PHS Welcomes New Staff

The Presbyterian Historical Society is pleased to welcome RNS Project Archivists Lauren Pash to our staff!

Lauren will be joining Megan Genovese on the team digitizing photographs for the National Endowment for the Humanities funded Religious News Service Photographs Digitization Project.  

Lauren recently obtained her M.S. in Library and Information Science with a concentration in Archives Management from Simmons University. Lauren also has a B.A. in History and German Studies with a minor in Pennsylvania German Studies. Before realizing her passion for archival studies, she obtained an associate’s degree in chemistry. Lauren has been consistently gaining experience in the archives field since 2021 and has interned at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archive, the NPS History Collection, and the German Society of Pennsylvania. Lauren also enjoys assisting different institutions with research and transcription projects. 

In her free time, Lauren enjoys crocheting and cooking. She loves audiobooks and spends a good amount of time watching movies with her long-term partner and two beagles.

Welcome to the team, Lauren!