SATURDAY, MAY 17, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. RAIN OR SHINE! State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society invites the public to attend its 29th Annual Plant Celebration sale on Saturday, May ... [More]
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2025, 3:00 P.M. Pennsylvania Match Factory, 100 Match Factory Place, Bellefonte, PARSVP REQUESTED Since 1988, the Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) has annually recognized ... [More]
Talk and Book Signing by Cooper H. WingertSunday, September 22, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.At the Pennsylvania Match Factory in Bellefonte, PA RSVP RequiredVisit CentreHistory.org or call 814-234-4779. Cooper ... [More]
SUNDAY, JULY 28, 2024: 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.at Poe Valley State Park View or download Press Release PDF Poe Valley State Park, Centre County, PA – The Centre County Historical Society is pleased ... [More]
YOUR PASSPORT TO CENTRE COUNTY HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES SUNDAY JUNE 9, 2:00—5:00 p.m., CENTRE FURNACE MANSION RAIN OR SHINE! The Centre County Historical Society is holding a Centre County ... [More]
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi today dedicated a new campus historical marker titled “Birthplace of Penn State” at Centre Furnace Mansion, home of the Centre County Historical Society. In ... [More]
Up, Up and Away: Sherm Lutz and the State College Air Depot
In the beginning of the 20th century, aviation was not a technology on the minds of most everyday folk.  A technology known for its dangerous crashes and malfunctions, aviation failed to resonate as ... [More]
Tough Times and Lasting Legacies: The Great Depression, the New Deal, and Centre County Presented by the Centre County Historical Society in 2008. Pennsylvania’s history as an industrial leader ... [More]
March 26, 2023 Professor Ford Risley will present an illustrated talk, “Reporting the Civil War,” based on his book, Civil War Journalism. The talk will be held on March 26 at 2:00 p.m. at the ... [More]
Rethinking 322, Strategies for the Proposed State College Area Connector in Penns-Brush Valley is a new resource booklet designed to help inform local residents’ responses to PennDOT’s ... [More]