Historic home with period furnishings and extensive research collections

The society’s home, an 1861 Italianate house, was built by Lewis Culbertson from one of Edinboro’s founding families. Admission is free. Three rooms are period-furnished, two others reserved for exhibits, and a library on the second floor. The accessible building has a well-stocked gift shop and public restrooms. The Doucette House Museum is open from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Saturdays from early April through late November.

Genealogical Research

• More than 500 family research files
• Oral history collection digitized
• Edinboro cemetery research records

Local History Archives

• L.V. Kupper collection of 1,500 glass plate and film negatives
• Searchable archival collection website
• Microfilm of Edinboro’s newspaper, The Independent
• Microfilm of U.S. Census records
• Historical area maps
• Edinboro Echo quarterly newsletter
• The Fountain, annual journal of public history and culture

Special Events

• Historical Marker Program with printed guides
• Five public programs each year with special speakers on local subjects
• Tours by appointment with topical presentations
• Annual Dinner and Speaker Meeting

Festivals

• Blueberry Social in September
• October Sundaes at Hurry Hill Maple Farm and Museum
• Participate in PennWest Edinboro University Homecoming Weekend

Gifts

• Gift shop featuring the work of local artists
• Books and historical memorabilia
• Edinboro area school and Edinboro University (now PennWest) yearbooks
• Back Issues of The Fountain
• Local Recipe books
• T-shirts, jewelry, aprons and scarves

• Genealogical research
• Reading Area
• Self-Guided Area Historical Tour
• Tours by appointment

• Edinboro Lake, boating and swimming
• Rental kayaks and bicycles
• Edinboro Legion Pool (June through August)
• Visit local parks, hiking and biking trails
• Dine in an historic trolley car at nearby Crossroads Dinor
• Tour PennWest Edinboro University campus
• Attend Scottish Festival and Highland Games at PennWest Edinboro (early September)
• Attend university alumni parade and related weekend events (mid-October)
• Visit Goodell Gardens & Homestead

• Free Admission
• Accessible
• Gift Shop on site
• Credit Cards accepted
• Public Restrooms
• Onsite Parking