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Synergy means working together, and Pennsylvania’s institutions have much to gain when we combine our efforts. Cooperation builds power. With the nation’s Semiquincentennial behind us, museums and historical organizations have opportunities to build on past partnerships and establish new ones… Read On

For the Summer 2027 edition of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, published by the Pennsylvania Historical Association, is issuing a call for articles to be included in a special issue honoring John B. Frantz (1936–2026), longtime professor of American history at Penn State University Park… Read On

The Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee of MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference) seeks submissions for its annual award recognizing the best books and articles written or compiled by individuals and institutions in the MARAC region comprising the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia… Read On

The current controversy over the panels relating to slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia is nothing new. In 2002 the National Park Service fought attempts to recognize and name those whom George Washington enslaved… Read On

The Philip S. Klein Book Prize is awarded for the best book on a topic that illuminates the history of Pennsylvania. A selection committee evaluates submissions for overall quality of scholarship, the significance of contribution to historical knowledge and methodology, and the work's style, presentation, and readability… Read On

The Pennsylvania Historical Association annually bestows the William A. Pencak Award for the best undergraduate research paper about Pennsylvania and/or Mid-Atlantic history… Read On

The Pennsylvania State Archives and the Pennsylvania Historical Association invite applications for the 2026 Scholars in Residence Program. The Scholars in Residence Program provides support for up to four weeks of full-time research and study in manuscript and state record collections maintained by the Pennsylvania State Archives… Read On

Join us in Celebrating another Cunningham Prize! The American Historical Association has awarded its 2025 Raymond J. Cunningham Prize to an article that appeared in the Spring 2025 (92.2) issue of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies… Read On

The Pennsylvania Historical Associations seeks to recruit an undergraduate or graduate student for a new position, serving as the Assistant Web and Social Media Editor for the organization… Read On

The Summer 2025 issue (92.3) of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is a special theme issue on “Crime and Vice in Pennsylvania,” guest edited by Jeanine Mazak-Kahne of Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Mazak-Kahne has chosen from the issue for “Pennsylvania History Presents… Read On