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Updated Electronic Data Submission Guidelines
We have revised the guidelines to make them easier to use! Electronic Data Submission is available for all resource types and is required when submitting new resource information for Environmental...
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Mapping the Wallace Paths (aka those new red lines on CRGIS)
Recently, you may have noticed a new data set was added to CRGIS and you may be wondering what it is. This new data set appears to be several crisscrossing and winding paths – and they are! These...
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CRGIS your Commute!
The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike is the oldest paved highway in America. It was chartered in 1792 and opened in 1795, connecting farmers in Lancaster County with markets in Philadelphia via a...
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Resource Round-up: PHMC’s Resources for Studying Pennsylvania’s African...
In honor of national African American history month, I thought I would give our readers a glimpse into a few of the resources PHMC has to help study African American historic places in Pennsylvania....
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YOUR Archaeological Site Survey: a Shout-Out to 2019 PASS Contributors
The PHMC has been a steward of archaeological site information in Pennsylvania since the late 1920s. This started with the Pennsylvania Historical Commission’s acquisition of the Pennsylvania Indian...
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PA SHPO COVID-19 Update
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) offices throughout the commonwealth are closed. PA SHPO and PHMC staff continue to work remotely and will respond to inquiries received via...
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Digitization Project Update!
In Fall 2017, PA SHPO contracted with JMT to help us complete an ambitious digitization project to turn all of the CD and paper files in the PA SHPO file room into digital documents for greater...
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Say Happy Birthday with ReGIS!
This week, one of my close friends will have a birthday. Given our current situation, I can’t get out to my local gift shop to buy him the fun, creative, and unique card that I normally do each April....
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A Rockshelter Awakens
Four years of background research and two years of carefully documented shovel test pits finally came to fruition on August 1, 2019. The first two buckets from Shovel Test Pit (STP) 6 yielded a dozen...
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Dip into History: Five Historic Pools and Swimming Holes in Pennsylvania
Summer is definitely here in Pennsylvania! And when the weather turns hot and humid, my mind turns to swimming and lazy days by the water. Historic pools and swimming holes probably aren’t the first...
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Countdown to PA-SHARE
Anticipation of PA-SHARE has been building among the staff of the PA State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO). We first introduced PA-SHARE to our partners and the public in early 2018. What is...
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Convenience. It’s part of the PA-SHARE plan.
Last month we officially kicked off the PA-SHARE countdown and gave you a sneak peak into what PA-SHARE is all about. In that post, I introduced four great reasons why you should make PA-SHARE part of...
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Telling a Fuller Story about African American History in Pennsylvania’s...
Earlier this month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) announced a new pilot project with PHMC, PA DCNR, the states of Maryland and Virginia, and National Park Service Chesapeake Bay...
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PA-SHARE in Your Pocket means Efficiency!
PA-SHARE is an innovative platform designed to streamline project submissions. PA-SHPO’s staff, key stakeholders and digital experts came together to design an online system to unite data sources,...
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Evaluating Pennsylvania’s Railroads for National Register Eligibility
As all railroad history buffs know, Pennsylvania played an important role in the growth of the industry and has a great abundance of remaining stations, tunnels, bridges, and tracks. Pennsylvania...
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Resource Round-up: PHMC’s Resources for Native American History in Pennsylvania
Since 1990, November has been recognized across the United States as Native American Heritage Month. In Pennsylvania, the story of the Native American peoples who lived in what is now the commonwealth...
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2021: The Year of PA-SHARE
Every new year is filled with excitement and anticipation of change. Once the page turns (or we click) to the new month, our minds begin a mental list of resolutions, personal goals, and reflections...
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PA-SHARE Basics: The Glossary
PA-SHARE is scheduled to be released to external users later this month! In preparation, our weekly posts will begin to cover some basic, what-you-need-to-know information. Today’s post will cover...
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PA SHPO Special Announcement: We’re Hiring a PASS Coordinator!
The PA SHPO is hiring for a Historic Preservation Specialist to serve as the coordinator for the Pennsylvania’s Archaeological Site Survey (PASS) program. Please note: While the required experience...
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PA-SHARE Basics: Wizards, Submissions and Projects
Today’s PA-SHARE Basics topic focuses on the process of sending information to PA SHPO through the PA-SHARE system. This process is governed largely through Wizards, Submissions and Projects. If you...
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