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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historical society founded in 1824. Membership was regulated by the statutory of the association. Article IV of the statute states that, "the members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shall be deemed qualified voters at the meetings and elections, who have subscribed to the Constitution, and who have paid all their dues to the Society".
In 1985, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania partnered with the Country Song and Dance Society to present a four-day educational series, "Life, Labor and Leisure in the New Republic," which was funded by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council and focused on the "economic and political conditions of the 1790-1850 period."
He has served on the History Advisory Council of the College Board (2005–08), the Executive Board of the National Council for History Education (1990–2004), the Advisory Committee of the Skirball Institute on American Values (1988–2003), the National Advisory Council of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania since 2004. In 2008–09, he ...
An 1844 illustration of St. Augustine Church on fire The church steeple in 2013. Fathers Matthew Carr and John Rosseter were sent to Philadelphia by the Roman Catholic Church to buy land to build a church in the city. St. Augustine's Church began construction in 1796 to a design by Philadelphia architect Nicholas FitzMaurice Fagan (d. 1810) and was the first Order of Hermits of St. Augustine ...
Chester County History Center (CCHC), formerly the Chester County Historical Society, [3] is a nonprofit historical society, founded in 1893, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and exhibiting the history of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. The History Center is located at 225 North High Street in downtown West Chester.
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) operates the Berks History Center as a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania.The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by preserving, archiving, and promoting this material to ...
The original mill was built around 1760. The mill was reconstructed in 1909 after a fire gutted the interior of the building and operated until 1956. Today, the mill is owned by Lehigh County and operated by the Lehigh County Historical Society. [10] High German Evangelical Reformed Church (1762) Also known as Zion Reformed, Zion United Church ...
David R. Brigham is an American educator and art historian who served as President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] from 2010-2020. He became the CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in fall 2020.