Fall Dinner
The Forest County Historical Society will host our annual Fall Dinner on Wednesday October
23, 2024.
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Trick or Treat
We will be passing out candy to children on Trick or Treat, Thursday: October 31, 2024 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Volunteers will be dressed as a Forest County character. Stop by the museum and learn a little bit of Forest County history and pick up your sweet treat.
Tribute to Ron Heasley
The Forest County Historical Society is saddened by the death of Ron Heasley. Ron was a guy who could never be replaced. Ron grew up in Tionesta and always carried the love of his hometown with him.
Halloween at the Museum 2024
The Forest County Historical Society once again held Trick or Treat at the museum on October 31, 2023. Seven Board members or friends chose a character from Forest County History to portray as they passed out their treats. We served 85 children, most with parents coming through the museum as well. This year characters portrayed […]
2023 Tuesday Talks Season Schedule
The Forest County Historical Society has set education as a priority in serving our Forest County community. We have finalized our schedule for our Tuesday lecture series called Tuesday Talks at the Museum. These talks all start at 7:00pm at the museum. Speakers will talk for half an hour and then stay around until 8:00pm for any questions from the audience. This event is free for all museum members and costs $5.00 for non-members and includes a tour of the museum. We hope we have an interesting line-up for you this summer and you will come and join us.
2022 Tuesday Talks: Season Schedule
We have finalized our schedule for our Tuesday lecture series called Tuesday Talks at the Museum. These talks all start at 7:00 at the museum. Speakers will talk for half of an hour and then stay around until 8:00 for any questions from the audience. This event is free for all museum members and cost $5.00 for nonmembers.
Community Scavenger Hunt
We are working with the Forest Area School District this month on several events. First, a Community Scavenger Hunt is being run by the schools PTO. It will be open to the entire West Forest Elementary School. Students will come to the door, sign in and look for the gold and blue star in our […]
FCHS Summer Intern Position
The Forest County Historical Society is seeking a high school or college student to be an intern at the History Museum in Tionesta during the summer of 2022.
Forest County Historical Society Spring Dinner
Our Spring Dinner will be held at the Methodist Church in Marienville on Wednesday, April 27. The speakers will tell us about Leo Nuhfer. Leo attended East Forest School, played basketball while at East Forest and played the saxophone in the band. He also hunted with his dad. He then went to Penn State Behrend […]
Haslet Completes Multi-Year Internship at FCHS Museum
Aimee Haslet of Tionesta began her internship at the History Museum in the summer of 2018, right after she graduated from high school.