Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Accidental Slaveowner Presented by Dr. Mark Auslander Friday, February 10th At the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, 312 Chestnut Street, Erie Reception and Book Signing at 5:00 p.m., Presentation at 6:00 p.m. Free and Open to the Public Join … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organization’s annual statewide museum conference is on for 2012!  They will be convening at the Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, PA.  It is their hope that this impressive, convenient location will entice … Continue reading →

On January 17th, Mindy Gulden Crawford, Executive Director of Preservation Pennsylvania, announced the 10 endangered resources on this year’s list at a gathering in the lobby of the Hanover Theater (Hanover, York County) one of the 2011 At Risk-listed sites. … Continue reading →

TNT and KOW Explosive Topics for Edinboro Area Historical Society’s Annual Dinner January 25th What is TNT?  How did KOW impact rural Edinboro during World War II?  Find out these and other interesting facts about nearby Geneva in southern Crawford … Continue reading →

Winter Program January 24th at 7 p.m. Ask Debbi Lyon about her forthcoming book! Debbi Lyon, author of Greetings from Wesleyville, Volumes I and II, will be the featured speaker at the Harborcreek Historical Society’s winter membership meeting. Debbi continues … Continue reading →

Did your organization do something amazing this year? Every year, AASLH bestows the Leadership in History Awards in recognition of excellence in the field of state and local history. The Leadership in History Awards was established to encourage standards of … Continue reading →

In November WQLN announced the 2011 Erie Hall of Fame inductees. Read the GoErie.com article HERE. There’s the author of the de facto motto of the United States, “E pluribus unum.” There’s also the creator of a mechanical device that … Continue reading →

The Office of Commonwealth Libraries, within the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), is now accepting applications for the 2012-13 Pennypacker Fellowship Program. Named after Pennsylvania’s 23rd Governor, Samuel W. Pennypacker, who served … Continue reading →