Updates from Heritage Johnstown

March 17, 1936 is the second of Johnstown’s three major floods. Unlike the floods of 1889 and 1977, a dam failure was not involved — instead, it was caused by a massive snowmelt and three days of rain. Heritage Johnstown’s …

The Epstein Family has a long and significant history in Johnstown. Their story of immigration, religion, business, and community history all embody that of many Johnstown families. Over the past few months, Richland High School student Saffron Barrett-Ross catalogued the …

“Hope Springs Eternal: The Holocaust Project” is proud to announce the arrival of the internationally acclaimed exhibition, “Let Me Be Myself — The Life Story of Anne Frank.” The exhibition will be hosted at the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage …

This Heritage Johnstown at Home post is based on research done by members of our organization in the early 2000s as part of an extensive local African-American history project. It was researched primarily by Andrew Baraniak, an AmeriCorps volunteer, with …

The AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival today announced its strongest lineup to date for the July 24-25 festival, with headliners Greensky Bluegrass featuring Holly Bowling (pictured) and The Disco Biscuits.

“After four consecutive years of record attendance, this lineup raises the …

“Let me be myself and then I am satisfied,” Anne Frank wrote in her diary on 11 April 1944. By that time, she had been in hiding in Amsterdam for almost two years as World War II raged on.

 ‘Let Me …

As of January 5, Marisa Lehman (left) has succeeded Deb Winterscheidt as chief operating officer for Heritage Johnstown.

Marisa is no stranger to Heritage Johnstown, having served as the organization’s director of rentals and sales in 2023-2024, and she has worked …

 Celebration Johnstown, Discover Downtown Partnership (DDJP), and Heritage Johnstown are partnering to present “A Bright New Year” inside the Community Foundation Oilhouse at Peoples Natural Gas Park on New Year’s Eve.

The event will include activities for families and children, …

By Nicholas Gehlmann. Nick is a volunteer who has been researching military history for us. We’re sharing his research on our World War II heroes for Veterans Day, as part of our Heritage Johnstown at Home series. (Photo above: Main …

Heritage Johnstown is planning a busy slate of holiday events and activities for the entire family – check our calendar of events for more! This year we’re also planning a series of initiatives to make this season …