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  • Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania

    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,…

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  • Legacy Day of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Company 1333 – Camp S-63, Poe Valley

    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…

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  • Centre County Explorers Day

    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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  • 29th Annual Centre Furnace Mansion Plant Celebration

    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.…

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  • Managing Your Personal Archives

    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…

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  • Centre County’s Black Civil War, Troops in the Struggle for Freedom

    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…

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