Archive for the 'State Archives' Category

Big Expansion Plans for North Dakota Heritage Center

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

The North Dakota State Historical Society has big plans for the state’s Heritage Center in Bismarck and representatives from the society visited the Lake Region Thursday to detail those plans and seek financial support.
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At a luncheon held in the Chautauqua Gallery at Lake Region State College Virginia A. Nelson, executive director of the State Historical […]

New Arizona State Archives & History Building Groundbreaking

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Last week, lawmakers, dignitaries, history buffs and others gathered in Phoenix to mark the groundbreaking of the Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History Building.
Named after the late state representative and centenarian, the building at the west end of the Capitol complex will house state archives and act as a conservation center for state documents.
“Polly’s up […]

Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Announces Archives Week Oct. 8 - 14

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Pennsylvania’s cache of documentary resources and repositories will be highlighted during walks and tours during this year’s Archives Week. The annual observance Oct. 8 - 14 is sponsored by the Pennsylvania State Archives.
The State Archives is the official keeper of the state’s governmental records from William Penn’s 1681 charter […]

Public Invited to September 20 Groundbreaking for New Arizona State Archives

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

PHOENIX, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ — Arizona history buffs, researchers, and genealogists are invited to attend the groundbreaking for the Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building on Wednesday, September 20, 2006. The building site is located on the west side of 19th Avenue between Jackson and Madison streets. The ceremony will be at Noon at the […]

Washington State Plans for New History Center in Olympia

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

Washington state leadership has agreed to push forward a $400 million plan to build a new set of stone-faced office buildings north of Olympia’s historic Capitol Campus. The style of the new buildings will mimic that of the columned office buildings that surround the domed Legislative Building. Included in the plans will is a 226,000-square-foot […]