1st Annual History Affiliates Luncheon
From the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance: Join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the first-ever History Affiliates Luncheon, which will recognize excellence and innovation in the...
View ArticleTravel Through Time with HSP
From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: For a weekend in April, the library at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania will be transformed through the imagination of performance artist Sebastienne...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Pennsylvania Offering Three Fellowships for 2015-2016...
From the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has announced it will award two one-month Balch Institute Fellowships in Ethnic History and one Albert M. Greenfield...
View ArticleOne Special Publication in PA
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies published a very special collaborative issue early in January of this year. Since the...
View ArticleHSP Launches New Digital History Exhibit
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania announces the launch of a new digital history project titled Politics in Graphic Detail: Exploring History through Political Cartoons. Politics in Graphic Detail:...
View ArticleCatholicism History Issue of PA Legacies from HSP
In advance of the historic visit of Pope Francis to Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania takes a look at the history of Catholics and Catholicism in Pennsylvania in its latest issue of...
View ArticleHSP to Host First Networking Event
On Friday, December 11, from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., the Historical Society of Pennsylvania will host its first Public History Networking Event. The event is free and will be a unique chance for...
View ArticleThe Symphony of a Thousand Lecture at HSP
A program on “The Symphony of a Thousand” will be held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on March 8 at 6:30 p.m. The lecture will be the third program in the HSP’s Memories and Melodies...
View ArticleThe End of Archival Adventures in Small Repositories Symposium at HSP
The Hidden Collections Initiative for Pennsylvania Small Archival Repositories (HCI-PSAR) is a project of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Its goal is...
View ArticlePubComm 6th Annual Public History Community Forum
On Friday, April 15, students, professionals, and faculty from public history, museum studies, and historic preservation programs throughout the Philadelphia region are invited for a morning of...
View ArticleAuthors Needed: Online Encyclopedia of Women’s Suffrage in the U.S.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600–2000, is compiling a state-by-state database of women involved in the National American Woman Suffrage Association for its Online Encyclopedia of...
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HSP Names New Interim President and CEO
The Board of Councilors of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) announced Dr. Charles T. Cullen as Interim President & CEO, which was effective August 1, 2016. Dr. Cullen received an A.B....
View Article“One Manly Soul”: White Masculinities in Late Colonial America
On December 13, 2016, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania opened “‘One Manly Soul’: White Masculinities in Late Colonial America,” an exhibit that explores the Conestoga Massacre of 1763 and the...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Pennsylvania Announces Lay Offs
Last week, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania announced that it would be laying off one-third of its staff, citing financial instability and operating deficits. The society has been looking to...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Pennsylvania Sells Part of its Collection
2019 was a difficult year for the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. In April, HSP laid off thirty percent of its staff in an effort to reduce operating costs. Then, an attempted partnership with...
View ArticleVisit the Historical Society of Pennsylvania Online
While many historical sites and museums are currently closed, you can still check out collections and exhibits online. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania currently has three digital exhibits up...
View ArticleHistorical Society of Pennsylvania Appoints David R. Brigham as CEO
This week the Historical Society of Pennsylvania announced the appointment of David R. Brigham as the institution’s new CEO. Brigham joins HSP after serving as the CEO of the Pennsylvania Academy of...
View ArticleNational History Day Philly now led by Historical Society of Pennsylvania
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is now leading National History Day Philly (NHD). NHD Philly is a year-long opportunity where middle and high school students present their historical...
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