Due to an interior water leak on 1/23/25 caused by the recent extreme cold, the Johnstown Flood Museum ONLY is temporarily closed. Thankfully, nothing of historic significance was affected. As of 2/4, the water remediation team has concluded their work, and we are moving on to repainting, floor refinishing, and replacement of carpet and soundproofing materials. We fully expect to reopen by early spring. In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to remediate and repair our beloved flagship museum.

The Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum is unaffected and operating normal business hours. Welcome!

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In the early 2000s, AmeriCorps member Mike Burke worked with Heritage Johnstown (then known as JAHA) and the Johnstown chapter of the NAACP to research early Black history here. By poring through written documentation such as census records, early newspapers, …

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On Thursday, January 23, water damage was discovered at the Johnstown Flood Museum, caused by a heating system valve that sprung a leak due to extreme cold temperatures. One of our docents, Nikki Bosley, went to the archives to work …

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There’s been a murder at the museum, and Heritage Johnstown needs the public’s help to solve it! An interactive murder mystery, “Death in the Library: 2nd Annual Murder Mystery” will take place at 6:30 pm on Sat., Mar. 1 at …

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We are Heritage Johnstown!

After a year-long process, the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA) is announcing a name change – Heritage Johnstown – as we kick off our annual fund drive.

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The Waters/Suppes family, which has lived Johnstown for generations, shared this video with us several years ago. It has been featured in the Archives & Collections section of this website, but we are now making it available as part of …

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By Cole Szramowski, a PennWest student who wrote this post for us as part of a class he’s taking through Heinz History Center. He thanks local hockey expert Mike Piskuric for his assistance with this article!

Johnstown, Pennsylvania is just like …

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Virtual Railfan is a streaming platform that offers live views of trains all over the world – and now, its 30 million monthly users will be able to watch trains coming through Johnstown.

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By Nicholas Gehlmann. Nick is a volunteer who has been researching military history for us We’re sharing his research on our World War I artifacts for Veterans Day, as part of our Heritage Johnstown at Home series. 

2024 marks the 110th …

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Through the Museums for All program, recipients of any type of food assistance (such as WIC or SNAP) can get admission to our museums for $3. It’s a popular and needed program — in fact, so far this year we’ve …

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The 2024 edition of the Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival is in the books! Held September 20-21, the ninth annual festival was highlighted by two completely different performances by Folklore Ensemble Vagonar, a 33-member group from Slovakia. A brief cloudburst …

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