Monthly Archives: March 2016

Public Meetings Scheduled to Help Plan for New Home of the Harborcreek Historical Society

Last year, the Blanchfield family generously gifted their 1836 home to Harborcreek Township for use as the headquarters for the Harborcreek Historical Society. Until this gift, the Society used several different spaces at Penn State University’s Behrend College for its … Continue reading

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Registration open for PA Museums Conference

PA Museums’ 2016 Annual Statewide Museum Conference, In the Vanguard of the Museum Revolution, is scheduled for April 10-12, 2016 in West Chester, PA. The preliminary program is available now and registration is open! To access the preliminary program, click here.

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Hurry Hill Farm open for Maple Taste & Tour Weekend

The Northwest PA Maple Producers Association invites you to spend the weekend exploring the heart of Pennsylvania’s maple production. Every sugaring operation is a little different, and, during the Taste & Tour Weekend, you’re invited to visit their members in … Continue reading

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Museum Day Live! at the Erie Art Museum

In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day … Continue reading

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Pennsylvania’s Charter Day – PHMC Sites Offer Free Admission March 13

On March 4, 1681, William Penn received from Great Britain’s King Charles II a charter for land in the new world that would later become the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Penn had a vision for establishing a “land of peace, justice, … Continue reading

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