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Speaker: Ben Ford, Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Founded just after the American Revolution, Newport Village was the first non-Native village in Indiana County and the site of the county’s first July 4 celebration. The original settlers placed the village to facilitate movement of people and goods from Pennsylvania’s early road system to its riverine highways. The town was largely abandoned by1840, but contained several taverns, residences, and blacksmith shops, as well as infrastructure for loading boats on, and crossing over, the adjacent Conemaugh River. At its height, approximately 30 families lived in the village and were served by a store and post office. As an early settlement in western Pennsylvania, linked directly to the development of transportation and trade in the region, this site contains important information about the frontier period of the Midwest. This talk draws from ongoing archaeological excavations at the site to understand life in early Indiana County. You can support this and other programs by visiting the historical society's website: https://www.hgsic.org

The Historical Society welcomed author James Gindlesperger to discuss his new book, Bullets and Bandages: The Aid Stations and Field Hospitals at Gettysburg. This is a free program of The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County You can support this and other programs by visiting the historical society's website: https://www.hgsic.org/submitdonation

Join us for an America250 Event as we welcome Dr. Charles Cashdollar to speak on his book "The IUP Story."

On September 4, author James Sagan spoke about his new book chronicling the story of S.S. Robinson. Robinson served as an aviator during World War I in the early days of flight.

Authors Hilary Hauck and Kathleen Shoop joined the Society to discuss various wedding traditions.

On May 13, 2025, the Society was pleased to welcome author Louis Donato Tate for a presentation on his book, The Luigi Way: Benedictine Values Proven Effective in Leadership.