The Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society is a non-profit, permanent institution whose primary mission is interpreting, preserving, and celebrating our cultural, industrial, and ethnic heritage of the Allegheny and Kiskiminetas river valleys in southwestern Pennsylvania, a region embracing th
Organizations
The Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association was established on March 17, 1980, and is based on a concept proposed by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
The Western Pennsylvania Museum Council is a non-profit consortium (formerly the Greater Pittsburgh Museum Council), established in 1984.
The land within a 20-mile radius of the sites of Dunbarís Camp and Jumonville Glen stands today as one of the richest in American history. Here, George Washington began the first true "world war " and fought his first battles.
Waynesburg University is a private, Christian, liberal arts college. It offers graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations and enrolls over 2,100 students, including about 1,300 undergraduates. The university emphasizes leadership and service in its students.
Rivers of Steel, originally known as the Steel Industry Heritage Corporation, is involved in preserving historic buildings, locations, and artifacts, as well as designing and placing historic designation markers.
Founded in 1908, the Westmoreland County Historical Society is dedicated to promoting and fostering knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of history in general, as well as all aspects of the history of Westmoreland County and its people, including those areas within its former boundaries.
The Zelienople Historical Society maintains a museum in Passavant House with many of the original articles brought by Zelie.
The Westmoreland Trust, a non-profit corporation, has a proven track record of success in providing an enriched quality of life to the community it serves.
Based at the University of Pittsburgh and housed in the Stephen Foster Memorial, the Center for American Music is a library, archive, and museum dedicated to expanding and documenting knowledge of American music and its role in Americ
The Clarion County Historical Society was established in 1955 and chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1956 as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational institution.
Established in 1880, the Crawford County Historical Society is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting the rich history of Crawford County. Its archives—among the oldest and most comprehensive genealogical repositories in northwestern Pennsylvania—feature:
This Society attempts to fill the historical and genealogical needs for all within a 35-mile radius that do not have a historical organization of their own. They presently own and maintain two cemeteries:
The rugged Allegheny Mountains, though scarcely noticed by today's high speed travelers, presented a formidable barrier to our eighteenth century ancestors.
The Vocal Group Hall of Fame Foundation was founded in January 1997 to honor the Greatest Vocal Groups of The World in every genre of music. Vocal Group Hall of Fame Museum and to promote their musical legacy worldwide while paying tribute to them as international music treasures.
The Penn State Shenango campus library is located in a building that was constructed in the early 1900s. For many years it was a commercial laundry, then a union hall for local steel workers. In 1990 the University purchased the building.
Long before European colonists arrived, the land that is now Butler County, Pennsylvania, was under the control of the Iroquois Confederacy. This changed in 1753, when the French began establishing a series of forts in the region, culminating in the French and Indian War.
The Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County in western PA serves a largely rural area noted for its forest, mineral resources, and scenic beauty. In 1938, it was founded as a private membership organization.
Once considered New Castle’s “best kept secret”, the word is out on the Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts and its vision to “provide the best possible arts to the greatest number of people”!
Incorporated on February 22, 1988, the Ellwood City Area Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich history of our community.
Warren County Historical Society is located in the Struthers-Wetmore-Schimmelfeng House, built in 1873 in the Italian Renaissance style. It is a solid structure today, but the veranda and balcony are gone. It proudly serves as the information center for the Warren Historic District.
The Lawrence County Historical Society is located in New Castle. The home of former tin plate mogul, George Greer, is resplendent in its glorious woodwork and fine leaded beveled glass made by the Fry Glass Company in Rochester, Pennsylvania.
In 1977, a group of Forest County enthusiasts gathered to organize a Forest County Historical Society "to collect and preserve all materials about the history of Forest County and to preserve historical buildings and structures within the County."
The Erie Planetarium is a division of the Erie County Historical Society which has over 500 members. Members receive free admission and benefits at all ECHS sites.