National Trust List of Most Endangered Historic Places Includes Two in Mid-Atlantic Region
Yesterday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation released its list of the eleven most endangered historic places in the country. […]
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Efforts Underway to Preserve Delaware School that Helped Bring Down Segregation
Plans to preserve a historic African American school in Hockessin, Delaware are beginning to develop. Hockessin Colored School 107 was […]
Smithsonian Institution Names New Secretary
The Smithsonian Institution has appointed historian Lonnie Bunch as the organization’s new leader. Bunch will be the first African American […]
Students Learn Historic Masonry Restoration at Green-Wood Cemetery
This week the National Historic Landmark Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn was the site of a special graduation. Ten New York […]
New Statue of Liberty Museum Opened this Month
On May 16, the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island opened to the public. The new 26,000 square […]
CEO of National Museum of American Jewish History to Step Down
Ivy Barsky the CEO of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia will be resigning from her post […]
Apple Restores D.C’s Historic Carnegie Library as New Retail Space
Apple recently opened its newest retail space in the restored Carnegie Library in Washington D.C. The Carnegie Library was Washington […]
Eastern State Penitentiary Expands LGBTQ Representation in Audio Tour
Eastern State Penitentiary recently added a new stop detailing the lives of LGBTQ inmates in the prison to its audio […]
Philly Touch Tours Offers Unique Museum Experiences for Visually Impaired Guests
Philly Touch Tours, a program that provides historical tours of museums and cultural attractions for the blind and visually impaired, offers its attendees a unique experience of Philadelphia’s history.
Call for Papers: 2019 New Jersey History Conference
The New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC), New Jersey State Archives, and New Jersey State Museum are pleased to announce New Jersey Women Make History, the 2019 New Jersey History Conference, scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2019 at Douglass Residential College, Rutgers University – New Brunswick.