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When: September 14, 2013 11:00 am – 4:30 pm Where: Corry Area Historical Society, 945 Mead Avenue, Corry How Much: FREE (Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult over 18) The day is filled with old time activities … Continue reading →

September 13th and 14th is the grand opening weekend of the Grape Discovery Center in Westfield, NY. The center features gorgeous displays that tell the history of grapes in the Concord Grape Belt Heritage Area, a wine tasting bar, gift … Continue reading →

Join the Erie County Historical Society on Thursday, September 26, for a walk through 10 beautiful buildings in Downtown Erie. Tickets are just $10 and can be purchased by calling (814) 454.1813. The buildings will be open from 6-9pm and … Continue reading →

Joseph Laythe, Professor of History at Edinboro University, recently published Engendered Death: Pennsylvania Women Who Kill (Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University Press, 2012). What makes this work particularly unique is its combination of both scholarly analysis and narrative case studies. As … Continue reading →

Congratulations Hornby School! In June the Ronald McDonald House Charity of Erie awarded the Hornby School Restoration Society an $8,000 grant for construction of a covered picnic pavilion which the one-room school museum plans to use as an outdoor classroom. … Continue reading →

STEAM RETURNS TO THE LAKE SHORE LINE on Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Lake Shore Railway Museum in North East, PA when the Viscose Company #6, a 30 ton 1924 Baldwin 0-4-0 tank steam locomotive, … Continue reading →

Sunday, August 4th is the Edinboro Area Historical Society’s Annual Blueberry Social, so be sure to mark it on your calendar. On Saturday morning, a crew of volunteers will set up the “big white tent” on the lawn of the … Continue reading →

In celebration of their 125th-anniversary, the Erie Times-News is proud to present a unique celebration of our community’s history. Erie Memories is a keepsake book which will feature extraordinary images from the late 1800s through today from the community and … Continue reading →

What: Pennsylvania Civil War 150 Serial Lecture Where: Hirt Auditorium When: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 31 Cost: Free The Erie County Historical Society will be offering a special Civil War lecture this Wednesday, July 31 at the Hirt Auditorium on … Continue reading →

LifeWorks Erie is requesting family picture submissions from all ethnic groups in Erie for their Ethnic Threads project, a grant project supported by the Perry 200 Commemoration. LifeWorks Erie, in collaboration with artist Deborah Sementelli, will create a quilt comprised … Continue reading →