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Paley Design Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Art, Culture, History, Historic House, Library

The American Craft Council Library & Archives maintains a comprehensive collection of print and visual materials on American craft. While focused on modern craft dating from 1940 to today, the collection also supports research in the related fields of design and applied and decorative arts.

Pennsylvania Military Museum
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania

History, Historic House, Military, Specialized

Peters Creek Historical Society
Venetia, Pennsylvania

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Peters Creek Historical Society preserves the heritage and historic sites of the township. The society runs the Wright House, an 1815 Georgian brick house museum. It features period furnishings, artifacts, and an authentic colonial kitchen.

Pocono Indian Museum
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, History, Historic House

The Pocono Indian Museum is the only museum in Northeastern Pennsylvania dedicated to showing the history of the Delaware Indian. The museum will both inform and, perhaps, shock you. It will show the North American history of man in Northeastern Pennsylvania from 10,500 B.C. to the contact period with European man prior to the American Revolution. It will show the Delaware Indian's peaceful coexistence with other Indians. And, it will show you the shocking and short 100 years it took the white man to virtually eliminate almost all traces of the Indian's existence.

Pottsgrove Manor
Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Historic House

The historic home of John Potts, colonial ironmaster and founder of Pottstown. Pottgrove Manor offers a unique look at the lifestyle and times of a wealthy 18th century ironmaster, his family, servants and slaves.

Punxsutawney Area Historical & Genealogical Society
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Society operates three facilities which serve the Punxsutawney Area. The Bennis House, a Victorian era home which house most of the society's exhibits; The Lattimer House houses the Groundhog Day Museum, Invited Exhibits, and Research Facilities; and, the Snyder Hill Schoolhouse, which is open by appointment only.

Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum
Nazareth, Pennsylvania

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Natural History, Nature Centers

Mission, goals and programs of the Jacobsburg Historical Society
The mission of the Jacobsburg Historical Society is to preserve the art and industry of making early American firearms, and the character of the individuals and community that created and sustained that enterprise.
The Society was founded in 1972 to preserve and interpret the historical Henry family estate and early industrial properties, the family's gun and iron making heritage and to help establish the Jacobsburg National Historic District.

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

General, History, Historic House, Science, Specialized

Housed in the 1899 Victorian firehouse Reily Hose Company No. 10, the museum features an outstanding collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment of yesterday to the modern tools of today.

PMC Museum at Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Culture, History, Historic House, Military, Specialized, University

The PMC Museum brings to life the history of Pennsylvania Military College, known in its time as the "West Point of the Keystone State." The museum's exhibits, through photographs, audio and video displays, and a wealth of artifacts, not only re-create life at PMC, but also tell the stories of the athletic and academic accomplishments of PMC students. As a lasting monument to PMC and its cadre of alumni, the PMC Museum honors the military and civilian achievements of its graduates.

Potter County Historical Society
Coudersport, Pennsylvania

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Our mission is to make as many records available as possible. Covering the entire Painted Hills Area of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Our society also strives to educate others, while making the field of genealogy fun and exciting to young and old.

Preserving Our Heritage Archives & Museum
South Mountain, Pennsylvania

General, History, Historic House, Library

A Regional Archives and Museum facility hosting the Greater Waynesboro Pennsylvania Area. Research materials and photographs as they relate to Quincy Township, Mont Alto, South Mountain and the Greater Waynesboro Area.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

West Virginia Association of Museums 2024 Conference

June 6 - 8, 2024

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

Ohio Museums Association 2024 Conference with AMM

July 24 - August 3, 2024

Columbus, Ohio

South Carolina Federation of Museums 2024 Conference

September 16 - 18, 2024

Laurens, South Carolina

Museums Alaska: 2024 Conference

September 25 - 28, 2024

Fairbanks, Alaska

Florida Association of Museums 2024 Annual Conference & Exposition

October 13 - 16, 2024

Daytona Beach, Florida

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