Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County [PA]

Description

The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County seeks to preserve and share the history of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. To this end, the society operates a museum and a research library. Exhibit topics include Native American life, farm life, historical medicine, and coal mining.

The society offers exhibits and library access. There is a nominal fee for library use by individuals who are not society members.

Wayne County Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Wayne County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The society owns and operates three museums, the 810 Main Street Museum which focuses on local history, the JB Parks Farm Museum, which is open during the county fair and showcases the history of Wayne County agriculture, and the Bethel School, which is a historic one room schoolhouse.

The 810 Main Street Museum offers guided tours while the J.B. Parks Farm Museum and the Bethel Schoolhouse both offer self-guided tours. The society also offers special events including periodic speakers, and offers speakers which will lecture on a variety of topics. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of the area, and an events calendar.

Cliveden of the National Trust [PA]

Description

The Cliveden National Trust Historic Site is located in the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia. The house served seven generations of Philadelphia's Chew family, and housed British troops during the Revolutionary War.

Today, the home serves as a historic house museum, and offers field trip programs for schoolchildren grades 3–8, and exhibits on the history of Philadelphia. The website offers a history of Cliveden, research information, a calendar of events, electronic educational resources, and visitor information.

Westmoreland County Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Westmoreland County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Westmoreland, PA. The society offers periodic tours of historical sites in the area and operates the historic Hanna's Town. The village consists of the reconstructed Hanna Tavern/Courthouse and three vintage late 18th century log houses, a reconstructed Revolutionary era fort and blockhouse, and a wagon shed that houses an authentic late 18th century wagon.

Hanna's Town offers school tours, interpretive activities, and a variety of special events including summer camps for schoolchildren, colonial court days, and antique shows. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of Westmoreland County and a calendar of events.

Slifer House Museum [PA]

Description

Eli Slifer is notable for serving in the position of Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Civil War. It was during this period that the Slifer house was completed. Slifer lived in this home until his death in 1888. Today, the house and the surrounding grounds are owned by Albright Care Services, and offer visitors a view into the history of Pennsylvania as well as a variety of events, including tours and a summer camp.

The museum offers tours and occasional educational and recreational events.

Conrad Weiser Homestead [PA]

Description

The Conrad Weiser Homestead is a Pennsylvania state historic site which interprets the life of Conrad Weiser. Weiser was an 18th-century German immigrant who served as an Indian interpreter and who helped coordinate Pennsylvania's Indian policy. He played a major role in the history of colonial Pennsylvania. The Homestead includes period buildings and a new orientation exhibit, on a 26-acre Olmsted-designed landscaped park.

The site offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Morgan Log House [PA]

Description

The Morgan Log House is a restored example of early domestic architecture. Located in Eastern Pennsylvania, the home was originally built for Daniel Boone's grandfather, Edward Morgan. Today, the exhibits many fine examples of antique furniture, metals, household implements, and colonial period decorative arts from the early Welsh and Germanic traditions of Pennsylvania.

The house offers tours, hands-on activities for schoolchildren, special programs, and ongoing research opportunities. The website offers a virtual tour, visitor information, a history of the log house, a calendar of events, information about the educational programs offered, and a genealogical research section. In order to contact the house via email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.

Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces [PA]

Description

The Museum tells the story of the people who came from Europe to work in the anthracite mining and textiles industries. On a tour of the facility visitors will experience the lives of proud people who endured harsh working conditions yet carved out communities filled with tradition. The diverse collection highlights life in the mines, mills, and factories. Visitors are welcomed into the families' homes and neighborhoods with a moment of reflection in the kitchen, a visit to the pub, or a seat in a local church.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, trolley rides, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Conococheague Institute [PA]

Description

The Conococheague Institute serves as a center for developing and promoting an awareness of the natural history and cultural significance of the Conococheague region, and more broadly, the Appalachian frontier in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. The Institute has a special focus on exploring the history of the clash of cultures in the backcountry and the conflicts here from the French and Indian War through the American Revolution.

The location offers visitors a variety of special events and educational programs, exhibits that illustrate the lives of early Central Pennsylvania Settlers, and provides a collection of primary and secondary books and other materials which explore the history of the region and the French and Indian War. The site offers genealogical information, an events calendar, an online gift shop, and general information about the institute.

Historical Society of Berks County and Museum [PA]

Description

The Historical Society of Berks County is dedicated to preserving the history of Berks County, PA, and does so through the collection and promotion of local historical resources and artifacts. The society maintains both a historical museum and library, which are both open to the public. The museum features three floors of exhibits space, and the library contains census records, tax records, family histories and other association materials. The society is also currently renovating the Hendel House.

The site offers information regarding library resources, visitor information for the museum, an events calendar, and 12 photo galleries.