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Pennsylvania History Presents…

Pennsylvania History Presents…

Focusing on Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, this article considers the standard of living among 408 rural laboring men and their families, shedding light on the conditions of the rural working class in the Age of Jackson… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Apply to be a Scholar in Residence for Summer 2023

Apply to be a Scholar in Residence for Summer 2023

The Pennsylvania State Archives and the Pennsylvania Historical Association invite applications for the 2023 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
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Introducing 90 for 90 to Support Our Future

Introducing 90 for 90 to Support Our Future

It is with great joy that we launch the 90 for 90 Campaign: For the Future of the Pennsylvania Historical Association. What does 90 for 90 mean? Members and friends of the PHA celebrate the 90 years since the founding and first meeting by raising $90,000 by December 2023… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Call for Proposals: Our 2023 Annual Meeting

Call for Proposals: Our 2023 Annual Meeting

How does the past inform Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic’s futures? What is the impact of (post-) extractive and (post-) industrial sites on our understanding of the region? How do the region’s historic sites and monuments shape our knowledge of the past and might be used to re-envision a more inclusive past and future? How did the region’s earliest residents inform later uses and perceptions of the landscape? Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Pennsylvania History Presents…

Pennsylvania History Presents…

Pennsylvania citizens who were residents of Pennhurst, a state institution opened in 1908 for the “feeble-minded” of society, had unique life experiences… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Register for Our Annual Meeting

Register for Our Annual Meeting

The Pennsylvania Historical Association hopes you will join us for our Annual Meeting from October 13-15, 2022. Our colleagues at Lycoming College’s Department of History will host us in Williamsport, Pennsylvania… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Annual Meeting Sponsorships Available

Annual Meeting Sponsorships Available

For the first time in three years, the Pennsylvania Historical Association will hold our annual meeting in-person from October 13-15, 2022 at Lycoming College! The conference on histories of health and resilience will feature experts from across the United States… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Pennsylvania History Presents…

Pennsylvania History Presents…

“Pennsylvania History Presents” is an online feature of the Pennsylvania Historical Association’s (PHA) website. Begun in 2019, we offer for free public access one article from the current issue of its quarterly award-winning journal, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. For the Spring 2022 issue (89… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Nominations for the 2022 Pencak Award

Nominations for the 2022 Pencak Award

The Pennsylvania Historical Association annually bestows the William A. Pencak Award for the best undergraduate research paper about Pennsylvania and/or Mid-Atlantic history. The award, named for Bill Pencak (1951–2013), a prolific scholar and much-loved Penn State University history professor and former Editor of Pennsylvania History, honors the academic year’s best written undergraduate paper in history… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
Nominations for the 2022 Klein Book Prize

Nominations for the 2022 Klein Book Prize

Nominations are now open for the Pennsylvania Historical Association's 2022 Klein Book Prize The Philip S. Klein Book Prize is awarded for the best book on a topic that illuminates the history of Pennsylvania… Read On
Posted on Dec 30, 2022
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