NW Pennsylvania Heritage

07/06/2015

Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver stated: “Caring for our city means understanding its history — including its darkest periods.” A good motto for all of us who are trying to tell the stories of our region.

Whether under Dutch, British, or American control, colonial-era New York's development was supported by slavery.

07/02/2015

The Baldwin-Reynolds House would like to win this automated external defribrillator from Meadville Ambulance and training for their staff, as way to make the experience at the museum safer for those with heart issues. To help, LIKE the Meadville Ambulance page on Facebook and list The Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum in your comments.

06/29/2015

New FaceBook name, but the same great place to visit.

An interactive historic site chronicling the birth and development of the modern petroleum industry.

06/26/2015

Titusville and its role in the oil story is featured in this advertisement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFakFh_1XSw

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06/19/2015

Check out the new entries on the life and history of Conneaut Lake. Part of the Reflections on Conneaut Lake event June 20.https://www.facebook.com/events/385485038309622/

The history of Conneaut Lake as we know it today has been influenced by intersecting geological processes and human interactions, Formed over 10,000 years ago by retreating glaciers, this kettle lake, a large depression left behind by the glaciers, is currently fed by waters from surrounding springs…

04/02/2015

Want to explore where the modern oil industry began? Take a historic walking tour of Titusville!

Self-guided, brochures available from the Chamber of Commerce
202 W. Central Ave., Titusville, PA 16354

03/09/2015

Fun Fact: Did you know McKinley’s cow prank was re-enacted in 1965? President William McKinley while an undergraduate in 1860 at Allegheny, was involved in a successful plot to place a full grown cow in Bentley Tower. The cow used in the re-enactment was a 100-pound heifer, which could be carried and secured by rope on the railed platform roof.

03/02/2015

Want to learn more about Pennsylvania’s railroads? Come visit the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/visitors/direct.shtml

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, a world-class museum in Lancaster County, PA's Amish country, with historic locomotives and trains; historical, visitor, educational, research and restoration programs; gift and book store.

02/23/2015

Want to learn more about oil history? Visit the Drake Wall Museum! http://drakewell.org/

VISIT OUR NEW 10,000 SQUARE FOOT EXHIBIT GALLERY AND DISCOVER WHERE THE INDUSTRY THAT PUTS "a drop of OIL and GAS in your life everyday" was born!

02/16/2015

Fun fact: In the 1800s the Bentley bell was propped upside down and filled with water to be frozen. The bell didn’t ring and there were no morning classes.

12/07/2014

Need a break from studying for finals? Download and explore the NWPa Heritage app on your smart phone!

12/03/2014

The Park Avenue Cinemas: A historic icon of Downtown Meadville since 1968 when it originally opened as a movie theater. In that time it was a small theater with only two screens, but later in 1985 it doubled in size to encompass a total of four movie screens. It has always been a place for famili...