The Forest County Historical Society Museum and the Society's headquarters are located in the George W. Robinson house, built in 1872.
American & Regional History
Consistent with its mission statement, the Freeport Area Historical Society purchased the Valley Mills and adjacent property in 1998. The purpose is to rehabilitate the building into an operational mill, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of the mid-1900s.
On a chilly, sunny Monday morning in late October 2008, a crowd gathered on the corner of 6th and McKean in the community of Donora, Pennsylvania.
The building was erected in 1909 as the Apollo headquarters for the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. It housed the first public library in Apollo and Armstrong County. The building is now the home of the Apollo Area Historical Society and its museum.
Drake's Log Cabin is a one-room log cabin that shows how early settlers lived. Items from the era are on display.
The glow of a coal-fired blacksmith's forge mingles with the soft curl of wood smoke from nearby hearths.
St. Stephen's Old Stone Church is a Protestant Episcopal Church located near the remains of the Bradys Bend Iron Company furnaces. In 1867, the company's trustees granted a parcel of land to each of six religious groups upon receiving $1.00.
Kane Memorial Chapel is a small stone building employing architectural elements common to both the Early Gothic Revival and the later High Victorian Gothic styles of American architecture.
The Museum, built in the 1850s, was a typical Greene County farmhouse made of locally fired brick. In the late 1800s, several wings were added, and it became the Poor Farm to house the county's indigents. They planted crops and raised farm animals that fed them.
Born February 27, 1822, in Philadelphia, Thomas L. Kane was a descendant of several of the oldest pre-Revolutionary War families in the northern colonies. He received a formal education in Paris, France.
Come to Fort Ligonier and journey back two centuries to a place where the flag of His Majesty King George still flies! Relive the stirring days of young Colonel George Washington and General John Forbes and the encounters of the British and Americans against the French and Indians.
For many years, the Greenville Area Historical Society Museum was located on College Avenue in a building owned by Thiel College, known as the Marietta Roth House.
Colonial troops commanded by 22-year-old Colonel George Washington were defeated in this small stockade at the "Great Meadow." This opening battle of the French and Indian War began a seven-year struggle between Great Britain and France for control of North America.
Perryopolis Area History Museum is located in the historical building of the former Youghiogheny Bank of Pennsylvania, also known as Old State Bank, on Liberty Street, one-half block south of Washington Diamond in central Perryopolis.
The Fort Pitt Museum, located at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, showcases the strategic importance of the "Forks of the Ohio" during the French and Indian War and the early development of Pittsburgh.
The Smock Heritage Museum is on the top floor of the Smock Community Recreation and Heritage Center, the old Company Store.
Founded in 1849, Waynesburg University (college) has a rich historical tradition. The University is proud to share its history and local history in the Paul R. Stewart Museum, located in the basement of Miller Hall on the main campus.
The Fourth Avenue Historic District is 'the historic core of Pittsburgh's downtown financial district'.The architectural significance of the district is demonstrated by the architectural richness of the predominantly Classical Revival buildings that were built in the boundary increase area within
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Military History Museum stand as a tribute to Pennsylvania's servicemen and servicewomen whose bravery has safeguarded the freedoms we enjoy.
Scandia Community Center and Museum, managed by the Elk Township Historical Society, is a historic one-room school with artifacts and old photos of their education and rural life.
Today Pitt is an internationally recognized center of learning and research, strong in the arts and sciences and the professions. Pitt serves approximately 34,000 students, including 10,000 graduate students in the 17 schools of the Pittsburgh campus.
The Carnegie Free Library is an impressive two-story structure centrally locat at 1301-7th Avenue in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The Building, situated in a strategic corner lot, was designed in the neoclassical or Palladian tradition.
Founded in 1773, Hanna's Town was named for its originator, Robert Hanna. It was the foremost County Seat of Westmoreland County and the site of the first English court west of the Allegheny Mountains.
With a permanent collection of over 750 items, the Antiochian Heritage Museum offers visitors a fascinating glimpse into the textiles, inlaid woodwork, metal crafts, jewelry, and religious art of the Near East.