The year 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary, or Semiquincentennial, of the founding of the United States of America. As Pennsylvanians, we celebrate not only our nation's birth but the significant role our state has played in our nation's history.
PCN has joined forces with America250PA to commemorate 250 years of American history in Pennsylvania! Watch PCN's coverage of the celebrations leading up to 2026. Learn more about America250PA.
Other Pennsylvania History & Culture Programs recommended for you:
FREE TO WATCH - America250 Showcase
FREE TO WATCH - America250PA Events
FREE TO WATCH - PCN Celebrating America's 250th in PA
ON DEMAND - PCN Celebrating America's 250th in PA
York During the American Revolution 07/11/24
Iron Mining in Cornwall, PA, History & Culture
The Nile Swim Club, History & Culture
Black Politics in Philadelphia: The Great Depression and WWII, African American Experience
Direct Effect Innovation Challenge 11/15/24
America250PA Hawley Silk Mill Semiquincentennial Bell Dedication
America250PA Fall Reception 10/16/24
America250PA National Convening, Saturday PM 09/21/24
America250PA National Convening, Saturday AM 09/21/24
America250PA Interview: Therese Casey
America250PA Interview: Tom Wolf
America250PA Interview: MarQuita Danzy
America250PA Interview: U.S. Sen. Bob Casey
America250PA Interview: Timothy DeFoor
America250PA Interview: Ryan Leckey
America250PA Interview: Stacy Garrity
America250PA Interview: Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski
America250PA Interview: Gene Barr
America250PA Interview: David Thornburgh
America250PA Interview: Patrick Burns
Amerca250PA National Convening: 250th Anniversary of the First Continental Congress 09/21/24
America250PA National Convening 09/20/24
America 250 Celebration, On the Issues
America250PA Spring Reception 05/15/24
America250PA Preview 05/15/24
America250PA at the PA Farm Show 2024-01-11
Direct Effect Innovation Challenge, America250PA 2023-11-17
America250PA Dennis Farm Semiquincentennial Bell Dedication 2023-06-28
America 250PA Lehigh Valley Launch Event, 2023-04-20
America250PA Northeast PA Launch Event 2023-02-24
Keystone Classroom Initiative, America 250 2023-01-31
America250PA Interview: MeeCee Baker
America250PA Interview: Timothy DeFoor
America250PA Interview: Rep. Dan Moul and Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski
Direct Effect Innovation Challenge, America250PA 2022-11-18
America250 PA Fall Reception 2022-10-13
America's 250th Birthday 2022-06-02
Iron Mining in Cornwall, PA, History & Culture
Pennsylvania's Neighborhood: York
The Nile Swim Club, History & Culture
Cradle of Conservation, PA Books
The Travel Journal of Eliza House Trist, History & Culture
The History of Eat'n Park, History & Culture
William Trent: Factor of Ambition, PA Books
Voices of Veterans: Military Oral History Club of Lancaster County
Michael O'Brien, U.S. Marines, Enola
Brent Bankus, U.S. Army, Army Reserve and the PA National Guard, Mechanicsburg
Milan Franceschi, U.S. Air Force, Landenberg
Courtney O'Brien, U.S. Marines, Enola
The Computer Church #2, PA on Display
The Computer Church #1, PA on Display
Kuechler's Roost, History & Culture
Philadelphia: A Narrative History, PA Books
The Life of Simon Cameron, History & Culture
Early African American Settlement in Johnstown 10/11/24
Forging Identity in the Late 19th Century 10/11/24
Indigenous-Settler Interactions Across PA 10/11/24
Emancipatory Politics and the Shaping of Identity 10/11/24
Ben Scharff Interview: PA Historical Association
The Christiana Resistance of 1851, History & Culture
Camp Michaux WWII POW Facility, History & Culture
Grey Towers National Historic Site, It's History!
The First Regiment Infantry Collection, It's History!
Battle of Sporting Hill, History & Culture
Carpenters' Hall, It's History!
Lebanon County Historical Society, It's History!
The First Continental Congress, History & Culture
September 11th Flight 93 Observance
National Canal Museum, It's History!
Iroquois Diplomacy in Colonial America
John Harris, Jr.: Founder of Harrisburg
275th Anniversary of York County
City of York Mayor Michael Helfrich: 275th Anniversary of York County
York During the American Revolution 07/11/24
The 1913 Gettysburg Reunion
Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration
Abraham Lincoln and Race
Boy Soldiers in the Civil War
The Hicksford Raid
The Hidden History of the Civil War
John Pope and the Massacre of the Sioux
The Lumbee Tribe and the Civil War
The Union Army's Gen. Benjamin Butler
The Union Army's Joshua Chamberlain
Violence in the Civil War
Pickett and Pettigrew's Assault, Gettysburg Battlewalks
The 20th Massachusetts, Gettysburg Battlewalks
McGilvery's Artillery, Gettysburg Battlewalk
Tilton and Sweitzer at Stony Hill and the Wheatfield, Gettysburg Battlewalk
Pender and Heth's Attack, Gettysburg Battlewalk
Rowley's Brigade, Gettysburg Battlewalk
Pender and Heth's Attack, Gettysburg Battlewalk
PCN Call In: Battle of Gettysburg 07/01/24
1776, PA Books
American Creation, PA Books
Battle Of Brandywine, Battlefield Pennsylvania
Battle of Paoli, Battlefield Pennsylvania
Battle of White Marsh, Battlefield Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin: An American Life, PA Books
Betsy Ross and the Making of America, PA Books
Black Powder Tavern, Keystone Cuisine
Burning Of Hannahstown, Battlefield Pennsylvania
Declaration Of Independence, PA Books
Dennis Farm, The - The African American Experience
The Dennis Farm Symposium
The Disaffected: Britain's Occupation of Philadelphia During the American Revolution, PA Books
Fort Pitt Museum, It's History!
Franklin House Tavern, Keystone Cuisine
General Warren Inne, Keystone Cuisine - Pennsylvania's Neighborhood: Chester County
George Washington's Nemesis, PA Books
His Excellency: George Washington, PA Books
Independence Hall, PCN Tours
James Monroe: A Life, PA Books
Jean Bonnet Tavern, Keystone Cuisine
Jefferson, Madison, & the Making of the Constitution, PA Books
John Marshall: The Final Founder, PA Books
Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero, PA Books
The Liberty Bell Era: The African American Story, PA Books
Liberty's First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson, and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech, PA Books
The Library Company of Philadelphia, It's History!
Museum of the American Revolution, It's History!
Siege of Fort Mifflin, Battlefield Pennsylvania
Washington Crossing Historic Park, It's History
Washington's Secret War, PA Books
The Whiskey Rebellion 07/15/19
Whiskey Rebellion, Battlefield PA
The Whiskey Rebellion, PA Books
Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged Americas Newfound Sovereignty; The - PA Books
Whiskey Rebellion in Carlisle, It's History!