Tag: State Museum of Pennsylvania

Archaeology Month in Pennsylvania – 2021 Version

October 6, 2021 / Casey Hanson / 0 Comments

October is Pennsylvania Archaeology Month! Every October, events and programs are held across Pennsylvania to celebrate the commonwealth’s deep past.

This image shows a round cannonball section. — A Civil War-era cannonball from the Allegheny Arsenal, shown here in section.

Ringing in the New Year with a “Bang” with Cannonballs!

January 3, 2018 / Kira Heinrich / 3 Comments

I thought it would be clever to start the New Year off with “bang” by sharing this fun story about cannonballs. Yes, I said cannonballs. Continue reading

Special Announcement: Changes for PA Archaeological Site Survey (PASS)

April 25, 2017 / Hannah Harvey / 2 Comments

This spring, change is in the air for the Pennsylvania Archaeological Site Survey (PASS)!

Archaeologists from the PA SHPO and State Museum of Pennsylvania have worked together to revise the PASS Site Identification Criteria and to devise new procedures for handling isolated finds and non-site collections. Continue reading

PA Modern: Discovering Pennsylvania’s Midcentury Architectural Legacy

October 14, 2015 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

by Beth Hager

Eloquence in word and in visual expression – this is the exciting outcome of the new juried exhibit opening at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg on Sunday, October 25: “PA Modern: A Photography Exhibit of Midcentury Architecture.” Featuring 98 photographs by 44 photographers, the exhibit displays a wonderful array of some of the most iconic Modernist structures found throughout Pennsylvania. Continue reading