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  • Boogersburg School Open House

    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…

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  • NEW COLLEGE AVENUE PHOTOGRAPHIC STREETSCAPE EXHIBIT OPENS

    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…

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  • Centre Furnace Mansion Plant Celebration

    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…

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  • 36th ANNUAL JOHN H. ZIEGLER HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

    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,…

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  • Stocking Stuffer at the Centre Furnace Mansion

    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…

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  • Phil Hallock

    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…

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