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Storytime: Rachel Carson
Watch our first virtual Pages of History Storytime program! This week, we are featuring Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement, by Stephanie Roth Sisson, published by Macmillan, ISBN: 9781626728196. Learn more about the book here. This story looks at the life of Rachel Carson, a biologist,...
Gems of the Collection: Everything AND the Kitchen Sink!
Our latest exhibit at the Westmoreland History Education Center is an important landmark for the Westmoreland Historical Society - one may even say historic! This exhibit tells stories of Westmoreland County history through objects in the Westmoreland Historical Society collection, most of which have never been exhibited before. Since the...
We’re Hanging On – Message from our Executive Director
The Westmoreland Historical Society is hanging on, as I hope you are, through this difficult time of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. As a public service organization, we are very sensitive to the needs of our communities, so we are eager to follow national, state, and local recommendations to curb...
COVID-19 Update
We will remain closed to the public until further notice. The health and safety of our visitors is of utmost priority. In light of the national emergency declaration regarding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and Governor Wolf’s closure of Pennsylvania schools, the Westmoreland Historical Society has decided to close the Westmoreland History Education...
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Welcome to the Westmoreland History Blog! We are happy to bring you more historical content on this new platform. Visit the Westmoreland History Blog to discover... What is new at the Westmoreland Historical Society and Historic Hanna's Town Stories from history related to Westmoreland County, particularly through our collections and...
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