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As the winter snow begins to clear, the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County is buzzing with activity despite the cold temperatures. Work continues on exhibit spaces and preparation for the year's programs . We invite you to dive into this month's updates to see how the Society is honoring Indiana County's past and how you can help us capture historic information for the future. This month marks the launch of the first museum exhibit of the year. The opening

Program With the cold snowy weather upon us, the Program Committee is engaged in planning the programs for the new year.   Much time will be spent developing displays and researching for our upcoming events.  Many of our programs will require extensive work and hours of preparation.  It takes more than serving refreshments to plan and execute our busy schedule of events. The Program Committee hard at work planning for the upcoming programs. In March the society will be hostin

As the Winter’s daylight grows longer, the Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County (HGSIC) becomes busier with programing and a new temporary exhibit opening. The HGSIC’s new exhibit is From Indigenous Tribes to Colonial Revolutionaries . It opens on February 17. This is the first exhibit in a series on Indiana County history that is being done in conjunction with the 250 th  anniversary of the United States. The reception for the exhibition is on February 20. T

As we wind down 2025, we, as a Society, need to look forward to 2026. 2025 showed steady growth in all the Society does. As we approach the new year, we need to prepare and plan for future growth.  With all that the Society does—the programing, museum exhibits, fund raising, digitizing, public appearances—I foresee continued growth. My concern and HGSIC Director Jonathan Bogert’s concern is that we will not be prepared for that growth and that the Society could  become overwh

It’s that time again, time to tear down an exhibit.  While tear down seems like such a harsh thing to say, that appears to be the acceptable terminology for the act of removing an exhibit, putting the artifacts back into storage, and taking the signs down.  This always seems to happen too soon, as it feels like the exhibit just went up last week rather than three months ago, and all that hard work and effort will be stacked away for the next time we run something similar.  Ye

Come support the Society at its first-ever Victorian Garden Party.

Introduction Delving into your family’s history is like embarking on a captivating journey through time. As you piece together the...