The Forest County Historical Society will be celebrating Halloween on Saturday, October 31 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. There will be candy for the kids and a chance to see the inside of the History Museum. People passing out candy will be wearing gloves and we would ask that adults wear masks as they accompany their […]
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We will hold our annual Fall Banquet on October 22nd at St. Anthony’s Social Hall on Bridge Street in Tionesta.The menu will be stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, coffee, tea or punch, and homemade pie. Reservations are due by October 12th.Social Distancing will be observed and wearing masks will be […]
The History Center would like to send out a special thank you to Nancy Sweda for her excellent presentation on the porch of the Forest County Arts Council. She talked about the many projects our local Arts Council has undertaken and she had samples of some work as well as photos of events. Next week, August 18 […]
Special thanks to Brian Hale for the very informative and well presented talk and virtual walk through of Tionesta and the History of the buildings there. He is a wealth of knowledge. Next week, August 11th, we will have Nancy Sweda from the Forest County Arts Council to talk about the Arts council and some […]
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Looking for Women and girls to celebrate There is no Indian Festival parade this year and yet this is the one hundredth year since women got the right to vote in the 19th amendment. Forest County voted in favor of the 19th amendment. Women in Forest County had been working hard to bring about this change. They […]
Special thanks to Ashley Sweda for his presentation on the history of Forest County permaculture and where do we go from here. Ashley, along with his wife Nancy, is the owner of Full Circle Artisan Farm. We had an intimate group sit out on the lawn and reminisce. Next week we welcome Burke Beach Civil War (volunteered as […]
Thank you to Lions former District Governor, Bernadette Holzer, and over 50-year Lion member, Bill Wallace, for their excellent presentation on the History of the Tionesta Lions. The Tionesta Lions have been in existence for 81 years. It was great to hear about the activities of our local club and how they meet the mission […]
Halloween at the Museum
/0 Comments/in News /by njrj9The Forest County Historical Society will be celebrating Halloween on Saturday, October 31 from 5:30 to 7:30pm. There will be candy for the kids and a chance to see the inside of the History Museum. People passing out candy will be wearing gloves and we would ask that adults wear masks as they accompany their […]
FCHS 2020 Fall Banquet
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingWe will hold our annual Fall Banquet on October 22nd at St. Anthony’s Social Hall on Bridge Street in Tionesta.The menu will be stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans, tossed salad, rolls, coffee, tea or punch, and homemade pie. Reservations are due by October 12th.Social Distancing will be observed and wearing masks will be […]
Special thanks to Nancy Sweda
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingThe History Center would like to send out a special thank you to Nancy Sweda for her excellent presentation on the porch of the Forest County Arts Council. She talked about the many projects our local Arts Council has undertaken and she had samples of some work as well as photos of events. Next week, August 18 […]
Special thanks to Brian Hale
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingSpecial thanks to Brian Hale for the very informative and well presented talk and virtual walk through of Tionesta and the History of the buildings there. He is a wealth of knowledge. Next week, August 11th, we will have Nancy Sweda from the Forest County Arts Council to talk about the Arts council and some […]
Celebration
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingLooking for Women and girls to celebrate There is no Indian Festival parade this year and yet this is the one hundredth year since women got the right to vote in the 19th amendment. Forest County voted in favor of the 19th amendment. Women in Forest County had been working hard to bring about this change. They […]
Special thanks to Ashley Sweda
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingSpecial thanks to Ashley Sweda for his presentation on the history of Forest County permaculture and where do we go from here. Ashley, along with his wife Nancy, is the owner of Full Circle Artisan Farm. We had an intimate group sit out on the lawn and reminisce. Next week we welcome Burke Beach Civil War (volunteered as […]
Special thanks to Bernadette Holzer
/0 Comments/in News /by Tara FlemingThank you to Lions former District Governor, Bernadette Holzer, and over 50-year Lion member, Bill Wallace, for their excellent presentation on the History of the Tionesta Lions. The Tionesta Lions have been in existence for 81 years. It was great to hear about the activities of our local club and how they meet the mission […]