@PHMC honors all Veterans for their service. In this image preserved in the Pennsylvania State #Archives, a Civil War veteran finds his name on the Pennsylvania State Memorial at Gettysburg during the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg Commemoration, July 1913. #VeteransDay ➡️ bit.ly/4eqOxpl
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Philadelphia's Tun Tavern is best known as the birthplace of @USMC , but its legacy extends far beyond #military history. On Nov. 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing the Continental #Marines to serve as landing forces for the newly formed Continental #Navy (whose formation committee may have met at the Tun). ➡️ bit.ly/4z560eh
Yes! We're getting closer to the next Clash of the Collections!
Tune in at 12 p.m. noon Nov. 18 as Josh Fox of the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum takes on Jeffrey Seymour of the Erie Maritime Museum & U.S. Brig Niagara. Fox will reveal the history of the Bicentennial Log Raft, while Seymour will dive in the history of Pennsylvania’s flagship. ➡️ bit.ly/48IsJ54
Tune in at 12 p.m. noon Nov. 18 as Josh Fox of the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum takes on Jeffrey Seymour of the Erie Maritime Museum & U.S. Brig Niagara. Fox will reveal the history of the Bicentennial Log Raft, while Seymour will dive in the history of Pennsylvania’s flagship. ➡️ bit.ly/48IsJ54
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We're hiring!
@PHMC is searching for a Director of Strategic Initiatives to play a key role in shaping agency-wide initiatives, guiding complex projects & driving museum planning and program development. ➡️ bit.ly/489tjJ3
If this sounds like a good fit, we need to hear from you. #Deadline to apply ➡ 11:59 p.m. Nov. 10 (Tuesday). PA State Jobs
#ApplyNow
@PHMC is searching for a Director of Strategic Initiatives to play a key role in shaping agency-wide initiatives, guiding complex projects & driving museum planning and program development. ➡️ bit.ly/489tjJ3
If this sounds like a good fit, we need to hear from you. #Deadline to apply ➡ 11:59 p.m. Nov. 10 (Tuesday). PA State Jobs
#ApplyNow
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