Announcements

Find the most recent issue of the PAST Journal (Volume 32, 2009) here.

The Castleton, VT Conference Call for Papers is now available.

Attention, students! The competition for the Hubert G. H. Wilhelm Student Research Award is now undersay. Get the details here.

Check out our most recent issue of Material Culture.

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The list of books available for review has been updated. Learn more.

PAS: APAL is pleased to announce the publication of The Geography of Ohio, edited by Executive Director Artimus Keiffer. The textbook features contributions from PAS: APAL members Artimus Keiffer, Allen G. Noble, Andrea Rossow, Doug Stephens, and Hubert G.H. Wilhelm. For all full description and ordering information, please visit the Kent State University Press website. Congrats, Artimus!

Dear Visitor,

PAS: APAL is an international, non-profit, educational organization that encourages the scholarly study and preservation of buildings, sites, structures and objects representing the history of the Americas and their material culture, the resultant landscape of human activity.

We are a small organization that encourages the sharing of ideas and research across a variety of inter-disciplinary fields. Direct application of this research by academicians and professionals in the organization can help achieve the mission of the society.

Our annual meeting is also a place to learn about a particular region and enjoy the camaraderie that is inherent in a small group. We also encourage student participation to keep the light burning. If you have not already, join with us in documenting the mundane, profane and insane elements of our culture.

Artimus Keiffer, Ph.D., Executive Director

A Great Loss for PAS:APAL

It is with sadness that we inform you of the death of W. Frank Ainsley. Frank was a long-time member of PAS: APAL. He served as the Society's Secretary-Treasurer for 20 years from 1989 to 2009, and in 2003, he was the recipient of the Society's Henry H. Douglas Distinguished Service Award. Recently, he had become the Society's historian and archivist, and he served on the Investments Committee.

A celebration of his life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave. at 2pm on Monday, June 28, 2010. Reception to follow in Dobkin Hall.

In lieu of flowers, Frank's wishes were that donations be made to Doctors Without Borders USA, PO Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 21741, or to the charity of your choice. For complete information, visit the funeral home's website, where you will also find a guestbook to sign, if you wish.

PAS:APAL offers its sincerest condolences to Frank's wife, Mary, his family and all those who loved him. We will surely miss him.

Welcome!

Welcome to the PAS: APAL website! We hope you like our new facelift, and our many features that we now offer right here online!

Heritage Preservation in Appalachia

The Pioneer America Society held its 41st annual conference at Pipestem Resort Park, the “Year-round Crown Jewel of West Virginia State Parks,” in Pipestem, WV, on October 29-31, 2009. The conference theme was Heritage Preservation in Appalachia. We're pleased to share these images from the conference. Click any image for a larger view and/or to view the photos as a slide show.

Come Enjoy the Camaraderie at Our Next Conference: Memory and Landscape on New England’s Northern Frontier

The Pioneer America Society will hold its 42nd annual conference at Castleton State College in Castleton, Vermont, on October 13-16, 2010. This event will be hosted by the Department of History, Geography, Economics, and Politics at Castleton State College. Papers will be presented on Friday, and both Thursday and Saturday will be devoted to day-long field trips.On Thursday, participants may choose between a National Register of Historic Places Workshop or a day-long field trip, heading west to Proctor (including the Vermont Marble Museum); to West Rutland (including its cemetery and the Vermont Carving Studio); to Hubbardton, a Revolutionary War battlefield; and to Castleton Village (including Higley House, the museum of the Castleton Historical Society). The Saturday Town & Village tour explores the region to the east of Castleton and includes stops at Shrewsbury (Pierce’s Store), at Cuttingsville (the Bowman Estate), at the Shrewsbury Historical Society (housed in a 19th century Methodist Church and its cemetery),and at Mount Holly for a barn tour. Find out more.

Learn more about our publications, the heart and soul of PAS:APAL.

PAS: APAL members, Tom Rasmussen of Gainesville, GA, and Marshall Bowen of Fredericksburg, VA, enjoy a hearty laugh at the Wednesday Evening Welcoming Reception at Pipestem Resort State Park.

Executive Director, Artimus Keiffer of Stuart, FL, talks with locals residents rebuilding a storefront in hopes of renting it during the Society's field trip in the coal-mining town of Pocahontas, WV.

Dave Cooper presented the “West Virginia mountaintop coal removal roadshow” at a special session during the conference.

PAS:APAL members, Kevin Patrick of Indiana, PA, and John Jakle of Urbana, IL, share a story and a passing glance at the camera during the Wednesday Evening Welcoming Reception at Pipestem Resort State Park.

Conference Chair, Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, VA, and PAS: APAL member, Chris Mayda of Ypsilanti, MI, "smile for the birdie" at the PAS:APAL Registration Desk at Pipestem Resort State Park.