Talk and Book Signing by Barbara FrancoSunday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m.Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PA RSVP Required Visit CentreHistory.org or call 814-234-4779.Barbara Franco will share her findings from a 10-year project to identify the surgeons who cared for the wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. A database of more than 1200 surgeons, both […]
State College, PA – A new 47-foot-long photographic streetscape of contemporary College Avenue from University Drive to Atherton Street is now on permanent public exhibit in the State College Municipal Building. A partnership project of the Centre County Historical Society and State College Borough, the new streetscape drew its inspiration from a black-and-white streetscape created […]
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 17, 2025 at the Centre Furnace Mansion from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Bring your garden questions, plant samples or identification questions for […]
The Centre County Historical Society is pleased to announce that it has received a PA Museums Institutional Award of Merit in their Special Achievement Awards program for the Centre County Encyclopedia of History & Culture. Congratulations to Co-editors Lee Stout and Ford Risley, Encyclopedia contributors and all who have made this project happen! Read More
State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society is pleased to announce that the State College Area High School Alumni Association (SCAHSAA) has donated the legendary “Old Iron Kettle.” The Kettle was the coveted trophy from the intense Bellefonte-State College football rivalry from 1941 to 1972, and it now graces the Hearth Room in […]
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