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PHF Welcomes New Board President
Glenn N. Holliman of Newport, Perry County, was recently named president of the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation Board of Directors. He has been serving on the board since 2012. Holliman is a retired vice president of the Episcopal Church Foundation and founder and president of Holliman Associates, a national capital campaign firm. He is the author of two books, With Generous Hearts and Introduction to Planned Giving, and several articles. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he holds an M.A. in American history from the University of Tennessee. He also is a board member of the Historical Society of Perry County and serves as chair of the Perry County Bicentennial Committee. With his wife Barbara, Holliman travels extensively in the United Kingdom and Europe, exploring his ancestral roots. His Pennsylvania roots go back to Daniel Boone, a sixth great-uncle.
A Letter from the New PHF President
It is an honor to serve as president of the Pennsylvania grants programs and engage the community through a Heritage Foundation and to follow in the footsteps variety of special events. of our previous president, Ann Moran of Lewisburg, There is much to be done to position PHF to more fully Union County. Under Ann’s leadership, PHF made assist in informing the public, especially the young, of the important strides to significantly support the work of the great history of Pennsylvania. PHMC’s State Museum, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. On State Archives, State Historic Preservation Office, and Ann’s watch, the board engaged our dynamic executive historic sites and museums throughout the commonwealth director and chief development officer, Heather Hu. are worthy of not only public finance but also our Heather and her excellent staff are responsible for private philanthropy. We welcome your membership and support support raised for several initiatives, including the in our shared mission. Pennsylvania Turnpike exhibit and the Mammal Hall restoration project at The State Museum of Pennsylvania. Best Wishes, In addition, they manage extensive membership and Glenn N. Holliman
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Trails of History Sites and Museums Nancy Moses Presentation BRANDYWINE BATTLEFIELD PARK Chadds Ford, 610-459-3342 and Book Signing brandywinebattlefield.org
BUSHY RUN BATTLEFIELD On May 17, author and PHMC chair Nancy Jeannette, 724-527-5584 Moses gave a presentation at The State Museum bushyrunbattlefield.com of Pennsylvania. In her talk, Moses discussed CONRAD WEISER stories from her most recent book, HOMESTEAD Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Womelsdorf, 610-589-2934 Cultural Treasures, about the theft of conradweiserhomestead.org artworks, historic documents and other cultural artifacts and how they were CORNWALL IRON FURNACE eventually recovered and returned to Cornwall, 717-272-9711 cornwallironfurnace.org their owners. Moses signed copies of her book at a reception following the DANIEL BOONE presentation. PHMC/PHOTO BY DON GILES HOMESTEAD The event was open to the public Birdsboro, 610-582-4900 and sponsored by the Pennsylvania danielboonehomestead.org Heritage Foundation and The State DRAKE WELL MUSEUM Museum of Pennsylvania. Titusville, 814-827-2797 drakewell.org
ECKLEY MINERS’ VILLAGE Weatherly, 570-636-2070 eckleyminersvillage.com
EPHRATA CLOISTER Ephrata, 717-733-6600 PHF Recognizes ephratacloister.org Past Board President ERIE MARITIME MUSEUM AND FLAGSHIP NIAGARA Erie, 814-452-2744 for Her Service flagshipniagara.org PHF thanks Ann Moran, who recently FORT PITT MUSEUM completed two and a half years as the Pittsburgh, 412-281-9285 president of the PHF Board of Directors, heinzhistorycenter.org/fort-pitt for her dedicated service. Her positive energy, hard work and passion for PHF’s GRAEME PARK Horsham, 215-343-0965 mission have been invaluable to the board graemepark.org and staff. She has had a tremendous impact on our work to raise awareness of HOPE LODGE and funding for PHMC’s historic sites and Fort Washington, 215-646-1595 museums, as well as historic preservation historichopelodge.org throughout Pennsylvania.
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JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE Discount PHF Membership Northumberland, 570-473-9474 josephpriestleyhouse.org Available to Pennsylvania Teachers LANDIS VALLEY VILLAGE AND FARM MUSEUM Lancaster, 717-569-0401 PHF recognizes the important role teachers play in sharing history and culture with future landisvalleymuseum.org generations and is grateful to the many teachers who bring their students to PHMC sites and museums each year. The State Museum of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Archives and OLD ECONOMY VILLAGE Ambridge, 724-266-4500 the sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History are tremendous resources for oldeconomyvillage.org educators. In recognition of their work, we are now offering a 25 percent discount on teacher memberships. PENNSBURY MANOR For more information on teacher memberships or to give a gift membership to a teacher you Morrisville, 215-946-0400 know, contact PHF at 717-787-2407 or [email protected]. pennsburymanor.org
PEN NSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM Scranton, 570-963-4804 anthracitemuseum.org
PENNSYLVANIA LUMBER MUSEUM Galeton, 814-435-2652 lumbermuseum.org
PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY MUSEUM Boalsburg, 814-466-6263 pamilmuseum.org
PEN NSYLVANIA STATE ARCHIVES RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg, 717-783-3281 pastatearchives.com PHF Recognizes RAILROAD MUSEUM OF PEN NSYLVANIA Strasburg, 717-687-8628 Past Board President Become a member of our Giving Circle rrmuseumpa.org SOMERSET HISTORICAL for Her Service CENTER Members are those who support PHF at the highest level by Somerset, 814-445-6077 donating $1,000 or more on an annual basis. PHF helps PHMC somersethistoricalcenter.org protect and provide access to PHMC’s 23 historic sites and museums, 5 million objects, and 237 million archival items. THE STATE MUSEUM OF PEN NSYLVANIA This key contribution is integral in helping us educate and Harrisburg, 717-787-4980 enrich the lives of Pennsylvanians in the present and future. statemuseumpa.org Giving Circle members get first priority for PHF updates and events and receive special recognition annually in our printed WASHINGTON CROSSING materials and at various events. Members provide leadership and HISTORIC PARK inspiration to all of those who consider supporting the work at Washington Crossing, PHF. Please join today. 215-493-4076 Contact PHF at 717-787-2407 or [email protected]. washingtoncrossingpark.org
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