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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is celebrating National Historic Preservation Month throughout May and asking Pennsylvanians to share their communities’ “Preservation Success Stories.”
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) announced that it will begin welcoming visitors to state-owned historic sites and museums, including The State Museum of Pennsylvania on Friday, April 30 …
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HARRISBURG, PA — George Alexander Spratt (1870- 1934), an early aviation design pioneer whose research was instrumental in the Wright brothers’ first flight, is being recognized with a new Pennsylvania …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) recently approved 31 Historical & Archival Records Care (HARC) grants totaling nearly $200,000 to help preserve Pennsylvania’s significant historical records …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has been awarded $246,500 in federal funds from the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to design, produce and …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The State Museum of Pennsylvania announced the winners of Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2020.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Finalists have been announced for Art of the State 2020.
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WEST CHESTER, PA — Cultural organizations and museums that experienced a loss of revenue from COVID-19 closures can apply to recently opened grants, state Senator Andy Dinniman announced. The funds …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) has put together a “Reopening Resources” page for museums, historical societies and preservation organizations as they begin to consider reopening in …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) announced that all of PHMC’s state-owned historic sites and museums will remain closed to the public until the counties in which they …
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