Talk and Book Signing by Jared Frederick and John HomanSunday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m.Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PA A born daredevil, John Homan joined the Army Air Forces after the Pearl Harbor attack. By 1944, he was co-piloting a B-24 Liberator over Nazi Germany, raining death and destruction on the enemy. He miraculously […]
OF THE CENTRE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY State College, PA –Historic preservation and advocacy projects from around the county will be recognized on Sunday, January 18 with the Centre County Historical Society’s 37th annual John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Match Factory in Bellefonte, […]
From a field of 12 nonprofit nominations, the Centre County Historical Society has been named the 2025 Nonprofit of the Year by the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC). The award was announced at the 2025 Centre County Business Awards, held Thursday evening, October 23, at the Nittany Lion Inn. The program is […]
September 2, 2025 State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) will hold a public open house at the newly restored Boogersburg School, 1021 Fox Hill Road, State College, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7. Stop in any time in the afternoon from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. to learn about […]
September 2, 2025 The restoration of the historic Centre Furnace stack, birthplace of Centre County’s first major industry—ironmaking——is now under way, and the Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) invites area news media to get a first-hand glimpse of the project at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3. Brief remarks will be made by Roger Williams, CCHS […]
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) will hold a public open house and celebration of the newly restored Boogersburg School, 1021 Fox Hill Road, State College, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. A brief welcome and recognition of those who contributed to the restoration will […]
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 individuals and organizations for their outstanding work in preserving and interpreting Centre County history. Historic preservation and advocacy projects from around the county will be featured on Sunday, […]
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 Wingert, historian and author of 10 books about the Civil War and the Underground Railroad, will present Slavery and the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania, Sunday, […]
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 to partner with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and William Marcum, local historian and research authority on the Poe Valley […]
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 Explorers Day for visitors of all ages at the Centre Furnace Mansion on Sunday, June 9, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to pick […]
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