In the News

Representatives of the History Project received the J. Franklin Jameson Award at the annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists in 2014.

In the news

The History Project has been featured in the media throughout Pennsylvania and beyond. Here are links to past articles:

2020 Out in Central PA a book review by Mary C. Foltz Associate Professor, Lehigh University

2020 LGBTQ+ history sought for on-campus project, The Slate

2020 Traveling exhibit recognizes history of LGBTQ+ Cuban refugees in PA, The Burg

2020 “Out in Central PA” tells story of rural gay activism, Philadelphia Gay News

2020 Book chronicling history of the LGBTQ community in central Pa. debuts, The Burg

2020 Burg Books: “Out in Central Pennsylvania” tells story of our area’s LGBTQ community, Penn LIVE

2020 Weekly blog of the PA Historical and Museum Commission, Trail Heads

2019 2019 Local LGBT History Project Receives Grant, The Central Voice

2019 Archive Array – the history of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians on display in Carlisle, Fox 43

2019 LGBTQ in PA – Statute Stalemate: Fired for being gay, Fox 43

2019 Pastor’s Problem – Lancaster County minister’s credentials pulled after signing gay son’s wedding license, Fox 43

2019 Commission’s Charter – PA Commission on LGBTQ Affairs, the first in the nation, Fox 43

2017 LGBT history in central Pa. celebrated in Dickinson College exhibit, PennLive.com

2017 Book to tell story of LGBT community in Lancaster County, central Pennsylvania, LancasterOnline.com

2015 Exhibit shows costume artistry of local designer Paul Foltz, PennLive.com

2015 Theatre Harrisburg costume designer takes center stage in new exhibits, PennLive.com

2015 Dickinson College documents LGBT history in central Pennsylvania, PennLive.com

2015 Lancaster County’s LGBT leaders talk of community’s recent history, LancasterOnline.com

2014 Looking Back with Pride: LGBT History Project Earns Accolades from National Organization, Dickinson College

2014 Central Pa. LGBT History Project wins national archivist award, PennLive.com

2014 LGBT History Project documents the growing legacy of civil rights advocacy, Carlisle Sentinel

2014 1 Story at a Time: LGBT History Project re-creates an often-hidden past, TheBurg

2014 J. Franklin Jameson Archival Advocacy Award: The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Center of Central PA History Project, Society of American Archivists