It opened two centuries ago as the original home of The Franklin Institute. In 1938, it became a museum for Philadelphia’s history. And for eight decades, the neoclassical building at 15 S. Seventh St ...

Usually, only state cabinet secretaries high in their office towers get a panoramic view of the Susquehanna River and ...

According to Jason Reiman, author of the book, “Pennsylvania Hunting Licenses, A Collector’s Guide,” 1925 and 1926 hunting licenses continued to be made from aluminum but had an enamel ...

Pennsylvania’s oil boom laid the foundation for a significant chapter in American energy history, but the state is now poised ...

Dieterich-Ward is a history professor at Shippensburg University and author of “Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania.” Read more from our partners, The Allegheny Front.