A new in depth documentary about the social, ethical, moral, and historic significance of Pennhurst is being released - Trailer is HERE.
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posted on: 2/23/2019 9:25 AM
Pennhurst Development won a $10 million state grant-and-loan package for long term re-use of the Pennhurst property. 2017 story HERE.
posted on: 2/23/2019 9:15 AM
Laconia State School and Hospital was New Hampshire's only institution. This documentary examines the social and public history of intellectual disability services in New Hampshire.
posted on: 2/23/2019 8:40 AM
Next meeting: April 27, 2019 at 10 AM at the PMPA office in Havertown, or by ZOOM teleconferencing. Contact edgoldman1@gmail.com for the ZOOM link.
posted on: 2/22/2019 6:30 PM
The PMPA presentation about the need for a permanent national place of memory and learning in Washington DC is HERE.
posted on: 2/22/2019 1:41 PM
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.
posted on: 10/17/2018 9:33 AM
Mel Knowlton, Elliott Simon and Karen Hayes have agreed to join the PMPA Board of Directors. Board member bios are HERE.
posted on: 6/14/2018 3:38 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
"Going Home" is the WITF Public TV sequel to "i go home" - a superb explanation of current practices and how far we still have to go - HERE.
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