2023 Events Calendar
All events are free unless otherwise noted!
Upcoming Events:
January:
January 9, 2023 - Annual Meeting at 5:00 p.m. at the Poorman Gallery or via Zoom. For Zoom information, please email us at info@clintonpahistory.org.
January 14 and 21, 2023 - Discovering Your Ancestral Roots. Sponsored by the Clinton County Genealogical Society and the Clinton County Historical Society. Poorman Gallery. 9:00 a.m. - Noon. Cost is free. This is a two-part class teaching you how and where to access information and giving you an opportunity for hands-on application of this information in your own genealogical research.
February:
February 11 and 12 (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and all Tuesdays and Thursdays in February (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Sunday's in February, 19, 26 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Boy Scout and Girl Scout Display. Poorman Gallery. Special hours by appointment are available for scouting organizations. Cost is free.
March:
Sunday's in March 5. 19, 26 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Boy Scout and Girl Scout Display. Poorman Gallery. Special hours by appointment are available for scouting organizations. Cost is free.
March 12, 2023 - The History of Pennsylvania Forests. Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Lynn Greenaway, Sproul Service Forester, speaks about our forests and how the native peoples and European immigrants used and managed the forests, resulting in the woodlands of today.
April:
April 29, 2023 - Wine in The Wilds. Clinton County Fairgrounds. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cost - $25.00 pre-event and $30.00 at the door. Wine tasting featuring Pennsylvania wines, a variety of vendors, music, and food trucks. Get your tickets at www.wineinthewilds.com.
May:
May 14, 2023 - Ladies Day Tea Party. Heisey House Museum. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free and reservations are required. Email info@clintonpahistory.org or call us at 570-748-7254. Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, granddaughters enjoy an afternoon of tea, cookies, and memories.
June:
June 11, 2023 - William Tell, the Crossbow and the Apple. Kliney's Furniture Store (2311 Woodward Avenue). 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Dennis Greenaway will speak on the history of the crossbow and his personal crossbow collection and will demonstrate the use of the crossbow. You can see the actual bow used in the movie, "Glass Onion, Knives Out" and witness the apple shot!
July:
July 5, 2023 - The History of PA Forests. Poorman Gallery. 6:30 p.m. Cost is free. Presented by Lin Greenaway - Sproul Service Forester. Learn how native poeples and European immigrants managed and used forests resulting in the woodlands of today. Co-sponsored by Dogwood Circle Garden Club.
July 9, 2023 - Fire Up the Furnace. Farrandsville, PA. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Visit the first hot blast furnace in North America for the production of iron. Learn how the furnace worked. Help us preserve this historic property.
September:
September 3, 2023 - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
September 10, 2023 - Back to Barton Street School. Barton and Third St., Lock Haven. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Visit the last one-room school located in the city of Lock Haven. Larry Ferree will be speaking on local dairies and the milk bottle collection.
September 17, 2023 - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
September 24, 2023 - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October:
October 1, 2023 Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October 4, 2023 - Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. Sons and Daughters of Italy, 1 N Henderson St, Lock Haven. Drive-through take-out, $10 a ticket. Ask any board member for one!
October 8, 2023 Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October 13 and 27, 2023 - Candlelight Tours of the Heisey House Museum. Tours will begin at 6 pm, 6:30 pm, 7 pm, 7:30 pm. $10 per person. Candlelight guided tours of the Heisey House by characters from our history. Purchase tickets here.
November:
November 12, 2023 - Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Signs as Guides to Local History. Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Joby Topper will be the speaker. The names on street signs and buildings can tell us a lot about local history, if we’re willing to pause, take notice, and do a bit of research. Topper will refer to signs in and near Lock Haven in order to demonstrate how much they can tell us about the history of Clinton County and its people.
November 26, 2023 - Haven Holiday Self-Guided Tours. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ticket: $22. Tour historical places adorned for the holidays. Tours begin at the Heisey House Museum at 362 East Water Street, Lock Haven, PA. From there, receive your wrist-band and booklet of7 locations located in Lock Haven. Homemade soup and bread by the Historic Fallon House, included in your ticket. Purchase Tickets Here: https://clintoncountyhistoricalsociety.eventbrite.com
December:
December 10, 2023 - Heisey Holiday Open House. Heisey House Museum and the Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cost is free. The Heisey House Museum and the Poorman Gallery will be open for community visitors. Light refreshments and a performance of "The Christmas Truce" from World War I at 2 pm.
Upcoming Events:
January:
January 9, 2023 - Annual Meeting at 5:00 p.m. at the Poorman Gallery or via Zoom. For Zoom information, please email us at info@clintonpahistory.org.
January 14 and 21, 2023 - Discovering Your Ancestral Roots. Sponsored by the Clinton County Genealogical Society and the Clinton County Historical Society. Poorman Gallery. 9:00 a.m. - Noon. Cost is free. This is a two-part class teaching you how and where to access information and giving you an opportunity for hands-on application of this information in your own genealogical research.
February:
February 11 and 12 (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) and all Tuesdays and Thursdays in February (10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.) Sunday's in February, 19, 26 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Boy Scout and Girl Scout Display. Poorman Gallery. Special hours by appointment are available for scouting organizations. Cost is free.
March:
Sunday's in March 5. 19, 26 (2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Boy Scout and Girl Scout Display. Poorman Gallery. Special hours by appointment are available for scouting organizations. Cost is free.
March 12, 2023 - The History of Pennsylvania Forests. Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Lynn Greenaway, Sproul Service Forester, speaks about our forests and how the native peoples and European immigrants used and managed the forests, resulting in the woodlands of today.
April:
April 29, 2023 - Wine in The Wilds. Clinton County Fairgrounds. 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cost - $25.00 pre-event and $30.00 at the door. Wine tasting featuring Pennsylvania wines, a variety of vendors, music, and food trucks. Get your tickets at www.wineinthewilds.com.
May:
May 14, 2023 - Ladies Day Tea Party. Heisey House Museum. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free and reservations are required. Email info@clintonpahistory.org or call us at 570-748-7254. Mothers, daughters, grandmothers, granddaughters enjoy an afternoon of tea, cookies, and memories.
June:
June 11, 2023 - William Tell, the Crossbow and the Apple. Kliney's Furniture Store (2311 Woodward Avenue). 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Dennis Greenaway will speak on the history of the crossbow and his personal crossbow collection and will demonstrate the use of the crossbow. You can see the actual bow used in the movie, "Glass Onion, Knives Out" and witness the apple shot!
July:
July 5, 2023 - The History of PA Forests. Poorman Gallery. 6:30 p.m. Cost is free. Presented by Lin Greenaway - Sproul Service Forester. Learn how native poeples and European immigrants managed and used forests resulting in the woodlands of today. Co-sponsored by Dogwood Circle Garden Club.
July 9, 2023 - Fire Up the Furnace. Farrandsville, PA. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Visit the first hot blast furnace in North America for the production of iron. Learn how the furnace worked. Help us preserve this historic property.
September:
September 3, 2023 - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
September 10, 2023 - Back to Barton Street School. Barton and Third St., Lock Haven. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Visit the last one-room school located in the city of Lock Haven. Larry Ferree will be speaking on local dairies and the milk bottle collection.
September 17, 2023 - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
September 24, 2023 - CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN - Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October:
October 1, 2023 Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October 4, 2023 - Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser. Sons and Daughters of Italy, 1 N Henderson St, Lock Haven. Drive-through take-out, $10 a ticket. Ask any board member for one!
October 8, 2023 Olde Town Lock Haven Walking Tour. Join Kathy Arndt for a 90 minute walking tour of Olde Town Lock Haven. Meet at the corner of East Water Street and North Vesper Street near the Church of Christ. 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10. Reservations are preferred and can be made by calling 570-748-7254 or emailing info@clintonpahistory.org.
October 13 and 27, 2023 - Candlelight Tours of the Heisey House Museum. Tours will begin at 6 pm, 6:30 pm, 7 pm, 7:30 pm. $10 per person. Candlelight guided tours of the Heisey House by characters from our history. Purchase tickets here.
November:
November 12, 2023 - Signs, Signs, Everywhere a Sign: Signs as Guides to Local History. Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Cost is free. Joby Topper will be the speaker. The names on street signs and buildings can tell us a lot about local history, if we’re willing to pause, take notice, and do a bit of research. Topper will refer to signs in and near Lock Haven in order to demonstrate how much they can tell us about the history of Clinton County and its people.
November 26, 2023 - Haven Holiday Self-Guided Tours. 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ticket: $22. Tour historical places adorned for the holidays. Tours begin at the Heisey House Museum at 362 East Water Street, Lock Haven, PA. From there, receive your wrist-band and booklet of7 locations located in Lock Haven. Homemade soup and bread by the Historic Fallon House, included in your ticket. Purchase Tickets Here: https://clintoncountyhistoricalsociety.eventbrite.com
December:
December 10, 2023 - Heisey Holiday Open House. Heisey House Museum and the Poorman Gallery. 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cost is free. The Heisey House Museum and the Poorman Gallery will be open for community visitors. Light refreshments and a performance of "The Christmas Truce" from World War I at 2 pm.
