RHP in the News
By combining volunteer efforts, digital technology, and partnerships, RHP ensures that the rich heritage of rowing is preserved for future generations and made widely accessible to enthusiasts, historians, and the general public.
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Rowing’s Artifacts and Stories Have A New Home: The Rowing History Project Officially Launches
Press release · October 1, 2026
Born on Philadelphia’s historic Schuylkill River, a new initiative is bringing rowing’s photographs, artifacts, voices and untold stories together—and inviting the rowing world to join in. 
Throwing a lifeline to Philadelphia’s rich rowing history
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Op-Ed · September 24, 2026
By Dotty Brown. After years of neglect, a vast collection of artifacts from the city’s historic Boathouse Row is set to be unveiled in a lovingly curated online museum. 
The Rowing History Project: A Case Study in Digitizing Archives
CCAHA · September 24, 2026 · Video
Hannah Cerino, Christopher Doyle, Kaitlyn Pettengill and Rick Stehlik discuss how the Rowing History Project is digitizing rowing collections. 
Preserving Glories Past
Rowing News · October 2026, Vol. 33, No. 9
By Dotty Brown. In Philadelphia, a small group of dedicated volunteers has created a digital museum of rowing history that showcases thousands of the sport’s historic artifacts.