Welcome

The Pennsylvania Historical Association promotes interest in Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic history for scholars, museum and historical society and site professionals, and members of the public. We publish an acclaimed journal, Pennsylvania History, as well as the Pennsylvania History Studies Series, which cover a range of fascinating topics in Pennsylvania's history.

The PHA holds its annual meeting in a different Pennsylvania location each fall. The annual meetings bring together historians, educators and history buffs to participate in a wide variety of panel discussions, to hear speakers, and to enjoy meeting others interested in Pennsylvania history.

The PHA is also a proud sponsor of History Day and the exciting, www.explorepahistory.com web site. We are pleased to have partnerships with other organizations throughout the Commonwealth to promote an interest in Pennsylvania history.

The Pennsylvania Historical Association receives generous support from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Winners of the 2011 PHA Undergraduate Poster Session are:

First Place:
"An Erroneous Idea Entertained that the Common School is at War": Perserverance to Establish Public Schools in Pennsylvania, 1834-1854"
Sarah Myers
Dr. Edward Slavishak, Susquehanna University

Second Place:
"A Very Active Clever Lad": Male Impersonators in Mid-Atlantic Newspapers, 1789-1815"
MB Mulligan
Dr. Carl Robert Keyes, Assumption College

Third Place:
"The Town General Electric Built": A Saga of Anti-Labor Activity in Small Town America
Spencer Cadden
Dr. Aaron Cowan, Slippery Rock University

Announcements

The Philip S. Klein Pennsylvania History Prize for best article in Pennsylvania History, 2009-2010 is awarded to Simon Finger, "An Indissoluble Union: How the American War for Independence Transformed Philadelphia's Medical Community and Created a Public Health Establishment" Pennsylvania History Vol. 77 #1 (Winter 2010):37:72

The Prize for the best article by a graduate student in Pennsylvania History, 2009-2010 is awarded to Robert G. Crist and Julien Comte, "'Let the Federal Men Raid': Bootlegging and Prohibition Enforcement in Pittsburgh" Pennsylvania History Vol. 77 #2 (Spring 2010): 166-192

2011 marks the beginning of several years of commemorative events for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Exhibits, reenactments, public programs and other events are scheduled across Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. To learn more about these events please visit Pennsylvania Civil War 150.

A new forum for labor history research has been organized. The PENNSYLVANIA LABOR HISTORY WORKSHOP held its first seminar at the Cornwall Iron Furnace in May 2010 to discuss works-in-progress by John Hinshaw (Lebanon Valley College) and Jennifer Luff (Georgetown). Contact David Witwer for more information or to submit a paper.