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1967 Pennhurst documentary uncovered

A 1967 Pennhurst documentary narrated by Henry Fonda has been recently uncovered

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posted on: 9/4/2019 9:21 PM


Bill Bronston joins PMPA Board

Dr. William Bronston, a leader in disability advocacy and former physician at Willowbrook, has joined the PMPA Board of Directors. Dr. Bronston is leading the California effort prmoting universal health care for all Americans.

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posted on: 5/15/2019 9:36 AM


New Pennhurst Documentary by Jodie Alexandra Taylor

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 Owners Win State Funding for Re-Use

Pennhurst Development won a $10 million state grant-and-loan package for long term re-use of the Pennhurst property. 2017 story HERE.

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posted on: 2/23/2019 9:15 AM


Lost in Laconia

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.

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posted on: 2/23/2019 8:40 AM


Next PMPA Board Meeting

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


It's Time for a National Memorial & Museum

The PMPA presentation about the need for a permanent national place of memory and learning in Washington DC is HERE.

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posted on: 2/22/2019 1:41 PM


The Eugenics Crusade on PBS

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


Three New PMPA Board Members Added

Mel Knowlton, Elliott Simon and Karen Hayes have agreed to join the PMPA Board of Directors. Board member bios are HERE.

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posted on: 6/14/2018 3:38 PM


Philadelphia Inquirer article

A thoughtful Philadelphia Inquirer piece on the haunted attraction: 'What happened when I visited Pennhurst's Haunted Asylum'

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posted on: 10/20/2017 9:42 AM


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