Most Recent Additions
City Beautiful, City Vulnerable: A Celebration of Student and Faculty Research
David Pettegrew, James LaGrand, Anna Strange, Molly Elspas, Ned Kuczmynda, Rachel Williams, Chloe Dickson, Jean Corey, and Katie Wingert
Photos of the Old Eighth Ward: Zooming in on Vulnerability
Ned Kuczmynda and Josh Reid
Reconciling the Past
David Pettegrew
Humanities Projects April 2024
Sarah Meeks, Alli Swank, Hannah Tiner, Elizabeth Movinsky, Dominic Gomez, Sophia Snyder, Nikolas Lego, Isabella Kern, and Phoebe Lemin
Digital Public Humanities Projects Progress Reports
David Pettegrew
The Digital Harrisburg Initiative: Resources and Directions
David Pettegrew
Educational Reform in the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of William Howard Day Website
Olivia Bardo, Molly Elspas, and Zöe Smith
Church Communities of the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of Jacob Compton Website
Olivia Bardo, Zöe Smith, and Rachel Williams
Seeking Shalom in the Old Eighth Ward: With Biographies of Rabbi Dr. Nachman Heller and Rabbi Eliezer Silver Website
Mary Culler and Andrew D. Hermeling
Business and Social Life in the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of Colonel W. Strothers Website
Andrew D. Hermeling and Rachel Williams
Serving the People of the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of Sister Mary Clare Grace Website
Mary Culler, Andrew D. Hermeling, and Rachel Williams
Vice and Virtue in the Old Eighth: With Biography of Joseph L. Thomas Website
Molly Elspas, Andrew D. Hermeling, and Rachel Williams
City Beautiful and the Capitol Extension: With Biography of Dr. William H. Jones Website
Mary Culler and Molly Elspas
The Old Eighth: Gateway to the Capitol: With Biography of Gwendolynn Bennett Website
Molly Elspas and Andrew D. Hermeling
Political Life in the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of Anna E. Amos Website
Mary Culler and Andrew D. Hermeling
Look Up, Look Out
Phoebe Lemin, Sarah Meeks, and Matthew Merlo
Great Speakers of the Old Eighth Ward: With Biography of Frances Harper Website
Molly Elspas and Rachel Williams
The Commonwealth Monument Project: Recognizing the Past for the Present
Chloe Dickson and Anna Strange
*Updated as of 05/18/25.
