When we were HIP: A look back at the early days of PA Humanities

Fifty years ago, a group of academics and university personnel joined together with individuals from business, labor, the media and civic organizations from across Pennsylvania to consider the humanities. They called themselves the Humanities in Pennsylvania, or “HIP.” This year, PA Humanities is celebrating its 50th anniversary and wanted to take a look back at how it all began.

History, storytelling part of ‘awesome vibe’ in downtown Shippensburg

People gather outdoors for Ship First Friday at Shippensburg Station.

By Karen Price A neglected boxcar rusting in the woods, a grassy lot and hundreds of bankers boxes filled with old documents may seem like pieces to three very different puzzles, but today they are key elements of the story of revitalization in downtown Shippensburg. Shippensburg Station sits at the trailhead of the Cumberland Valley…

Not the same old story at The Frick Pittsburgh

Clayton house museum in Pittsburgh

A reinterpretation project at the former home of wealthy industrialist Henry Clay Frick seeks to tell a bigger picture of the city during the Gilded Age and the time period’s influence on today.

Young PA residents take their shot with thoughts on the Constitution

By Karen Price This summer, PA Humanities asked a question of young people across the state: What if you were in the room when the US Constitution was being written? What would you change? What would you add? Who would you want with you? Andrew Foster, of Upper Chichester, was just 16 years old when…

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