History - Archaeology Events - Museums

Furnace Town Historic Site is going even farther back in time with the help of our local SCA Shire. Skilled reenactors will show life as it was long before the furnace. There will also be food, drink, entertainment, vendors, and much more! Website: https://go.evvnt.com/1 ..

Street Railway operations began in Schuylkill County in 1865 with the formation of the People's Railway Company, one of the state's very early horsecar operations. Through a series of reorganizations and mergers, it became the well-run Eastern Pennsylvania Railways Company i ..

Valor Memorial Park will kick off its first annual History Walk with a movie on Friday night, September 2 at 8:00pm. We’ll be showing the film "The Hunley" Staring Armand Assante and Donald Sutherland. The film is based on the true story of the H.L. Hunley submarine, and how ..

Please join us for the second of the Monologue Omitted History series, scheduled for September 8, 2022 at 7:30 pm at the Hannah Block Historic USO/CAC Building. Come and learn about Sarah Boone, an American inventor from New Bern, NC. and Harriet Jacobs, an African-A ..

Wings Over Dallas is an interactive event featuring spectacular flying demonstrations, battle reenactments, veteran appearances, living history encampments, hands-on family and educational activities, aircraft rides, cockpit tours, and more. Located at Dallas Executive A ..

The Historic Baker District Home Tour is back post-pandemic and is once again opening its homes and community on Sat, Aug 27 11AM-3PM to celebrate its architecture, history, and culture (tickets at bakerhometour.com). In contrast to previous tours, this year will spotlight " ..

The Schuylkill County Historical Society will be hosting "Explaining Your Antique Collections" presented by George F. Blum. Individuals wanting to know more about family heirlooms and artifacts, can come to the historical society and get some background information on their ..

The amazing Essex HMVA: Echoes of History show on 13th and 14th August 10am to 5pm at Whitehouse Farm Living Memorial Gardens, Rettendon, Essex. The Gardens contain several memorials dedicated to servicemen who have served or still serving. For this year's show we have m ..

The 1928 Ford Trimotor will be at the Erie International Airport from August 11th to the 14th. The Trimotor will be on display and rides will be available from 2pm to 5 pm on Thursday and 9 to 5 on Friday thru Sunday. For more details go to: FLYTHEFORD.ORG. Category: Comm ..

Our annual event - History Harvest 2022 - will be held this year on Sunday August 7 (weather permitting) near the Society's museum on the northside grounds of the ND State Railroad Museum. Volunteers were available to interview guests for oral histories, photograph artifa ..

Have an OLV and/or Father Baker story, photo or piece of memorabilia? Share them with us and join your memories with those of the many others who have been impacted by his "City of Charity." Our first-ever "History Harvests" will take place in the lower level of the Basil ..

Immerse yourself in history and raise a cup of mead with the Anglo-Saxon reenactors of Herigeas Hundas on a warm summers evening. Enjoy enchanting Saxon stories, listen to the epic deeds and songs of great warriors and join in with a celebratory drum circle to finish the nig ..

Join us as we celebrate 80 years since the chance discovery of Rockbourne Roman Villa. From the earliest Iron Age settlement to the opening of the current museum 50 years ago, we'll explore the key chapters of what we know about this special archaeological site through im ..

The Exploratorium is your playground after dark. Wander the galleries, sip a cocktail, and let a DJ from Hip Hop for Change set the vibe. The coldest winter you ever spent was a summer in San Francisco, but do you know how the Exploratorium stays warm? Looking into the Bay W ..

Jennifer Palmer gave her presentation in August 2021, and it was so successful that she has agreed to present it again, with a few updates! The program highlights the old resorts in and around the Delaware Water Gap and provides great insight into the days of old when the su ..

On 30th - 31st July the Oxfordshire UNESCO World Heritage Site hosts Marlborough 300 – a pageant to commemorate the 300th anniversary of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough. A courageous leader in battle, Marlborough's victories over Louis XIV forever changed the ..

In the summer of 1897, 20 soldiers from the all-Black 25th Infantry Regiment Bicycle Corps set off from Fort Missoula, Montana on a grueling 1,900-mile bicycle ride to St. Louis. Called the "Great Experiment" by national newspapers, the trip was part of trial by the U.S. Arm ..

The Friends of the Tanana Valley Railroad will be steaming up the locomotive and giving rides this Saturday from Noon until 4:00 pm in Pioneer Park. You don't want to miss this opportunity to enjoy this unique piece of Fairbanks gold mining history. Ride the narrow-gauge rai ..

Join us here at the Schuylkill County Historical Society as Barb Conage and Dot Hoy presents "Old Pottsville Hotels". The program will take you back to yesteryear as both Barb and Dot present photos and stories of hotels that have long since gone and one that is still here t ..

Jim Surkamp an award-winning local historian has over 500 videos on his public youtube channel Category: Community | History ..