The Spring 2018 issue of Pennsylvania Heritage magazine is available! This spring, enjoy featured articles:
- “Monster Bones: Charles Wilson Peale and the Mysterious Nondescript Animal” by Lorett Tresse
- “Pennsylvanians at Meuse-Argonne: The 28th, 79th and 80th Divisions in the last Major Offensive of the Great War” by Tyler O. Gum
- “Harriet Lane Johnson: The Legacy of a White House Hostess” by Jack Brubaker
Other great articles, sharing the collections of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission include:
- Our Documentary Heritage Sallie the Dog and the 11th Pennsylvania Volunteers by Richard Saylor, archivist at the Pennsylvania State Archives
- Marking Time Loretto Perfectus Walsh by Karen Galle, Historic Preservation Specialist
- Hands-On History American Helicopter Museum & Education Center by Manfred Heinrich, volunteer at the American Helicopter Museum & Education Center, and Keith Heinrich, Historic Preservation Specialist
- A Place In Time Hotel Lykens by David Maher, Historic Preservation Specialist
- PHMC Highlights Celebrities Discover Who They Are, by Sean Adkins, Digital Director, PHMC
- Trailheads Natural History Trails by Amy Killpatrick Fox, Museum Educator
- Wish You Were Here Buhl Farm Park by Pamela W. Reilly, History Preservation Specialist
- Sharing the Common Wealth Charles W. Lenker’s M1917 steel combat helmet
Book reviews:
- The Loyal Son: The War in Ben Franklin’s House by Daniel Mark Epstein; reviewed by Travis Glasson, Temple University
- Luna: Pittsburgh’s Original Lost Kennywood by Brian Butko; reviewed by Jim Futrell, National Amusement Park Historical Association
The Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation newsletter:
- “Thousands Search Ancestry.com at the State Archives’ Farm Show Booth”
- “PHF Members-Only Preview of New State Museum Exhibit”
- “Our New Mission Statement”
- “New Giving Circle Members”
Members receive the Pennsylvania Heritage magazine at home four times a year.
