Pride Festival of Central PA Program, 1992 - July 26, 1992

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5
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July 26, 1992

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each July, approximately 5,000 individuals travel to downtown Harrisburg and attend the Pride Festival. It is the largest Pride celebration between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

This is the program for the First Annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA. 

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Gift of Barry Loveland
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LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

First Annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA Announcement Letter - April 10, 1992

Number of Pages
2
Date
April 10, 1992

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each July, approximately 5,000 individuals travel to downtown Harrisburg and attend the Pride Festival. It is the largest Pride celebration between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

This letter announces the time and date of the First Annual Gay & Lesbian Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania, organized by the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Harrisburg. 

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Gift of Barry Loveland
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LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

Central PA Pride Festival 1994 Planning Materials - December 1993 to March 1994

Number of Pages
4
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December 1993 to March 1994

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each July, approximately 5,000 individuals travel to downtown Harrisburg and attend the Pride Festival. It is the largest Pride celebration between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

These materials were used during the planning of Central PA's Pride Festival 1994. Materials include a flyer and two letters to volunteers. 

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Gift of Barry Loveland
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LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA Flyer - July 26, 1992

Number of Pages
3
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July 26, 1992

The Pride Festival of Central PA is an annual event celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Pennsylvania region. Founded in 1992, the festival takes place every year on the last Saturday of July in the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Each July, approximately 5,000 individuals travel to downtown Harrisburg and attend the Pride Festival. It is the largest Pride celebration between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.

This flyer is advertising the first Gay and Lesbian Pride Festival of Central PA, held at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, PA on July 26, 1992. 

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Gift of Barry Loveland
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LGBT-014 Barry Loveland Collection

Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - March 1994

Number of Pages
9
Date
March 1994

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.

This issue features an announcement about the change in who would be sponsoring the annual Pride Festival in Harrisburg. 

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Gift of Lorraine Kujawa
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LGBT-009 Lavender Letter Collection

Lavender Letter (Harrisburg, PA) - June 1993

Number of Pages
9
Date
June 1993

Created by Lorraine Kujawa, Cindy Mitzel, Mary Nancarrow, and several others in 1983, the Lavender Letter Newsletter was a calendar of events for, by, and about lesbian women to create community in the Central Pennsylvania area. The newsletter was distributed monthly until the mid-2000s.

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