The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the unlikely - and largely unknown - movement that turned the fledgling scientific theory of heredity into a powerful instrument of social control.
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posted on: 10/17/2018 9:33 AM
Mel Knowlton and Elliott Simon have agreed to join the PMPA Board of Directors. Both have extensive experience as advocates and a long history in the Pennsylvania support system. Read more about their backgrounds by clicking on the Board and Advisory Committee link on the left.
posted on: 6/14/2018 3:38 PM
The project was awarded a $10 million grant-and-loan package from a state program aimed at funding early site preparation for big projects.
posted on: 11/22/2017 10:21 AM
The next meeting of the PMPA will be held on December 8, 2018 at 10 AM at the PMPA office in Havertown, or by ZOOM teleconferencing. If you would like to join in, please contact Treasurer Ed Goldman at edgoldman1@gmail.com for the video link.
posted on: 11/15/2017 6:30 PM
A thoughtful Philadelphia Inquirer piece on the haunted attraction: 'What happened when I visited Pennhurst's Haunted Asylum'
posted on: 10/20/2017 9:42 AM
An "i go home" sequel "Going Home" has been completed and a preview showing will be presented on October 29 at Millersville University's Ware Center. The public airing of "Going Home" on WITF Harrisburg will on November 8 at 8 PM. Statewide public broadcasting airings will be announced later.
posted on: 8/27/2017 12:24 PM
Host our Traveling Exhibit: The Pennhurst Story - from Tragedy to Disability Rights. A free traveling exhibition detailing the rise and fall of the infamous Pennhurst State School and Hospital
posted on: 3/5/2016 1:42 PM
Pennhurst State School and Hospital (Images of America) by the PMPA's J. Gregory Pirmann is now available for purchase at Amazon!
posted on: 6/3/2015 1:39 PM
Join us on our Facebook page and get in on the conversation!
posted on: 1/17/2015 7:48 AM
The PM&PA was awarded a $50,000 design services grant through the American Institute of Architects' Community Design Collaborative. Thanks to the kind cooperation of property owner Richard Chakejian, the grant was used to conduct a conceptual design/feasibility study to examine what could very well may be the most groundbreaking adaptive re-use in Pennsylvania history.
posted on: 9/27/2010 7:10 AM