Destination: Pennsylvania

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I’ve chosen Pennsylvania for our next Tour America’s History destination in order to capitalize on the state’s current multi-year Save Pennsylvania’s Past initiative and the upcoming Pennsylvania’s 10 Most Endangered Artifacts campaign. Through my work at the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia, I’m closely connected with both programs and eager to use my blog resources to promote them!

In January 2012, Tour America’s History was launched with a brief Philadelphia spotlight featuring blog entries on a dozen key sites. Those entries will now be folded into the mix as we move on to celebrate approximately 80 more sites in the state. The tour will bounce all around Pennsylvania, with major stops in Scranton, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Harrisburg, Titusville, Gettysburg, Johnstown, and, of course, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia—uncovering fascinating history all along the way.

Included within this group are 15 collections where the conservation treatment work was conducted at my work place, the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts. In several cases, I was even involved with the preparation of the grant requests to Save America’s Treasures. I’ll try not to play favorites, but, well… some of these places are very special to me.

I’ve worked in Pennsylvania for over 30 years and it was my home state for 15 years (before I crossed the Delaware River to New Jersey). Pennsylvania is a beautiful state abounding with rich history. It’ll be a pleasure to cover these sites.

For a more professional orientation to Pennsylvania tourism, there’s the official website VisitPA.com. Naturally, big cities like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have helpful tourist websites and so do many of the smaller cities and towns. A little googling should bring up plenty of advice on regional events, transportation, hotels, and restaurants.

Our Tour America’s History exploration of Pennsylvania’s 89 Save America’s Treasures sites begins next Tuesday.

That's me at Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright
architectural masterpiece in western Pennsylvania.

Tour America's History Itinerary

Tuesday’s destination:  The Woodlands

© 2013 Lee Price