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.
Call for Papers
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and
Pennsylvania History
Special Issue: Teaching Pennsylvania History (Fall 2014)
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography and Pennsylvania History are planning a joint publication, scheduled for 2014, on teaching Pennsylvania history to undergraduate students. We invite educators who have a special interest in a topic such as women's history, African American history, political bosses, religious sects, a particular event (Coal Strike of 1902/03, Centennial Exhibition of 1876), etc. to prepare an article that describes their method, perhaps with illustrations, documents, and connection to websites, that would help others teach that subject in the context of Pennsylvania and US history at the college level (though articles that suggest how to adapt the presented materials for high school use are welcome). Articles should be about 15-20 pages, double spaced. Please indicate any documents or other resources you would like to include, either in print or online.
Submission details: Please send inquiries to either Tamara Gaskell or Bill Pencak
Deadline for submissions: January 1, 2013
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 next scheduled PA Labor History Workshop is on Saturday, April 28th. Two papers will be presented: Sharon Sidorick, "Silk Stockings and Socialism: Kensington's Hosiery Workers in the Jazz Age, 1922-1929;" and James Wolfinger, "'It Was Nothing Short of War': Street Railways and the Spread of Class Conflict in Early Twentieth Century Philadelphia."
The workshops are held at the library of the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion, on Front Street, in Harrisburg. Donuts and coffee are set out at 10 AM and the workshop runs from 10:30 AM to noon. Typically our workshops are so constructive and active that many participants work up an appetite and so at noon some folks will cross the street to the Passage of India restaurant for some delicious food and a chance for more informal exchanges over lunch.
Papers for each sesson are available in advance from: David Scott Witwer
---------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.
