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The Pennsylvania Historical Association announces that nominations are now open for the 2018 William A. Pencak Award for the best undergraduate research paper about Pennsylvania and/or mid-Atlantic history… Read On

PA Museums, Pennsylvania’s statewide museum association, has extended an open invitation to students in regards to their upcoming annual conference in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The conference, to be held April 16-17, 2018, will require NO REGISTRATION FEE and will feature Keynote Addresses, one session of particular interest, and educational sessions… Read On

“City, County, Commonwealth, and Country: Local and Regional History as America’s History" will be the theme for the 87th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Historical Association to be held Oct. 11-13 in Lancaster. The event will be hosted by LancasterHistory.org. LancasterHistory.org's Campus of History Proposals are now being accepted for individual papers, panel presentations, and roundtable discussions as well as for the student research poster session on all topics related to Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic history… Read On

Shippensburg University senior Frank Grumbine appeared on WITF SmartTalk to discuss his Pencak Award-winning research on Hurricane Agnes. Grumbine's research demonstrates the storm was not merely a natural disaster, but a watershed event in state and national flood management policy… Read On

After a more than five-year hiatus, the Pennsylvania Historical Association and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission are partnering to revive the popular Scholars in Residence Program for summer 2018.  The Scholars in Residence Program supports short-term, full-time research and study in collections maintained by the Pennsylvania State Archives… Read On

The Philip S. Klein Book Prize is awarded for the best book on a topic that illuminates the history of Pennsylvania every even-numbered year… Read On

Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights: A Commemoration Lecture/Panel Discussion - Act 48/CEU Credits Offered Wednesday, 11/15/2017 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm The Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 See map: Google Maps Event Website and Registration: https://hsp… Read On

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