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Listed below are just a few of the programs, exhibits, and events scheduled to take place at the Somerset Historical Center during 2010
- Advance registration is required for all workshops -
- Running until October 30 ~
Woven Wonders: Somerset County Coverlets- an exhibit featuring twenty Somerset County coverlets from the collection of the Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County. Included in the exhibit are coverlets made by Lewis Weighly, Owen and William Morgan, and many more. All styles of coverlets are represented. Stop in to check out these beautiful utilitarian works of art!
- April 5 ~ Society Annual Meeting ~ Speaker is Fred Will, Vice President of the Historical Society
- April 17 ~ Basket-making Workshop ~ Instructor: James Tomasek. Students will make a round bottom fruit basket with bushel handles, approximately 12” in diameter and 8” deep. Cost: $55
- April 30 to May 2 ~ Annual School of Coopering Workshop ~ Instructor: Fred Will and volunteers. Students will make a sugar keeler. Cost: $150
- May 7, 10 am to 2:30 pm ~ Home School Day -
The Center's "Life in the Glades" educational program offers students a unique opportunity to learn about western Pennsylvania's early pioneer life. Students will have the chance to learn about and try their hands at blacksmithing, coopering, spinning, and weaving while visiting our award-winning exhibits and recreated farmsteads. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information please call the Historical Center at (814) 445-6077
Home School introductory letter
Home School registration form
- June 18 ~ 6 pm. to 8 pm. Members-only opening for Woven Wonders: Somerset County Coverlets exhibit
- June 19 ~ Public opening for Woven Wonders: Somerset County Coverlets exhibit. Exhibit will remain open until October 12, 2010.
- July 1 ~ 7:00 pm Going Native in Your Backyard ~ Liz McDowell, coordinator of the Western Mountains Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society (MNPS), will discuss why switching to native plants and using conservation landscaping techniques is crucial to the long term health of the environment. She will explain how as habitat is lost and exotic species invade the most wild and rural areas of our region, gardeners can play a key role in maintaining regional biodiversity. McDowell will also highlight the many native alternatives to the exotic invasive plants commonly used for landscaping in our region. Discover the connection between native plants, wildlife and people. Enhance and preserve regional biodiversity by simply 'going native'.
- July 3&4 ~ The museum and library will be closed Saturday July 3 through 4 for the Independence Day holiday.
- July 21 & 22 ~
We will host with the PA State Archives. "Archives Without Tears" is for those who work or volunteer in organizations that deal with the past—whether it’s a museum, historical society, historic house, city clerk’s office, library, historic site, church, or college archives. You’ll receive practical advice, sample forms and policies, and learn basic, valuable practices to collect, preserve, and assist researchers with the historical treasures in your care. The cost is $25 for both days, or $15 for one day. Lunch is included. Please see schedule below.
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Day One
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. The Basics of Archives
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. The Basics of Archives (continued)
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Records Management Overview
Day Two
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Disaster Planning for Historical and Vital Records
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch (included with registration)
1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Photographs and Special Media Preservation and Care |
- September 10, 11, & 12 ~ 41st Annual Mountain Craft Days
- October 23 ~ Penny Rug Making ~ Instructor: Linda Dugan. Participants will construct a candle mat while learning about the 19th century art of wool felt appliqué. Cost: $30
- November 16, 2010 ~ Wind Titans: A Pennsylvania Photo Essay ~ This exhibit features the work of Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission photographer Don Giles. Giles traveled throughout the Commonwealth to capture the majesty of the towering wind turbines that have sprung up over the past decade on Pennsylvania’s mountain ridges. His stunning photographs not only document the turbines’ stately presence on the landscape, but they also capture the ethereal beauty of the gently rotating blades. The exhibit includes 13 photos of wind farms throughout Pennsylvania, including Somerset County. Wind Titans runs through April 9, 2010.
Coming in 2011 !
- August 25-29, 2011: The Historical Society is proud to host the Civil War Road Show! Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, and PA Civil War 150, the Civil War Road Show will take the story of Pennsylvania's role in the great conflict on the road in a 53 -foot trailer that opens to 24 feet wide. A reproduction Civil War-era tent for programs will be erected next to the trailer. The Civil War Road Show will combine an emotionally powerful mobile exhibit experience and interconnected programs that focus on the way the War transformed the lives of Pennyslvanians and their communities, and the ways in which Pennsylvanians impacted the War.
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