Author Interview: Undocumented Fears
Jamie Longazel, author of Undocumented Fears: Immigration and the Politics of Divide and Conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, is interviewed by CrossTies contributing editor Linda Shopes.
Pennsylvania
UPenn Museum Continues Gallery Renovations
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology will temporarily close its popular Egyptian Sphinx gallery for renovation as part of their Building Transformation project.
Philadelphia History Museum Closing
The museum will close to the public on July 2 after talks for a partnership with Temple University broke down.
Rare Declaration Copies Displayed in PA Museums
Two rare copies of the Declaration of Independence will be displayed in Pennsylvania museums this Summer.
Library Company Announces Graphic Novel on Colonial America from Indigenous Perspective
The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage grant-funded work will be written by Lee Francis of the Laguna Pueblo and illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre of the Tongva.
CFP – Public Histories of the Mid-Atlantic
The Pennsylvania Historical Association invites proposals on all aspects of Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic history for its 2017 Annual Meeting.
Nancy Moses Appointed Chair of PHMC
Governor Tom Wolf has announced the appointment of Moses and new board members for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Call for Papers: PA and the Great War
Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies is issuing a call for articles to be included in a special issue on the centennial of the United States’ entry into World War I especially as it relates to Pennsylvania to be published in the Fall of 2017.
Call for Papers: PMHB Special Issue on Food and Foodways in PA History
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography is issuing a call for articles to be included in a special issue on food and foodways in Pennsylvania history.
All Quiet on the Southern front (of Pennsylvania): A Recap of a WWI Symposium in York, Pennsylvania
The East Coast Branch of the WFA holds two World War I seminars every year in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia areas, bringing together scholars, students, and others who are interested in learning more about the “War to End All Wars.” This fall’s symposium took place on October 24th at the York County Heritage Trust and involved a full day of activities.