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Historical Societies

Cambria County Historical Society

The mission of Cambria County Historical Society is to preserve and promote the history of Cambria County through its museum collections, library, and archives. Read more

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Brockway Area Historical Society

The Brockway Area Historical Society, founded in 1953, is a not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to promote an understanding of the history of the Brockway, PA area by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting that history and its relationship to the ... Read more

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Bradford Landmark Society

Preserving the History of the Tuna Valley and Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania United States of America. The Mission of the Bradford Landmark Society is to promote interest in the history of the Tuna Valley by acquiring and preserving artifacts and by presenting its heritage... Read more

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Bloomington Grove Historical Society

The goal of the Blooming Grove Historical Society is to preserves the history of Hepburn Township and the surrounding area. German Baptist Brethren, who were encouraged to come to Pennsylvania by William Penn, settled in Lycoming County. Their beliefs were simplicity in life styl... Read more

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Clinton County Historical Society

The Clinton County Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Clinton County. Established in 1921, the non-profit has grown tremendously with the continued goal of preserving the County’s treasures, and sharing them with the public through free prog... Read more

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E.O. Austin Historical Society

The E.O. Austin Museum, named after the town’s founder, is the gem of the community of Austin. The museum has a wide variety of displays, including the Flood of 1911 that devastated the town when the Austin Dam broke and 78 lives were lost. Read more

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Elk County Historical Society

The Elk County Historical Society was founded May 21, 1964 and incorporated in 1974; located in the heart of Ridgway, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Elk County and a National Historic Register District. Read more

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Forest County Historical Society

Founded in 1977, it is the Forest County Historical Society's mission is to preserve and interpret the history of Forest County for future generations. We do this by collecting and caring for artifacts and documents, exhibiting the collection at our History Center, and offering... Read more

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Lycoming County Historical Society

The Taber Museum chronicles the history of north central Pennsylvania, from American Indian occupation through 21st century industry and life. Exhibits include an American Indian gallery, a Fine and Decorative Arts gallery, the Shempp Model Train exhibit with over 300 toy trains,... Read more

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Jersey Shore Historical Society

The Historical Society of Jersey Shore is a 501(c)3 corporation founded in 1962. The founders of the society were a group of historic and civic minded women who knew that the history of the town and surrounding area must be preserved. The Society purchased the Samuel B. Moss ho... Read more

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The Punxsutawney Historical & Genealogical Website

Punxsutawney's Groundhog legend pre-dates the area's first white settlers. The first inhabitants of the area, the Delaware Indians, shared in the Punxsutawney "Groundhog" roots with their own Indian version of "legend and lore." Punxsutawney was originally a campsite halfway ... Read more

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