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  • Managing Your Personal Archives

    Talk by Jackie R. EspositoSaturday, March 23 at 1:00 p.m.At ​Centre Furnace Mansion, 1001 E. College Ave., State College, RSVP Required Jackie Esposito, Archivist/Librarian emerita, Penn State University, will be presenting Managing Your Personal Archives at the Centre Furnace Mansion. The presentation will provide guidelines and helpful hints for individuals wanting to manage their personal…

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  • Centre County’s Black Civil War, Troops in the Struggle for Freedom

    History Talk by William A. Blair, Ph.D.Sunday, February 11 at 2:00 p.m. RSVP REQUIRED Dr. William Blair, emeritus professor of history from Penn State, will present an illustrated talk based on his fresh research into local history which, at times, unearths treasures. Such is the case with the story of the military service of Centre…

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  • BIRTHPLACE OF PENN STATE DEDICATION

    Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi today dedicated a new campus historical marker titled “Birthplace of Penn State” at Centre Furnace Mansion, home of the Centre County Historical Society. In her second year as Penn State’s president, Bendapudi has visited all of Penn State’s campuses across the Commonwealth. Today’s visit was her first to Centre Furnace…

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  • 35th ANNUAL JOHN H. ZIEGLER HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS

    OF THE CENTRE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024, 3:00 P.M. Pennsylvania Match Factory, 100 Match Factory Place,  Bellefonte, PA Since 1988, the Centre County Historical Society (CCHS) has annually recognized individuals and organizations for their outstanding work in preserving and interpreting Centre County history. Historic preservation and advocacy projects from around the county…

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  • 2023 Stocking Stuffer

    21st ANNIVERSARYSTOCKING STUFFER MAGICAL HOLIDAY MARKETEvent Sponsor: Mimi Barash CoppersmithRack Card Sponsor: The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau FRI & SAT, December 1 & 2, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and SUN, December 3, Noon – 4:00 p.m. @ The Centre Furnace Mansion × 1001 E. College Ave. × State College, PA $5.00 Admission Ring in the…

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  • History of Radio in Centre County

    Encyclopedia Live Talk by David DzikowskiSunday, October 15 at 2:00 p.m. RSVP REQUIRED David Dzikowski is a Teaching Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at Penn State.  He was the Manager of WPSU-FM, Penn State’s NPR station from 1986 to 1997 and the Assistant Director for Public Broadcasting – Radio at WKYU-FM, Bowling Green, Kentucky…

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