The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission will offer free admission to state-owned historic sites along the Pennsylvania Trails of History on Saturday, September 24. The Pennsylvania Trails of ...

Pennsylvania has experienced countless disasters in its history. Some such as train crashes and mining accidents, were manmade while others -- floods, tornadoes -- were beyond man's control. Here's a ...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — In a few years the United States will celebrate its 250th birthday, and there is now an effort to help Pennsylvania’s youth learn about the history of the Commonwealth.

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Pennsylvania is no stranger to flooding. Flooding happens along streams and creeks from heavy rainfalls or remnants of tropical cyclones. But some of the floods broke records of ...

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...

Pennsylvania's absence of federally recognized tribal nations means there's been an incomplete picture of its Native American culture and history, officials said Friday as they announced a ...

Pennsylvania is preparing to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the state and nation's founding in 1776. But it's not all about history or even all about 2026. The Pennsylvania Commission for the ...

King Charles II of England granted aristocrat William Penn the land that would become Pennsylvania in 1681, as payment for a debt the king owed Penn’s father. Penn, a member of the Society of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Until 2006, when faculty in the Departments of History and Religion at Temple University designed the course Religion in Philadelphia, no ...

Megan Tomasic Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 9:01 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 9:01 p.m. Tucked into the bustle of day-to-day life are hints of cultures that once dominated Southwestern Pennsylvania, ...