Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

We couldn't let #NationalCatDay go by with highlighting Pennsylvania native Harry Whittier Frees, famous for his unusual photographs of cats, dogs, rabbits & chickens wearing all sorts of garments and engaged in a variety of activities. This is your Tuesday afternoon read ➡ https://bit.ly/40oqd0Z

Attention Pennsylvania Artists & Craftspeople! You are invited to submit applications to exhibit your work in "Art of the State 2025." - https://bit.ly/AOSCAFE2025

Attention! Registered #voters in Pennsylvania have until 5 p.m. today (10/29) to apply for a mail ballot for the Nov. 5 general election. Apply now: vote.pa.gov/MailBallot. #ReadyToVotePA #Deadline

The U.S. Brig Niagara is headed to Cleveland, Ohio for its first of two planned shipyard visits. PHMC plans to have the iconic vessel restored & sailing in Erie in time for the Commonwealth’s Semiquincentennial celebration. https://bit.ly/40jM4a2

C. DeLores Tucker Tucker, the first female African American state-level secretary of state in the nation, championed voter registration by mail and lowering the voting age to 18. Find PHMC historical markers honoring Tucker in Harrisburg and Philadelphia. Learn more share.phmc.pa.gov/markers/

This $1.9 million rehabilitation project of Fayette County's Connellsville Union Passenger Station proves that federal and state historic tax credit programs remain strong incentives for owners to revive their historic buildings into a new chapter, beneficial to everyone. #PreservationHappensHere

PHMC plans to explore the transferring of ownership of the Peace Church, a historic property in Camp Hill, to the Friends of Peace Church, a group that currently manages operations at the property. Learn more ➡ https://bit.ly/48dZkyV

As the nation turns its attention to the voting booth, it's a good time to look back at Pennsylvania's role in past elections. More than one hundred years ago, the clapper of the Justice Bell was unchained so that it could ring out in jubilation to celebrate the ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Chester County suffragist Katharine Wentworth Ruschenberger had conceived of the idea of the “Justice Bell.” #PreservatonHappensHere https://lnkd.in/e2B6pRdA

For nearly a year, PHMC has celebrated the 50th anniversary of "Pennsylvania Heritage" magazine by posting articles from each decade. This week, we’re staying on track with the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. In 2016, the museum’s Restoration Shop restored the famed Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotive #460, known as the “Lindbergh Engine” following its Washington-to-New York race with an airplane in 1927 to deliver newsreel footage of Charles Lindbergh receiving presidential honors after his historic flight. #PAHeritage50 - https://bit.ly/3BRTEyn

October is #ArchaeologyMonth! Understanding how the land has changed through time is an important first step in identifying archaeological sites. To study the changes in the land through time, archaeologists rely on geoarchaeology and geomorphology. 👇 https://lnkd.in/e5j5KWjr