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Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center

This episode of It’s History! features the Johnstown Heritage Discovery Center. The center houses many features including an exhibit on immigration to the area, a children’s museum, and a gallery on the areas steel industry. Watch with us as we explore the rich history of Johnstown depicted from the many points of views of its […]

Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh, Sheriff of Chester County, PA

Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh of Chadds Ford, PA is the first woman to be elected Sheriff of Chester County. She is one of two female sheriffs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and one of only 38 female sheriffs in the nation. In 1997 Sheriff Welsh was named one of the Top 50 Women in Business in […]

Video Troubleshooting

PCN website playback issues can be caused by many factors. By troubleshooting your internet or device connection, you may be able to play your videos again. If you have many browser tabs open, try to close most of them except for the one you’re using Restart your browser Restart your router Restart your computer Update […]

Jack Hubley, Master Falconer and President of the Pennsylvania Falconry & Hawk Trust

Jack Hubley has been a multimedia advocate for the natural world for more than 30 years. A lifelong resident of Lancaster County in southeastern Pennsylvania, he is devoted to educating his audiences about the natural world through his weekly nature vignettes on television, his traveling Wild Neighbors Lecture Series, and as program director of The […]

Battlefield Pennsylvania: Battle of Brandywine

On Sept. 11, 1777, Gen. Washington was beaten by superior tactics at the Battle of Brandywine, allowing the British to move on to capture Philadelphia. While guarding most of the known the fords across Brandywine Creek, the British found an unguarded ford and outflanked Washington’s army during the Philadelphia Campaign, which eventually sent colonials fleeing from the young nation’s capital. The Marquis de Lafayette arrived late to the battle, was wounded, but helped rally retreating troops.

“God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen”

Carrying to the plate baseball’s heaviest and loudest bat as well as the burden of being the club’s first African American superstar, Allen found both hits and controversy with ease and regularity as he established himself as the premier individualist in a game that prided itself on conformity. As one of his managers observed, “I […]

Independence Seaport Museum: U.S.S. Olympia

Join It’s History! as we tour the former U.S. Navy cruiser U.S.S. Olympia. The ship served as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was also used for anti-submarine escort duties during WWI. The U.S.S Olympia is a National Historic Landmark and is operated by […]

PA Books, “Hannah Mary Tabbs and the Disembodied Torso”

Shortly after a dismembered torso was discovered by a pond outside Philadelphia in 1887, investigators homed in on two suspects: Hannah Mary Tabbs, a married, working-class, black woman, and George Wilson, a former neighbor whom Tabbs implicated after her arrest. As details surrounding the shocking case emerged, both the crime and ensuing trial-which spanned several […]