Inside the PMC Museum, you’ll find a timeline highlighting the history of Pennsylvania Military College, the NROTC national marching band champions (Band) Company, cadet uniforms, the customs of PMC, and many of the individuals that helped make the school the “Little West Point” of the Keystone State.
Here, you'll be taken back to a time when the Pennsylvania Military College cadets lived by the Regulation Book, when rooks (first-years) were in training, and the Cavalry Unit and the polo team ware national champions. In addition, the Pershing Rifles Company Q-5, a close-order drill team that won the Pershing Rifles drill competition for 11 consecutive years, is on display.
Before you plan your trip, please contact the Alumni Engagement Office to set-up a visit by calling (610-499-1154) or emailing alumnioffice@widener.edu. We look forward to welcoming you to campus!
The PMC Museum is located in Alumni Auditorium. The closest parking lot is the visitor lot in Old Main. Once you arrive, please visit Campus Safety in Old Main for a visitor parking pass and ask to call the Alumni Engagement Office (610-499-1154) to access the museum.
Discover the distinguished history of Pennsylvania Military College, learn about its cadets, and remember those who are gone but never forgotten.
The PMC Museum, in partnership with the Widener University Archives, gathers, preserves, and makes available to the public artifacts, video histories, and memorabilia of our honorable military history as the Pennsylvania Military Academy and Pennsylvania Military College.
The Pennsylvania Military College Museum YouTube channel features a collection of original museum videos and playlists of PMC-related videos from various sources, including PMC alumni and friends of PMC, as well as from Widener University.
The PMC legacy lives on today through our Widener students. In honor of this, the PMC Legacy ROTC Scholarship is given to students who carry that legacy forward. PMC alumni can invest in these students through a charitable donation.
PMC alumni are encouraged to support by:
We welcome offers of all memorabilia, artifacts, ephemera, and photographs to the PMC Museum. Have an item you wish to donate? Please contact the Office of Alumni Engagement at alumnioffice@widener.edu with a brief description and photograph of your item for review.
We seek items focusing on cadet life, athletics, military service, and special events. Items pertaining to military conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War, are especially welcome, as are items of an unusual or rare nature.
Weapons are also welcome, but firearms will be rendered inoperable upon receipt.
All items that we accept will be catalogued for the PMC Museum's archival collection and may be used for future exhibits of special interest. However, some items may not be included in any permanent exhibit.
The collection has a number of "standard" uniforms (hats, keefer boxes, tarbuckets, etc.), but pre-World War I uniforms and hats are needed, as are dress uniforms and accoutrements.
"I am making this pledge to the PMC Museum to preserve in some way the memories of my friends and classmates, as well as the institution itself. Without these elements my life would have been much less rewarding."
"Best four years at PMC!!"
"In order to look to the future, we need to know from where we came... Preserving the history (including the memorabilia) help us to define who we were and where we need to go. This museum is just one step in that process."
"I am making a gift to the museum to honor those who fought in Vietnam."
"I was fortunate to be able to be with you during Homecoming weekend. As the first alumni to see and visit the PMC Museum prior to dedication, I was very pleased to see the first-rate job done to commemorate PMC."
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Alumni Auditorium
