Erie County Historical Society http://www.eriecountyhistory.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:16:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Animals in the Night Sky http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/whats-new/animalsnightsky/ http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/whats-new/animalsnightsky/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:23:30 +0000 echsuser http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/?p=285 Join the Erie County Historical Society on Saturday, March 24, at the Erie Planetarium for a look at the night sky and all of the nocturnal animals and constellations that come out while we are sleeping.

ECHS will have snacks, a fun craft, and give children the oppertunity to see and touch animals from the Erie Zoo!

Tickets are $8 for children, with one free adult per child. ECHS members are only $6. Call 814-454-1813 to register today!

]]> http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/whats-new/animalsnightsky/feed/ 0 Black History Month Speaking Series http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/whats-new/black-history-month/ http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/whats-new/black-history-month/#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2000 05:00:00 +0000 echsuser http://www.eriecountyhistory.org/?p=306 Black History Month Speaker Series

Adrienne Rush And Johnny Johnson

February 16

6 p.m. – 8 p.m. -Watson Curtze Mansion

Admission is free, donations appreciated.

Hear tales of the lives of Hamilton and Elizabeth Waters, see reenactments of what life was like for an African American, and listen to African American Spirituals.

 

Dr. John Olszowka

February 23

6 p.m. – 8 p.m. -Watson Curtze Mansion

Admission is free, donations appreciated.

Dr. Olszowka, Associate Professor of History at Mercyhurst, will speak on
the Civil Rights Movement and its relevance today.

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