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| Corry Area Historical Society |
| 945 Mead Avenue, PO Box 107, Corry, PA 16407 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.664.4749 |
| Email: admin@corryareahistoricalsociety.org |
| Corry began as an important railroad junction during Pennsylvania’s oil boom in the 1860s. The Corry Museum displays artifacts from pioneer life to the first “modern” oil refinery up to present-day manufacturing. A 1930s Climax “logging” steam locomotive is another highlight. |
| Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturday and Sunday 2-4 p.m. or by appointment. |
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| Edinboro Area Historical Society |
| 126 Water Street, PO Box 18, Edinboro, PA 16412 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.734.6109 |
| Email: edinborohistory@gmail.com |
| The Historical Society offices are located in the Doucette House, an 1861 Italianate-style home. The home has been refurbished with pieces fitting to the late 19thh century and functions as a house museum. It also contains a library of genealogy publications, Edinboro histories, histories of local organizations and other relevant material. |
| Hours: Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 Noon |
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| Erie Art Museum |
| 411 State Street, Erie, PA 16501 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.459.5477 |
| Email: contact@erieartmuseum.org |
| The Erie Art Museum is a nonprofit, member-supported community organization located in the Old Custom’s House, a beautiful and historic 1839 Greek Revival building. The building served as the Bank of the US, Erie Branch, and is on the National Register. The collection contains over 6,000 objects and includes fine examples of American ceramics, Japanese prints, Tibetan thangkas, Chinese porcelains, Indian bronzes and more. |
| Hours: Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays 1-5 p.m. |
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| Erie County Historical Society |
| 419 State Street, Erie, PA 16501 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.454.1813 |
| Email: echs@eriecountyhistory.org |
| The Erie County History Center is home to the administrative offices of the Erie County Historical Society, the 1839 Cashier’s House, the ECHS Library & Archives, and the Museum of Erie County History. The Erie County Historical Society also maintains the Watson-Curtze Mansion and Erie Planetarium at 356 W. 6th Street, Erie, and the Battles Museums of Rural Life in Girard. |
| Hours: Wednesdays – Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. |
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| Erie Maritime Museum/Flagship Niagara League |
| 150 East Front Street, Ste. 100, Erie, PA 16507 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.452.2744 |
| Email: sail@flagshipniagara.org |
| Lively multimedia and interactive exhibits illustrate the dramatic story of the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie and the US Brig Niagara. When in port, the Niagara is a major exhibit berthed within yards of the museum. The museum also features the prow of the USS Wolverine, the first iron-hulled naval vessel; interpretive video on Great Lakes maritime history; and the reconstructed midsection of the USS Lawrence. |
| Hours: April through October, Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday Noon-5 p.m.; November-December & January-March, Thursdays-Saturdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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| Erie Society for Genealogical Research |
| 419 State Street, Erie, PA 16501 (Erie County History Center) (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.454.1813 x29 |
| Email: pa.esgr@gmail.com |
| ESGR conducts beginning genealogy workshops, field trips, cemetery readings and research for out-of-town requests. Membership meetings are the second Tuesday of every month, except January. The newsletter, Keystone Kuzzins, is published quarterly. The ESGR office is housed in the Erie County Historical Society’s H.O. Hirt Reading Room. An entrance fee is charged for the Reading Room. |
| Hours: Call ahead for availability of volunteers. |
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| Fairview Area Historical Society |
| 4302 Avonia Road, PO Box 553, Fairview, PA 16415 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.474.5855 |
| Email: fahsmail3@gmail.com |
| Society members have restored this c. 1838 “salt box” house for use as a house museum, meeting site and depository for artifacts, genealogy and other historical records related to the Fairview area. Listed on the National Register, it was the home of Robert Sturgeon, the son of one of Fairview’s founding pioneers. |
| Hours: June – August, Sundays, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. |
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| Firefighters Historical Museum |
| 428 Chestnut Street, Erie, PA 16507 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.456.5969 |
| Email: info@firefightershistoricalmuseum.com |
| The Museum is housed in the old #4 Erie Firehouse built in 1903. Its two floors contain more than 1,500 items of fire department memorabilia. Displays include antique fire apparatus, badges, ribbons, fire alarm systems, helmets, uniforms, masks and antique fire extinguishers, plus an 1823 hand tub, an 1830 hand-pulled pumper and other apparatus. Visitors can turn the fire alarm, hear the bells ring and see the alarm come in. |
| Hours: June – August, Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sundays 1-4 p.m. |
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| Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society |
| Corner of High and E. 1st Streets, PO Box 622, Waterford, PA 16441 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.796.6030 |
| Email: kmlewis@velocity.net |
| The Eagle Hotel was built in 1826 by Thomas King and is owned by the Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society. It served as a stagecoach stop on the Erie-Pittsburgh line. It functioned continuously as a hotel/restaurant until it was purchased in 1977 by the Society. It has been restored and listed on the National Register. The first floor functions as a restaurant; the upstairs contains two museum rooms that are open during restaurant hours. The Society also administers the Judson House (pictured). This Greek Revival house was built in 1820 by Amos Judson who owned the Eagle Hotel from 1842 to 1853. It functions as a house museum displaying furniture and paintings from the 1850s and also contains archival and genealogical material of the Waterford Area. The building is owned by the PHMC. |
| Hours: April – October, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., or by appointment |
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| Goodell Gardens and Homestead |
| 221 Waterford Street, PO Box 156, Edinboro, PA 16412 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.734.6699 |
| Email: info@goodellgardens.org |
| Once the homestead of the Goodell family, 78 acres were donated by sisters Margaret and Carrie Goodell for use as an education-oriented botanical garden and arboretum. The site reflects the Goodell family passion for farming, gardening, history and horticulture. It also houses a collection of botanical specimens and local history archives. |
| Hours: May through October, Wednesdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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| Harborcreek Historical Society |
| Knowledge Park, 5451 Merwin Lane, Erie, PA 16510 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.899.4447 |
| Email: harborcreekhistory@gmail.com |
| The Society’s collection includes journals, cemetery records, tax records, yearbooks, photographs, letters, documents and an assortment of artifacts relating to Harborcreek Township, Erie County. For ease of access and use, much of our archival collection has been reproduced, and our trained volunteers can assist you in your quest for information. Walk-ins are welcome during our regular hours. |
| Hours: Wednesday 1:00–3:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m.–12:00 Noon, or by Appointment |
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| Hornby School Restoration Society |
| 10000 Station Road, North East, PA 16428 (Directions) (Mailing Address: 9691 Kimball Road, Wattsburg, PA 16442) |
| Tel: 814.323.4404 |
| Email: |
| A restored and working one-room schoolhouse, c. 1873. It contains many original desks, books, a stove and other school memorabilia on display. Most artifacts are hands-on for use in educational programs. They include a working water pump and a functioning outhouse. |
| Hours: June through October, Sundays, 1-5 p.m. or by appointment |
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| Hurry Hill Farm and Maple Syrup Museum |
| 11424 Fry Road, Edinboro, PA 16412 (Directions) (Mailing Address: 11380 Fry Road, Edinboro, PA 16412) |
| Tel: 814.734.1358 |
| Email: hurryhillfarm@verizon.net |
| The Hurry Hill Farm offers opportunities where the maple sugaring experience is available for free to children, families, sugar makers, and visitors of all ages. The process, natural and cultural history, lore and legend will be offered through entertaining and educational activities, programs and exhibits. The Museum is a place where young and old can see, touch, taste, and listen to the past while learning about an important part of Pennsylvania’s agricultural heritage. |
| Hours: April through May, Sundays, 2-5 p.m. |
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| Lake Shore Railway Museum |
| 31 Wall Street at Robinson, PO Box 571, North East, PA 16428 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.725.1911 |
| Email: lsrhs@velocity.net |
| The Lake Shore Railway Museum is a restored 1899 passenger train depot with extensive displays of 19th and 20th century railroadiana. GE and Heisler locomotives built in Erie are on exhibit, plus a dining car, caboose, Pullman sleeping cars and antique freight cars. |
| Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesdays – Sundays, Noon-4 p.m.; April, September and October, Saturdays & Sundays, Noon-4 p.m.; Group tours by appointment year-round |
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| Lawrence Park Historical Society |
| 4230 Iroquois Avenue, Erie, PA 16511 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.899.7119 |
| Email: ferntree20@velocity.net |
| The Society has a collection of local artifacts, house histories, photographs, blueprints, memoirs, school yearbooks, banners and scrapbooks from Lawrence Park, a well-preserved company-planned (General Electric) and built town unique in the region. |
| Hours: Thursdays, 2-4 p.m.; Saturdays, Noon-2 p.m. or by appointment |
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| Museum of GE History (Temporarily Closed) |
| 2901 East Lake Road, Building C-1, Erie, PA 16531 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.875.2494 |
| Email: bakerie@aol.com |
| Located in Lawrence Park, the display at the former General Electric Community Center includes photographs and other artifacts that deal with the early plan history, foundry operations, the apprentice program, locomotive assembly, refrigerator manufacture, World War II activities and DC motor products. Also on-site is an operating model train layout (HO Gauge). |
| Hours: June through September, Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment |
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| North East Historical Society |
| 25 Vine Street, PO Box 483, North East, PA 16428 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.403.8709 |
| Email: northeasthistoricalsociety@yahoo.com |
| The museum features changing displays of local history. It is located inside the 1880 town hall, which served as the town’s fire hall from 1885 to 1996. The North East Arts Council is located on the second floor. |
| Hours: Fridays and Saturdays, 4:30-8:30 p.m. or by appointment |
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| Union City Historical Society |
| 11 South Main Street, Union City, PA 16438 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.438.7573 |
| Email: |
| This interesting museum in a 100-year old building houses collections that reflect local history from rugged 1797 frontier settlement to the space age. The building is owned by the Union City Borough and maintained by the Historical Society. |
| Hours: Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or by appointment |
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| Valley School Museum |
| 1 Harthan Way, Albion, PA 16401 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.756.4116 x4220 (May-Sept.) or 814.756.4764 (All Year) |
| Email: |
| The Valley School Museum is an 1853 one-room schoolhouse that was in use for 101 years. It was located and restored to Albion’s Northwestern School District campus. The schoolhouse is furnished with desks, flags, globes and other school memorabilia from its long history. |
| Hours: Memorial Day through Halloween, Sundays 2-4 p.m. or by appointment |
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| Wattsburg Historical Society |
| 14438 Main Street, PO Box 95, Wattsburg, PA 16442 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.438.9226 |
| Email: |
| The museum is situated in a restored grocery store with a period kitchen, living room and bedroom of the early 1900s. It features photograph displays of local and Erie County history and extensive genealogical records. The second floor is used for meetings and as a depository for archival material. |
| Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. or by appointment |
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| West County Historical Association |
| 522 Main Street East, Girard, PA 16417 (Directions) |
| Tel: 814.774.3653 |
| Email: swincik@aol.com |
| The museum, home of the West County Historical Association, showcases memorabilia of Dan Rice, famous clown and circus owner of the 1850s. It has a large collection of Marx toys, manufactured in Girard, PA. Period furnishings, photographs, newspapers and an Underground Railroad exhibit are also on display. |
| Hours: Memorial Day through Labor Day, Sundays, 2-4 p.m. or by appointment |
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