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Jack Giblin, Chief of Research and Education Services, welcomes PHA members to the US Army Heritage and Education Center PHA members enjoy Carlisle Oktoberfest! for dinner. Note the commemorative steins near recording secretary Rachel Batch (lower left) and past president (lower center) Janet Lindman as they settle in for the evening's events… Read On

Seated l-r are Dr. Susan Rimby, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, and WITF producer Heather Woolridge. The opening plenary of the 2016 Annual Meeting focused on environmental and public history with a viewing of the documentary, “Mira Lloyd Dock: A Beautiful Crusade” followed by a panel discussion… Read On

Relaunch of the Pennsylvania History Series at the 2016 PHA Annual Meeting. From l-r: Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward, series co-editor; Aaron Javsicas, Temple University Press ; Dr. Beverly Tomek, series co-editor; Dr. Roger Simon, author of Philadelphia: A Brief History Another highlight of the 2016 Annual Meeting was the relaunch of the Pennsylvania History Series… Read On

Seated l-r are Dr. Susan Rimby, DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn, and WITF producer Heather Woolridge.Relaunch of the Pennsylvania History Series at the 2016 PHA Annual Meeting. From l-r: Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward, series co-editor; Aaron Javsicas, Temple University Press ; Dr. Beverly Tomek, co-editor; Dr. Roger Simon, author of Philadelphia: A Brief HistoryGraduate student Kendrick Gibbs welcomes PHA members to an open house event at the Shippensburg University Fashion Archives and Museum… Read On

Last year's conference, "Rethinking Pennsylvania History in the Digital Age," hosted by Lebanon Valley College was a resounding success. On Friday evening, PHA President Michael Birkner announced winners of the Philip S. Klein and Robert Grant Crist Pennsylvania History Prizes for 2013-2014.  The Klein Prize, awarded for best article in Pennsylvania History, was presented to Dr… Read On

Undergraduate History Students with PHA President Michael Birkner at the 2015 Annual Meeting As has become customary, the Student Research Poster Session was one of the highlights of the conference and featured eleven undergraduate and four graduate students… Read On

Over the past few years, Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies has really blossomed under the skilled and passionate leadership of editor Linda Ries.  In addition to a fabulous Winter issue, the most recent special issue on the Juniata Valley drew needed attention to an often overlooked part of the state… Read On

The PHA Executive Committee has announced a brand new partnership with Temple University Press in publishing the PHA's book series.  Formerly known as the History Studies Series, series coeditors, Dr. Beverly Tomek and Dr… Read On

Using funds from 75th Anniversary Fund that were designated for providing a foundation for the PHA in the 21st century, the PHA Executive Committee has hired a fantastic web design firm, Factory 44, Inc., to revamp our online presence… Read On

The PHA invites guests to our 85th Annual Meeting to be held at Shippensburg University from Oct. 6-8… Read On