Greene County Historical Society Museum

Members of the Library Club visited the Greene County Museum on April 12th. The students toured the building that once housed Greene County's "poor farm" and le...arned about local history. The museum's Samantha Gandy and Matthew Cumberledge, along with our own Grace Rohanna who works and volunteers at the museum, walked the students through the grounds. The museum also provided each student with a copy of Pioneer History of Greene County by L.K. Evans. The trip continued to the Bowlby Library where students had an opportunity to look for books and spend some time reading before heading back to Jefferson Morgan. Students who participated were ElsieAnna Squires, Taylor Burnfield, Kierstyn Webster, Julia Cox, Grace Rohanna, and Ivy Cramer.

Don't forget our Next Lecture! Join Matt Cumberledge, Kathleen Thompson and Travis Duncan for a discussion on Mental Health in the 19th Century and the Greene County Poor Farm!

A little information video about our W&W RR project here at the GCHS Museum.

It’s nearly finished!

It’s presented many challenges, but Bill Whitlatch and his crew have done an awesome job refurbishing our old porch!

Gotta keep the W&W up with the modern trends!

New research on the Greene County Almshouse or Poor Farm has led to a newly published article! Check this out to learn a bit more about the site of the Greene County Historical Society Museum.

The W&W crew had an extremely productive weekend! Yesterday morning the crew worked on the saloon end of the coach car, measuring, sketching, and getting one pi...ece out for a pattern so new ones can be fabricated. Then we worked taking up the rail in front of the train shed so new ties can be put in. Today a few of the crew worked to install the electric outlets in the shop area of the building. A big thanks to all who worked so very hard this entire weekend, the progress in 2 days is just incredible. See more

Quick video showing the progress the crew made yesterday. A total of 6 pieces of rail were pulled up!

Our Christmas Open House is going virtual! Due to Covid-19, we can’t have our open house in person this year but we can still spread holiday cheer! Join us on Facebook this Sunday, November 29th for our virtual open house! Enjoy a virtual reading of the Night before Christmas and Luke 2. Get a special tour of our exquisite dollhouse that has been decorated for the holidays! Stay tuned for a special message from Santa Claus! He is taking a moment to help make our virtual open house magical! Stay tuned for more updates on our tree auction!

We are still having our brick fundraiser! Submit your order today and leave a footprint in Greene County History!

A land beyond a vast forest with rolling hills and uninterrupted woodlands unspoiled by the presence of civilization. That was the sight Andrew Dye witnessed so...metime around the year 1771, when he first came to lands across the Allegheny Mountains and on the far side of the Monongahela River. He was a young man, just 27 years old, with a young wife and two children under the age of three; with them he had made the journey from New Jersey, across the wide expanse of Pennsylvania to a new land, new ideals, and a place where a man was in charge of his own destiny. Read more: http://ow.ly/w9kP50CswZ9. See more

Time to test your County knowledge Do you knowwho was the last county football player to play in an NFL game? Leave your guesses in the comments!

A Good Old Story from the Old Days!

What an Excellent Day to do some research! Today, we discovered this pre-1886 image of the Greene County "Almshouse" now the site of the Greene County Historical Society Museum in an old State Report. Note, this image was created BEFORE the west wing was built.

A Haunted Artifact!

Some Greene County Ghost Stories

PRR narrow gage steam locomotive 9684 from a digitized slide taken by my father, Maynard W. Krug in Northumberland, PA. Date on the slide February 1, 1953. Th...is is Waynesburg and Washington steam locomotive #4 sitting on a standard gauge PRR flat car, prepped for shipment back to it's hometown of Waynesburg for Museum display / preservation. In the PRR's locomotive numbering scheme, if the first three digits were "968" that indicated "narrow gage". Dad was a track supervisor for the Pennsylvania RR, and was assigned to Sunbury, PA in 1952-53. See more

An Evening With Outsider Paranormal at the Greene County Historical Society Museum!

Another episode of Paranormal Quest about a facility similar to the Greene County Historical Society Museum!

The Monongahela Culture, the Last Native American Group to fully inhabit the area that is now Greene County Pennsylvania

The land where the Greene County Historical Society Museum stands has a long and interesting history. Most often, in historical writings, the GCHS grounds are l...ooked at in the context of the county home, or poor farm. That institution started in 1861, and operated for over a century, before closing and being taken over by the Greene County Historical Society. read more: http://ow.ly/jjIm50Csx4d. See more

Terribly sorry but due to circumstances beyond our control but Politics and the Paranormal originally scheduled for 10/30 at the GCHS Museum has been postponed. We regret any inconvenience.

History is so very important. It provides us with crucial insight into better understanding the world that we live in today, by studying the past. One of the ma...ny neat things about history is the observance of how various things, such as customs, music, laws and fashion, have changed over the years, and respectively, how many things have stayed the same. Among the constants, the tradition of "neighbors helping neighbors" has remained significant, especially concerning the mission of Corner Cupboard Food Bank. The Greene County Historical Society Museum has been an exemplary, invaluable community partner, continuing to preserve Greene County's rich history while working together with and supporting a multitude of community agencies and organizations. Together we CAN make a difference! We would like to thank the Greene County Historical Society Museum for registering as a Virtual Host for our online fundraising campaign! GCHS is an inspiring example of neighbors helping neighbors. http://cornercupboard.org//greene-county-historical-socie/ www.greenecountyhistory.org #cornercupboardvirtualdrive #neighborshelpingneighbors #community

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Greene County Mystery Road Rally this weekend. It was a BLAST! We especially want to thank EQT Corporation and... First National Bank Corporation for sponsoring the event. With their support, we were able to offer great goodie bags, travel mugs, have easy to spot road signs, and more! Thank you! I also have to send a BIG SHOUT OUT to the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency - specifically JoAnne Marshall and Nicole Mitchell for all their help planning the event. You guys ROCK! And last, but definitely not least, I want to thank all the agencies that came out and provided our Road Blocks! Thank you Corner Cupboard Food Bank Inc, Domestic Violence Services of Southwestern PA, Eva K. Bowlby Public Library, Flenniken Public Library, Greene County Historical Society Museum, SPHS Care Center, and Venture Outdoors. It was a great day and I am looking forward to the next one! ***Keep your eyes peeled - if you didn't already see the live stream announcement for the winners - they will be posted here and on our website shortly! ***

On behalf of the GCHS staff and board of directors, we would like to thank everyone who contributed and participated in our 49th annual Harvest Festival! Thank you to the volunteers, vendors, re-enactors and guests! It has been a difficult year and we appreciate the support! We also collected 200 pounds of food for the Corner Cupboard Food-bank!

Tomorrow is the last day of the apparel sale. Don't miss out!! Remember, every purchase benefits the GCHS!! Click on the link below to visit the online store, where you can view items and place your order!

Civil War Reenactment of the 49th Annual Harvest Festival.

The last day of Harvest Festival is today! Come on out and enjoy some living history! Reenactments, historical encampments, blacksmithing, assorted vendors and paranormal lectures! Come on out we are open 11-6!

Wendigo, watercolor. Original available tomorrow Greene County Historical Society Museum’s Harvest Festival. Prints to come later.

The Void, watercolors. Available tomorrow, $20. Acrylic frame.