Battle for the Yellow House

A two day re-enactment and encampment offering 1860s crafts, the opportunity to drill with a regiment, two battle re-enactments, and a visit from Dan Rice!

Twilight Tours

Experience the Dan Rice re-encampment by candlelight with a military nurse. Tickets are $4 per Adult, $3 per Senior, $2 per Child and $10 per Family.

For more information, call (814) 454-1813 Ext. 0

The Heritage Festival, located at Liberty Park, is an afternoon-long performance venue of different musical performances by Tennessee Backporch, One World Tribe and the Zems Zems.The Festival will conclude with a performance by the Philharmonic and a firework show. The Festival includes interactive activities where families can experience cultural art forms found around the region. Also at the festival is the Ethnic Erie Marketplace, which showcases the foods, music, dances, crafts, languages, and traditions brought by the many cultural groups that have contributed to the political and social history and art heritage of Erie.

Be sure to check out Erie’s Heritage Festival on September 12th at Liberty Park!

Potterpalooza is a week long all day camp where young wizards in training aged 5-13 can participate in some the same classes and activities as Harry, Ron, Hermione and all our friends at Hogwarts! Classes and activities include Potions, Transfiguration, Care of Magical Creatures, Ancient Runes, and SPEW. The camp is located at the Watson Curtze Mansion.

Sign up now! Space is limited!

$140 - individual child

$125 - per child family special (more than one child in a family)

Originally installed as a three-month exhibit, “Talk of the Town” has entertained and educated History Center visitors for more than a year.  The exhibit is a selection of artifacts and photographs that were transferred to the Society by the GTE Museum, which closed their doors in 2005.

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876. In 1877 the Bell Company installed the first four telephones in Erie. In 1897 Mutual Telephone Company was formed to compete with Bell. Competition between the two companies ended in 1926 when Mutual purchased Bell. Mutual’s first office was on the fourth floor of the Downing Building at East 10^th and French Streets.

As you move through the exhibit you will learn about the changes in technology, the types of companies involved in the telephone industry, when the telephone service was first established in Erie, by who and how the Mutual Telephone Company started and evolved over time.  You will also learn how the “telephone industry” is addressing current issues of competition for customers.

“Talk of the Town” is located at the Erie County History Center, 419 State Street, Erie and is open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The Erie County Historical Society announced the debut of the traveling exhibition “20th Century Collections: Native American Artwork” in October 2007.  The exhibition contains Native American baskets and clay work, which were brought to Erie, Pennsylvania nearly a century ago.  Collected by early 20^th century travelers, these pieces were once proudly displayed on the bookshelves and mantle tops in homes throughout the City’s wealthy districts. Today, this collection helps to tell many stories: the stories of Erie’s wealthy world travelers, the stories of Native American artisans, and the story of the museum.

The exhibit also features an 1896 photograph collection from G. Wharton James.  James’ images capture the Hopi Indians in Arizona and document traditional costume, ceremonies and daily life.

The exhibit has been displayed at sites throughout Erie County, including the Tom Ridge Environmental Center and Edinboro University.  If your business or organization is interested in hosting “20th Century Collections: Native American Artwork,” please call 814.454.1813 x24 to discuss availability and installation details.