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In light of the global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Historical Association is sharing a special feature of four publicly-available articles on public health published in Pennsylvania History. The articles are summarized by James Higgins, an expert on the history of influenza in North American and European cities… Read On

Join the York County History Center and the York County Economic Alliance on Monday, May 11 at 5 PM for a conversation with Dr. Scott Knowles, chair of the history department at Drexel University and author of The Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America… Read On

From Afghanistan to the offices of the Pentagon: U.S. Army historical documents to be accessible anywhere, anytime Thanks to a large-scale digitization project now underway, the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center will make its important, immense historical collection available instantly and easily to Army leaders, educators, veterans, students, and researchers anywhere in the world… Read On

Nominations are now Open! 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

The Pennsylvania State Capitol The Winter 2020 issue of Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is devoted to a special theme: “Harrisburg, Digital Public History, and the City Beautiful.” The two guest editors are James LaGrand and David Pettegrew of Messiah College, who run the Digital Harrisburg Project there… Read On

The Pennsylvania State Archives and the Pennsylvania Historical Association invite applications for the 2020 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

Did you enjoy our Annual Meeting in 2019? Join us at #PAHistory2020 in Williamsport next October! The PHA invites proposals for its 2020 annual meeting to be hosted at Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA., October 15-17, 2020… Read On

Excellent historical scholarship is predicated on the diligence of talented students and educators. We are appreciative for all those who contributed to our annual awards -- the editors, chairs, committee members, and our hosts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania -- and especially the participants… Read On

The Pennsylvania Historical Association is honored to publish the text of Charles McCollester's keynote address, delivered at our 2019 Annual Meeting in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He situated the sacrifices made by a diverse group of union organizers -- including Fannie Sellins, "the articulate female organizer considered by many to be the successor of Mary Harris Jones," during the 1919 steel and coal strikes -- within the contemporary struggle to secure civil rights for all Americans… Read On

To mark the centennial of the Steel Strike of 1919, the Pennsylvania Historical Association presents here an audio tape of an interview with Monessen resident John Czelen, a local labor leader… Read On