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Your support is important and We thank you for
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Golf Tournament |
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8th Annual PSP-HEMC Four Man
Golf Scramble
July 31, 2008 @ Manada Golf Club, Route 443, Grantville, PA.
(Reserve Early, spots are limited; registration will be accepted on first come, first
served basis) |
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| PENNSYLVANIA
STATE POLICE HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL & MEMORIAL CENTER |
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this web site, and in particular, this newsletter, we will keep you informed about the
Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and Memorial Center. |
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Sgt. Henry E. Poiser (left) and Capt. Ernie Moore
Troop B, Washington (circa 1960) |
A recent news story reports retired Lt. Henry E. Poiser, 97, is the “oldest
living state police officer in Pennsylvania,” and it also mentioned that he had
participated in a oral history interview recounting his 35 years of service. He
primarily was assigned to Troop B with his last posting as the Commanding Officer of the
Uniontown barracks. The interview was conducted by retired Cpl. Bob Mertz, a
volunteer interviewer with the Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and
Memorial Center, (HEMC). Bob reports that he had worked with Henry when both were on
active duty. This helped in the interview process and generally made things go
smoother. “You could tell he really liked the job, he really is proud to have
been a Pennsylvania State Trooper. I was amazed at his memory, he could recall the
smallest details. His stamina was also surprising, we generally do a pre-interview
to set a road map for the final interview. Henry was so enthused he wanted to
continue on without a break.”. Bob has been a interviewer for about three
years, and was in the first group trained. He has conducted nine interviews for the oral
history project to date.
View adjacent column for more on The Oral History Project. |
| (Courtesy of Tpr. Jack Haase,
PSP ret. "Retirees' Scoops") |
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CURRENT EXHIBITS
(Mini-Museum) View Tour Promo |
We currently have PSP historical exhibits at
HEMC. Tours of the "Mini-Museum" are free and scheduled by calling PSP-HEMC. The
Mini-Museum provides only a small glimpse of what the future museum will be like when
completed. Contributions are still needed to help build the actual center.
The below, pictures are just a few samples of the exhibits now on display. To view
more, visit the exhibit page.
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| Learn about, children whose bodies were
found in the woods. |
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Pa
State Police Rodeo Rehearsal |
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| 1St Sgt. Francis Christine
during a 1960's State Police Rodeo rehearsal at the PA State Police Academy. (Photo courtesty of Tpr. Robert Van Noy) |
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| Plan now for the 8th PSP Rodeo
Team Reunion, set for Friday, June 13, 2008, being held at the Shellsville Picnic Grove,
Shellsville. Tickets for the event are $20.00 and must be purchased in advance by
active/retired Troopers or Civilian employees ONLY. If you plan to attend
this reunion, purchase your tickets as-soon-as possible. Please do not wait until the week
of the event! Rodeo Website
Questions can be directed to retired Cpl. Howard L. Endy 717-473-3626 or Cpl. Al Irvin at
717-533-7805, atiatiz@comcast.net |
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Tours
If you are interested in touring the Mini-museum please contact us.
For details... click here! |
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an enjoyable and pleasant experience when visiting us... just like we will offer to the
visitors of the center when it's complete. |
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Column 2
CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR
TO RELEASE CAPITAL FUNDING FOR MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION ...
LEARN MORE |
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Kim Cady, Development Coordinator for HEMC,
reports that over forty recordings are now in the historical library which
has been made possible thru a grant awarded by the Pennsylvania Historical Museum
Commission, (PHMC), and thru matching funds by the Centennial Committee.
Kim explains “... candidates
for the oral history program are
referred to HEMC thru various ways; including in person, by family members, letters, and
other information sources.” Presently
retired Capt. Rufus Williams is scheduled to be interviewed, and retired Cpl. Bob Gerken,
another volunteer, will interview two retirees while traveling to Florida. Generally the taping’s last about two hours,
however one interview in the collection runs nine hours.
Maj. Lyle Szupinka views United
Flight 93 crash site with member of a victim's family
Presently the history project is working with the older retirees, but in certain
instances a more recently retired member may be interviewed, as in the case of retired Maj. Lyle
Szupinka, who served from 1968-2005. He
was interviewed based on his work in the
Flight 93 crash at Shanksville.
Bob Mertz commented that “To do a good
job of recording our history you need a working knowledge of State Police history and be a
good listener.” (view training info)
Information for item in part was from the news story in the Uniontown
Herald Standard.
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The Oral History Project is looking for individuals in the northwest,
northeast and central regions of the state of Pennsylvania who would be interested in
conducting interviews with chosen Pennsylvania State Police retiree narrators. The
volunteeer interviewers would be trained in conducting Oral Histories and would be
compensated for their mileage and meals during the interview sessions. We are looking for
individuals who want to preserve the history and heritage of the Pennsylvania State
Police.
Details
If you are interested or would like more information please contact Kim Cady at the
Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational and Memorial Center (PSP-HEMC) at (717)
534-0565 or send us an e-mail. |
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not send or submit items for the State Police Center to individuals who claim to be from
the H.E.M.C. You can call the office at 1-717-534-0565 to check on who is authorized
to accept items on behalf of the museum portion of the Center. |
PSP-HEMC
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The Pa State Police H.E.M.C. Operations offices are in Hershey, Pa at 187
East Hershey Park Drive. Office hours may vary at times but generally, you can reach
us Monday thru Friday 8:00am to 5:30pm.
May 17th thru Sept. 13th, Museum is open on Saturday's from 9:00am-3:00pm The
Museum will also be open for Memorial Day events on Sunday, April 27th from 12:00-4:30pm.
If
you are traveling from a distance, call ahead! (We are closed Saturdays, Sundays and
for state holidays, and occasionally we are closed if out of town doing a
show). You can reach us or leave a message at phone 717-534-0565, or e-mail, psphemc@gmail.com
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