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Second Annual "A Night at the Museum"
Beginning last year in August, strange things started to happen at the museum. After everything began opening again, the Historical...
Allen Fiechuk
Aug 13, 2022
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Museum Happenings August 2022
With summer coming to a close, the Society has put to rest a number of important projects, reaching goals set back at the beginning of...
Jonathan Bogert
Aug 6, 2022
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Collections Corner: The Piano in the Parlor
Imagine the year is 1870 and you find yourself seated in the grand parlor of one of the many affluent residences of Indiana County. As...
Jonathan Bogert
Jul 30, 2022
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Jim Nance - Indiana High School's greatest athlete
James “Jim” Sherman Nance, Jr. was born on December 30, 1942 to James S. Sr. and Delia Nance in Indiana, PA. He was a graduate of...
Allen Fiechuk
Jul 23, 2022
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Fergus Moorhead - An Adventure
It was May 1772, and Captain Fergus Moorhead was just twenty-nine years old. He along with his two brothers Samuel and Joseph, James...
Allen Fiechuk
Jul 16, 2022
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Fireworks and Festivities - Celebrating the Fourth in the 1800s
Booming of cannons, firecrackers, marching men in uniform - that was the Fourth of July of the past in Indiana County. Traditionally,...
The Historical Society
Jul 9, 2022
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Museum Happenings July 2022
Summer is here and with it has come a tremendous response to recent Society events. Fortunately, there are plenty more exciting programs...
Jonathan Bogert
Jul 2, 2022
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The Revitalization of the Museum Store
The Museum Store at the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County is getting a dramatic makeover.
Allen Fiechuk
Jun 25, 2022
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Flag Day - A History of Celebration
June 14 - Flag Day - a hardly recognized holiday today. Although we all know that government offices are closed, but beyond that, why do...
Allen Fiechuk
Jun 14, 2022
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