Events
Exhibit: Westmoreland 250! Telling Our Story with 25 Objects
The exhibit tells the story of Westmoreland County’s history through the central themes of: • Building a Home, Creating a Community; • Westmoreland at Work; • Sacrifice and Service. It is a community-centered history, not a comprehensive linear history. Westmoreland County was established on February 26, 1773, and this exhibit...
Remember the WW II Home Front
Join us at the Greensburg Country Club for an event dedicated to the home front during WW II. After the club's delicious brunch, enjoy an engaging presentation by Deborah E. Holden, an experienced living historian specializing in WW II. View the display of WW II artifacts and experience a media...
Welcome Volunteers!
Location: The Westmoreland History Education Center at Historic Hanna's Town Date: March 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Volunteer Opportunities at Historic Hanna’s Town & the Westmoreland Historical Society Interested in being a volunteer at Historic Hanna's Town or the Westmoreland History Education Center? If so, you are invited to our...
The Great Migration—a Century Later
Location: The Westmoreland History Education Center at Historic Hanna's Town Date: February 10, 2024 Time 1:00 p.m. Dr. Kelton Edmonds will speak about “The Great Migration”, the exodus of 1.75 million African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, (1910-1940). He will discuss the motivations, outcomes, and layers...
Frontier Family Days: June 14 – 15, 2025 SATURDAY, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM and SUNDAY, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
A Living History Event! Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm and Sunday, 10 am - 3 pm Westmoreland Historical Society will celebrate its first Frontier Family Days during Father’s Day weekend, June 14-15. (Frontier Family Days was formally known Frontier Court Days prior to this year.) Step back in time...
World War II Encampment & Reenactment
The public is invited to join Historic Hanna's Town as we jump forward in time over 150 years to the summer of 1944! World War II living history demonstrations and presentations will be offered, as well as afternoon battle demonstrations on both Saturday and Sunday. Each battle demonstration will be...
World War II Encampment & Reenactment
The public is invited to join Historic Hanna's Town as we jump forward in time over 150 years to the summer of 1944! World War II living history demonstrations and presentations will be offered, as well as afternoon battle demonstrations on both Saturday and Sunday. SPECTATOR ADMISSION: Adults: $12 Children:...
Inside the Collection: New Donations in 2023
Joanna Moyar, collections manager for the Westmoreland Historical Society will use a Show & Tell format with images and objects to tell the stories of some of the many items that have been donated to the Society in 2023. This program is FREE and open to the public. Preceding the...
Jack-o’-Lantern Tours
Have fun with fears and folklore of the 18th century! This special tour of Historic Hanna's Town looks at the Scots-Irish origins of Halloween and what frightened people in the 18th century. Learn about superstitions of Westmoreland County’s Scots-Irish settlers regarding the Celtic new year, Samhain, or Hallowe’en. Many of...
Made in Westmoreland: Old Overholt whiskey
Our annual Made in Westmoreland program will be on-site at West Overton, the birthplace of Old Overholt. The program will feature a presentation with samples offered of five different whiskeys, light bites, and tours of the Overholt house and museum. This program is for adults only and costs $30. Please...