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Museum Happenings November 2022
With the year slowly ticking down to its end, the Society has accomplished much and has plenty to look forward to during the final weeks...

Jonathan Bogert
Nov 5, 2022


Haunted Halloween
Each year on October 31, we celebrate Halloween - we go trick-or-treating, carve jack-o-lanterns, put on costumes, and attend parties. ...

Allen Fiechuk
Oct 29, 2022


The Historic Gates Hospital
What is the value of an old building? From a monetary perspective they can be quite costly and take a tremendous amount of effort to...

Jonathan Bogert
Oct 22, 2022


The Fiddling Ghost of Mahoning Valley
Indiana County’s musical ghost inhabits a little house at Smicksburg in West Mahoning Township, and has been named the “fiddling ghost of...

The Historical Society
Oct 15, 2022


Life of the Departed
Benjamin Franklin once said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain except Death and Taxes.” Since the beginning of time,...

The Historical Society
Oct 8, 2022


Museum Happenings October 2022
October begins the final quarter of the year, with many asking where 2022 has gone. Autumn is now in full swing, as homecoming, football...

Jonathan Bogert
Oct 1, 2022
The Work Case
The year was 1869 and spirits were high in Indiana, the Civil War had just ended, and the town was on the verge of a golden era. Lawyers,...

Jonathan Bogert
Sep 24, 2022


The Great Street Car Robbery
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, Indiana County saw tremendous wealth thanks to the flourishing businesses and industry...

Jonathan Bogert
Sep 17, 2022


Beyond Ancestry
We live in the golden age of genealogical and historical research. DNA tests, coupled with mainstream websites, such as Ancestry and...

Jonathan Bogert
Sep 10, 2022
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