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  • Gettysburg Surgeons: Facing a Common Enemy

    Talk and Book Signing by Barbara FrancoSunday, March 1 at 2:00 p.m.Centre Furnace Mansion, State College, PA RSVP Required Visit CentreHistory.org or call 814-234-4779.Barbara Franco will share her findings from a 10-year project to identify the surgeons who cared for the wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. A database of more than 1200 surgeons, both

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  • 37th ANNUAL JOHN H. ZIEGLER HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

    OF THE CENTRE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY State College, PA –Historic preservation and advocacy projects from around the county will be recognized on Sunday, January 18 with the Centre County Historical Society’s 37th annual John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Awards. The awards ceremony will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Match Factory in Bellefonte,

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  • Centre County Historical Society Named 2025 Nonprofit of the Year by CBICC

    From a field of 12 nonprofit nominations, the Centre County Historical Society has been named the 2025 Nonprofit of the Year by the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County (CBICC). The award was announced at the 2025 Centre County Business Awards, held Thursday evening, October 23, at the Nittany Lion Inn. The program is

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  • Boogersburg School Fall Open House

    September 2, 2025 State College, PA –  The Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) will hold a public open house at the newly restored Boogersburg School, 1021 Fox Hill Road, State College, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7. Stop in any time in the afternoon from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. to learn about

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  • CENTRE FURNACE STACK RESTORATION GETS UNDER WAY

    September 2, 2025 The restoration of the historic Centre Furnace stack, birthplace of Centre County’s first major industry—ironmaking——is now under way, and the Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) invites area news media to get a first-hand glimpse of the project at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 3. Brief remarks will be made by Roger Williams, CCHS

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  • Boogersburg School Open House

    SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) will hold a public open house and celebration of the newly restored Boogersburg School, 1021 Fox Hill Road, State College, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 1. A brief welcome and recognition of those who contributed to the restoration will

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