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I'm the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. of this collection. This site was originally created as a source of information for anthropology and history classes I taught at Penn State Altoona and the PA Highlands Community College from 2008 to 2024. The material that was posted here related to courses has been removed to make room for some research that I'm working on now.

Under EXPLORE, you'll find content about research methods and sources. This is where you'll find links to archives, libraries, museums, government data collections (e.g. the US Census; federal crime statistics), social research organizations and more. 

PEGGY'S CLOSET is an attempt to document the extensive clothing collection produced by Peggy Fields (Altoona, PA). Peggy has outfitted volunteers at many local historical sites, ranging from colonial forts to elegant Victorian mansions. She has also consulted with local theater companies. She has made some amazing outfits, and you can check them out here, with Peggy's expert description.

ELK TALES is a collection of stories about Benezette, Pennsylvania. This small village in northwestern Pennsylvania attracts thousands of people every year who come to see the wild elk, ride or hike the trails, and just enjoy PA's Great Outdoors. They are following in the footsteps of a long and interesting line of loggers, miners, shopkeepers, wildcatters, railroaders, farmers, hunters and anglers who made their homes here.