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Main Dining Room of the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, a Neoclassical building built as the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Station in 1908. The Lackawanna Historical Society will host the 2017 PHA Annual Meeting from October 12 – 14, 2017… Read On

Dr. Ed Slavishak announces the prize during the Friday night plenary session. The 2016 Klein Prize for Best Book in Pennsylvania History is awarded to Jean Soderlund for Lenape Country: Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn published by the University of Pennsylvania Press. PHA Vice President Allen Dieterich-Ward congratulates Dr… Read On

PHA members enjoy spending time with Michael Neiburg. Michael S. Neiburg is the inaugural Chair of War Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States Army War College. His published work focuses on the First and Second World Wars, notably the American and French experiences. Dr… Read On

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