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Get to know: PA Humanities Window Keeper Doug Miller, Site Director, Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville, Bucks County

Under Doug Miller’s leadership, Pennsbury Manor’s award-winning William Penn: The Seed of a Nation exhibit explores Penn’s desire to create a place that stood for fairness, religious tolerance, acceptance and representative government. Miller was also instrumental in a repatriation project in collaboration with Jeremy Johnson and members of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, helping locate the remains of the ancestors that had been taken and dispersed to museums and universities and returning them to be interred on the land that the Lenape once called home.

Who`s a Window Keeper in your community? How do you nominate them to become a Window Keeper? What the heck is a Window Keeper?

Find answers to all these questions, as well as inspiration from other Window Keepers who show what`s possible in our communities, at: https://pahumanities.org/thewindowkeeper/ See less ...

Get to know: PA Humanities Window Keeper Jessica Kiefer, Head Children’s Librarian, @Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, Greensburg

As head of Children’s Services at the Greensburg Hempfield Area Library, Jessica fosters a love of reading and creativity in young people. For the past five years, she has led Teen Reading Lounge off-site through a partnership she developed with Centerville Clinics’ Partial Hospitalization program for young adults experiencing mental health challenges. Recognizing an opportunity during the pandemic, Jessica integrated humanities-based activities and discussions into the program, helping participants build social-emotional skills and take greater ownership of their learning.

Who`s a Window Keeper in your community? How do you nominate them to become a Window Keeper? What the heck is a Window Keeper?

Find answers to all these questions, as well as inspiration from other Window Keepers who show what`s possible in our communities, at: https://pahumanities.org/thewindowkeeper/ ...

Get to know: PA Humanities Window Keeper Herman Beavers, Professor in the Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania

Professor Beavers brings the humanities to life for community members of all backgrounds, from students to veterans, helping them engage thoughtfully with challenging histories. Through the PennVUB program, in partnership with PA Humanities, he guided local veterans in exploring Black history and the works of August Wilson, fostering meaningful dialogue, personal reflection, and a deeper connection to the stories that shape our communities.

Who do you know who`s a Window Keeper in your community? How do you nominate them to become a Window Keeper? What the heck is a Window Keeper? Find answers to all these questions, as well as inspiration from other Window Keepers, at:

https://pahumanities.org/thewindowkeeper/ ...

UPDATE!!!! DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 14!!!!

Big news for Pennsylvania’s humanities, arts, culture, and community-based practitioners: PA Humanities has launched the new PA Cultural Exchange Fellowship (PaX).

This statewide fellowship will bring together practitioners from across Pennsylvania for immersive learning exchanges, peer connection, leadership development, and community-based project support. Selected fellows will receive a $10,000 fellowship award and participate in cultural exchange weekends in Pittsburgh, the PA Wilds, and York.

Applications are NOW DUE JULY 14, 2026, by 11:59 p.m.

The PA Cultural Exchange is made possible through the generous support of Spring Point Partners and The Heinz Endowments, with additional support from Pennsylvania state legislators, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

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