Messiah University Center for Public Humanities

10/02/2026

George Washington in Harrisburg

The latest from Digital Harrisburg and Harrisburg HIstorical

09/26/2026

A new story from CPH fellow, Emmy Fogle.

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If you didn’t know it, Wednesday was National Baker Day. When you get a chance, check out this new story at Harrisburg Historical about bakeries, confectionaries, and German immigrants in Har…

07/29/2026

Lafayette Comes to Harrisburg: the latest from Harrisburg Historical

JT Crozenzi, a great English alum who has continued working for a time on our Digital Harrisburg site and the Harrisburg Historical app, has posted a new story on Marquis de Lafayette's tour of the U.S and his stop in Harrisburg in 1825. Check it out here: You can download the Harrisburg Historical app at your favorite app store and browse all our articles about the history of Harrisburg....

JT Crozenzi, a great English alum who has continued working for a time on our Digital Harrisburg site and the Harrisburg Historical app, has posted a new story on Marquis de Lafayette’s tour …

06/18/2026

JT Crocenzi, Esquire

Congratulations to JT Crocenzi (Messiah University, English, 2025). JT has been accepted to the University of Richmond School of Law and will matriculate this fall. JT was a Center for Public Humanities Fellow for two years, and graduated in English with honors after completing a project on Emily Dickinson. JT says that his proudest accomplishment as a fellow was "assisting in the launch of the Harrisburg Historical mobile app....

Congratulations to JT Crocenzi (Messiah University, English, 2025). JT has been accepted to the University of Richmond School of Law and will matriculate this fall. JT was a Center for Public Human…

06/17/2026

JT Crocenzi on Fugitive Slave Cases in Harrisburg

Messiah alum and former CPH fellow, JT Crocenzi, just published a new story on an 1850 incident demonstrating resistance to the fugitive slave law. Read David Pettegrew's description of the story below and visit Harrisburg Historical for the story in full.

Messiah alum and former CPH fellow, JT Crocenzi, just published a new story on an 1850 incident demonstrating resistance to the fugitive slave law. Read David Pettegrew’s description of the s…

05/08/2026

SOAL project wins PA Community Initiative Award

One of the important projects our Public Humanities Fellows have worked on each year for the past several years is the effort to restore Lincoln Cemetery and the stories of the African American buried there. This project is led by Rachael Williams and SOAL (Saving our Ancestors Legacy). We're so proud to let everyone know that this project involving many community partners and educational institutions has won a Community Initiative Award from the State of Pennsylvania....

One of the important projects our Public Humanities Fellows have worked on each year for the past several years is the effort to restore Lincoln Cemetery and the stories of the African American bur…

05/07/2026

Sarah Meeks on being a CPH Fellow

A really nice retrospective from Sarah Meeks on her time as a Public Humanities Fellow. Many thanks to Sarah for sharing her energy and gifts with the program the past three years. "As I reflect on my time at Messiah University, nothing brings me a greater sense of accomplishment than my experience as a fellow with the Center for Public Humanities."

A really nice retrospective from Sarah Meeks on her time as a Public Humanities Fellow. Many thanks to Sarah for sharing her energy and gifts with the program the past three years. “As I refl…

05/06/2026

Rachael Williams and the Lincoln Cemetery

Check out the latest from our Digital Harrisburg Website. Our Public Humanities Fellows work closely with Rachael Williams and SOAL (Saving Our Ancestors Legacy) in restoring and developing information about Lincoln Cemetery, the oldest and largest African American cemetery in the City of Harrisburg.

Check out the latest from our Digital Harrisburg Website. Our Public Humanities Fellows work closely with Rachael Williams and SOAL (Saving Our Ancestors Legacy) in restoring and developing informa…

05/02/2026

Remebering the Harrisburg Zoo

The latest from Digital Harrisburg

The latest from Digital Harrisburg

04/13/2026

Check out the latest post from Digital Harrisburg on Dr. Todd Allen's great work through the Civil Rights Journey

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