Bamberg (Pittsburgh), Katherine Wyrosdick, AICP (Erie), Jayashree Shamanna (Scranton), Ben Ford Ph.D., RPA (Indiana), Johnette Davies (Philadelphia), and John Conti (Pittsburgh). Board members missing from the photo are Rob Armstrong (Philadelphia), Ira Beckerman, PhD (New Cumberland), Jane Sheffield (Altoona), and Cara Halderman (Pittsburgh).

Welcome, new Preservation Board members!

October 30, 2019 / Elizabeth Rairigh / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board is a little known, but incredibly talented, group of professionals from across the commonwealth.

Ironing Out the Wrinkles: Finding a New Life for the Inwood Iron Bridge

October 23, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 1 Comment

When travelling between Schuylkill and Lebanon County, some may prefer to skip Interstate 81 and take the more scenic route past Swatara State Park. The park is relatively recent in its formation, created in 1987, and DCNR continues to make infrastructure improvements to provide access to recreational opportunities within the park including biking, hiking, boating, and fishing.

Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with the August Wilson House

October 16, 2019 / Karen Arnold / 0 Comments

October is the opportunity to explore the arts in your local community as part of National Arts and Humanities Month. This month-long celebration was established to honor of the founding of the National Endowment for the Arts in 1965.

The Society at 90: Celebrating the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s 90th Year with a Look at the Present and the Future!

October 9, 2019 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

This Archaeology Month, we are celebrating the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s 90^th year. As part of that celebration, we are taking over the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office’s Blog for two weeks. Last week we looked at how the society was founded, and this week we are going to see what the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA) looks like today. For those of you who are curious about archaeology, want to learn more, and would love the opportunity to get involved with the SPA, this blog post is for you!

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Page 34 of 74

Summer Plans? Be a Keystone Intern!

An Architectural Masterpiece: Visiting Founder’s Hall

Marking Thanksgiving

And the 2019 Community Initiative Winners are….

From a Creek Came a Village: A Brief History of the Town of Blain

Let’s Raise a Glass to the 100th Anniversary of Prohibition! (Preferably at a historic brewery)

Welcome, new Preservation Board members!

Ironing Out the Wrinkles: Finding a New Life for the Inwood Iron Bridge

Celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month with the August Wilson House

The Society at 90: Celebrating the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s 90th Year with a Look at the Present and the Future!

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