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, […]
Ring in the holiday season with the Stocking Stuffer Magical Holiday Market, a treasured tradition at the Centre Furnace Mansion. This event takes place on Friday and Saturday, December 6 & 7, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sunday December 8, noon – 4:00 p.m. We invite the public to experience the magic of the holidays while supporting local artists, businesses, and the preservation of history.
Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m. Encyclopedia Live Talk by Laurin Goad Davis, Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m.,At the Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PARSVP RequiredVisit CentreHistory.org or call 814-234-4779. Laurin Goad Davis is an architectural historian working in the Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library at Penn State. Her talk will focus on Philip […]
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 […]
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024, 9:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m.RAIN OR SHINE! State College, PA – The Centre County Historical Society warmly invites the community to join us for the 29th Annual Plant Celebration sale hosted by the Centre Furnace Mansion Gardeners, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the historic Centre Furnace Mansion from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. […]
Talk by Jackie R. EspositoSaturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.At Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College, RSVP Required Jackie Esposito, Archivist/Librarian emerita, Penn State University, will be presenting Managing Your Personal Archives at the Centre Furnace Mansion. The presentation will provide guidelines and helpful hints for individuals wanting to manage their personal […]
History Talk by William A. Blair, Ph.D.Sunday, February 11 at 2:00 p.m. RSVP REQUIRED Dr. William Blair, emeritus professor of history from Penn State, will present an illustrated talk based on his fresh research into local history which, at times, unearths treasures. Such is the case with the story of the military service of Centre […]
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 her second year as Penn State’s president, Bendapudi has visited all of Penn State’s campuses across the Commonwealth. Today’s visit was her first to Centre Furnace […]