Special thanks to Amanda Hetrick, Forest Area Schools Superintendent as well as Elisha Pospisil for entertaining us at our Tuesday Talks at the museum on June 30, 2020. Elisha played the guitar while Amanda taught us about the suffragette movement and the songs they sang to express themselves.At one time, in another state, the women’s […]
Special thanks to Ron Heasley for his Tuesday Talk at the Museum on June 23. Ron stepped up when the woman scheduled to speak had to decline due to a hospital stay. Ron talked about memories of the Tionesta Beach. We had ten people attend who laughed at old pictures and reminisced about the last […]
Governor Wolf has declared Forest County green as of May 29, 2020. We at the Forest county History Center plan to re-open on Friday June 12. Our hours for this year are Monday through Saturday noon – four o’clock except on Tuesday when we will once again offer our lecture series, Tuesday Talks at the […]
The “May Tea” has been postponed until further notice.
In 2020, the Forest County Historical Society (FCHS) will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote. FCHS knows women from Forest County were active in this cause, as the Museum has pictures from a 1915 parade in Tionesta showing women dressed in appropriate clothing and carrying […]
A coloring book is being created with a Passenger Pigeon character that will teach kids about different historical figures or exhibits at our museum, but he needs a name! So, we are holding a contest for students in the Forest Area schools to name our pigeon. Teachers will provide them with the ballot to use […]
The Forest County Historical Society has been active in our community celebrating the holidays in style.We decorated a Christmas tree in the Market Village to help our town have a festive look as we drive through. We decorated our tree in preparation for the upcoming year when we plan to celebrate the passing of the […]
The Forest County Historical Society honored all our local Veterans by inviting them and our community to come together. The History Museum opened on Monday November 11 from 2-4. Many veterans and visitors, including Senator Scott Hutchinson and Eric Cepek, Veteran Affairs of Forest County checked out our Veterans Room, which is curated by the […]
The Forest County History Center recently hosted nine Tionesta Cub Scouts along with five adult leaders. The troop visited the museum as part of their regular meeting on Tuesday, October 1st. Three Board members and volunteer Jim Knauff worked the hour-long visit with the children.The Scouts were greeted and given the history of the museum. They […]
The Forest County Historical Society Board and friends will once again pass out treats on Trick or Treat night in the Borough of Tionesta. It will be held on October 31st from 5:30PM -7:30PM, and we will be there dressed as characters from Forest County. Please come in the front porch and door and exit […]