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The #satellite option on Google Maps doesn't compare to this level of #panoramic detail.
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the cheap cost of printing lithographs coupled with the pride of small towns laid the foundation for the success of artists.
Mary McAllister, wife of former #Pennsylvania #Governor James Beaver, wore this beige and yellow silk faille gown to her husband's 1887 inaugural ball.
Pop #quiz: In which year was this dress donated to The State Museum of Pennsylvania ?
(Answer: http://statemuseumpa.org/inaugural-gowns/)
#PaVote
Mary McAllister, wife of former #Pennsylvania #Governor James Beaver, wore this beige and yellow silk faille gown to her husband's 1887 inaugural ball.
Pop Quiz: In which year was this dress donated to The State Museum of Pennsylvania ?
(Answer: http://statemuseumpa.org/inaugural-gowns/)
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Say "hello" to Pennsylvania's new State Archivist
David Carmichael Named State Archivist for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Have you checked out all the branches of your family tree?
More than seven million Pennsylvania death records are now available online thanks to a continued collaboration between the Pennsylvania State Archives and Ancestry.
Passmore Williamson's Prison Visitors' Book | Chester County Historical Society
Who was Passmore Williamson? In 1855, Williamson was jailed for refusing to cooperate in recovering Jane Johnson and her two sons. Johnson was an enslaved woman who sought and gained freedom in Pennsylvania with Williamson’s assistance. He spent 100 days in Moyamensing Prison before he was released…
Last Halloween, the Grim Reaper and her minion stopped by the PA State Archives to deliver death records.
Currently, PA death records spanning the years 1906 through 1963 are available via Ancestry.com & http://pastatearchives.com/ .
Happy #Halloween from the PHMC !
Did you know that Penn Center in #Philadelphia was once a bustling train station?
Take a tour of this area #landmark via these historic #photos of the Broad Street Station.
Three of these images depict its demolition, in progress, on this date 62 years ago. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives .
Did you know that Penn Center in #Philadelphia was once a bustling train station?
Take a tour of this area #landmark via these historic #photos of the Broad Street Station.
Three of these images depict its demolition, in progress, on this date 62 years ago. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives .
This year marks the 20th #anniversary of Penn State Football's 1994 #undefeated season.
Following PSU's Rose Bowl Game victory over Oregon Ducks Football, former Gov. Tom Ridge honored the team's players and former Coach Joe Paterno at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in #Harrisburg.
What are your #memories of PSU's perfect season?
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives RG 20.7, #video asset 0121R.
#NittanyLions , #PennState, #PSU , #college, #football , #team , #collegefootball , Rose Bowl Stadium , Rose Bowl Game , #RoseBowl , #sports — at Pennsylvania State Capitol.
This year marks the 20th #anniversary of Penn State Football's 1994 #undefeated season.
Following PSU's Rose Bowl Game victory over Oregon Ducks Football, former Gov. Tom Ridge honored the team's players and former Coach Joe Paterno at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in #Harrisburg.
What are your #memories of PSU's perfect season?
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives RG 20.7, #video asset 0121R.
#NittanyLions , #PennState, #PSU , #college, #football , #team , #collegefootball , Rose Bowl Stadium , Rose Bowl Game , #RoseBowl , #sports
The #museum curators flinched when they opened the drawer & discovered the doll. Their first thoughts were to run & hide from this Pennsylvania Treasure.
#Read more about this doll's grim discovery: http://bit.ly/1yGzuf9
The #museum curators flinched when they opened the drawer & discovered the doll. Their first thoughts were to run & hide from this Pennsylvania Treasure.
#Read more about this doll's grim discovery: http://bit.ly/1yGzuf9
#PennState , Pennsylvania , #Pennsylvania , #Halloween , Penn State , #PSU , #doll , #Harrisburg , Psycho , #Psycho , #peardoll , #fear , #curator
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Have you checked out all the branches of your #family tree?
All of the publicly available death records from the Pennsylvania State Archives from 1906 until 1963 is now online via Ancestry.com .
More than seven million Pennsylvania death records are now available online thanks to a continued collaboration between the Pennsylvania State Archives and Ancestry.
Take a 19th century aerial tour of Allegheny County through the Fowler birds-eye images of # Oakmont and #Verona, #Glassport , #Homestead and #Pittsburgh .
Take a 19th century aerial tour of Allegheny County through the Fowler birds-eye images of # Oakmont and #Verona, #Glassport , #Homestead and #Pittsburgh .
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives .
2014 Pennsylvania Archives Month poster
Thanks to a partnership with the Pennsylvania State Archives, Ancestry.com has scanned and indexed Death certificates spanning 1906-1963 -- many of which are available through links @ http://pastatearchives.com .
October is Pennsylvania Archives Month.
Pennsylvania State Archives is part of PA Trails of History. Please go to the Pennsylvania Trails of History page for updates.
The Pennsylvania Trails of History is the official page of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). To contact PHMC, please visit http://www.phmc.pa.gov
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October is Pennsylvania Archives Month. Visit our website to download the poster and view the list of suggested activities. http://phmc.info/19eBIcm
Tour America's Treasures: Pennsylvania State Archives
Save America’s Treasures is a U.S. federal government program administered by the National Park Service in partnership with the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Librar...
Pennsylvania Trails of History
State Archivist Dr. David Haury talking about record-keeping with Mary Wilson from WITF.
Save Pennsylvania's Past
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts Conservator Sam Sheesley tones fills in the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 (from the holdings of the Pennsylvania State Archives) so that they blend with their surroundings.
Does your institution have a similar treasure that's in need of conservation? Tell us about it at www.patop10artifacts.org!
1864 political posters from Pennsylvania State Archives - Lincoln vs. M'Clellan - are displayed at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in the Emancipation Proclamation exhibit. The exhibit runs until February 3rd.
1864 political posters from Pennsylvania State Archives - Lincoln vs. M'Clellan - are displayed at The State Museum of Pennsylvania in the Emancipation Proclamation exhibit. The exhibit runs until February 3rd.
The winter issue of Pennsylvania Heritage magazine includes an intriguing article about Woo Hong Neok, a Chinese American soldier in the Civil War. The article was written by Willis L. Shirk Jr of Pennsylvania State Archives and kicks off PHMC's annual theme for 2013, Pennsylvania Civil War 150.
Most people know the American Civil War pitted Northerners against Southerners. Few realize that a Chinese immigrant living in Lancaster fought for the Union. He was Woo Hong Neok and he took up the cause of "opposing slavery."
A blogger has written a detailed post about how to research historic warrants, patents and surveys at Pennsylvania State Archives.
If you've read my blog, you'll know that I use land records—a lot! I've mentioned warrants, patents and deeds in a number of posts. They're some of my favorite record groups. And best of all, depen...
Pennsylvania State Archives was recently featured on Vem tror du att du är?, the Swedish version of the celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are? Archivist Aaron Williams and librarians at Reading Public Library help Mark Levengood trace his Pennsylvanian ancestors. Watch the full episode online at the link below. The Archives segment begins around the 25 minute mark. The PA Historical Marker for Falkner Swamp Reformed Church makes a cameo around the 41 minute mark.
Del 7 av 7. I kvällens avsnitt möter vi författaren Mark Levengood som vill veta mer om den släkt han har på sin fars sida i USA. Under sin uppväxt har han hört historier om en vild farmor som åkte in och ut på anstalt, och om en farfar som sägs ha dött två gånger. Vad hände egentligen på andra sida...
October is Pennsylvania Archives Month. Here is the double-sided poster that was created for the occasion.
Pennsylvania Archives Month October 2012 Bringing History to the Table
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Lattimer Massacre: Pennsylvania State Archives image of mine workers beginning their march on September 10, 1897.
Thrifty Thursday – Pennsylvania State Archives @ GenealogyBlog
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