Exhibitions
A series of digital exhibits designed to let you explore the social history of Harrisburg.
2024-2025 Jubilee for Democracy
Today, twelve buildings form the PA Capitol Complex in Harrisburg. They stand on the site of a once valued, now vanished, community called the Old Eighth Ward. The Eighth Ward was a once thriving, culturally diverse community that developed east of the capitol from the 1850s. Following the dedication of the new state capitol in…
New Yard Signs for the Commonwealth Monument (A Final Reflection)
Throughout this semester, I have had the privilege to work on designing various yard signs for the “Gathering at the Crossroads” Monument in Harrisburg. In collaboration with Mr. Lenwood Sloan, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Monument Project, I worked on creating two yard signs, the first pertaining to the Old Eighth Ward/Look Up, Look…
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