Please plan to join us for our Annual Meeting and Dinner which will be held on June 22, 2024 at the Smithfield Firehall in Huntingdon. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:45. Following the dinner, we will have a brief business meeting featuring...
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Doc Hayden and His Civil War Medical Wagon
Please join us on April 27 from 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. as we welcome Doc Hayden and his Civil War medical wagon to the grounds of the McMurtrie House located at 106 Fourth Street in Huntingdon. Always a popular event, Doc Hayden brings his vast knowledge of 19th...
Fred Lang Retrospective: 50 Years of Art
Join us as we celebrate 50 years of Fred Lang’s art! This show will open on April 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. and will run through May 9, 2024 on Fridays and weekends. Fred is an accomplished artist who has a wide range of genres. He paints portraits, landscapes,...
Final Winter Lecture on March 17, 2024
Please join us for the last of our annual winter lectures. On Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. we will feature Dave Petit who will speak on the history and archaeology of Colerain Forges here in Huntingdon County. The lecture will be held in opur Exhibit Gallery located...
2nd Winter Lecture on Sunday, February 18, 2024
The Huntingdon County Historical Society is excited to present the second of our Winter Lectures on February 18, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The lecture will take place in the Exhibit Gallery located at 100 Fourth Street in Huntingdon. Julie Rockwell, Archivist at the East Broad Top Railroad Archives and...
Saturday Hours to Start February 3, 2024
We are proud to announce that beginning on Saturday, February 3, 2024, the Research Library will be open on the first Saturday of each month from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
2024 Winter Lecture Series to Start Sunday, January 21.
We are pleased to announce our Winter Lecture Series for 2024. We’ll start off with a presentation by Dr. Julie Decker on Vietnam Nurses. The lecture will take place on Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The second lecture will take place on Sunday, February 18, 2024. This...
Blair Company Exhibit
The Huntingdon County Historical Society is pleased to present our newest exhibit! It will feature items from our collection of J. C. Blair and Blair Company memorabilia. The exhibit will open on Friday, October 20 and will close on Saturday, November 4, 2023. During that time, the Exhibit Gallery...
September 16 is Free Museum Day
We are pleased to participate in Free Museum Day again this year. Free Museum Day is observed by many historical societies, museums and other entities in Juniata, Mifflin and Huntingdon Counties on Saturday, September 16, 2023. HCHS will be open for tours of the historic McMurtrie House as well...
CHANGES TO BY LAWS FOR 2023
Page 1: ARTICLE I – MEMBERSHIP SECTION 1: YEARLY MEMBERSHIP Any person interested in the purposes of the Huntingdon County Historical Society who has paid the currently established dues shall be entitled to a yearly membership. The yearly membership shall begin on the first day of July and will...