Welcome, and bring your houseguests!

The Heritage Discovery Center/Johnstown Children’s Museum and Johnstown Flood Museum begin a winter operating schedule as of Dec. 1: open Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Sunday noon-5:00 pm; and closed Tuesday and Wednesday. (Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1 fall on Tuesday-Wednesday; therefore, there are no extra closing days due to Christmas or New Year.) Special events calendar is here.

Peoples Natural Gas Park, which is the site for Discover Downtown Johnstown Partnership’s Christmas Tree and Village this year, is open noon-11:00 pm. Lighting time for the tree and the Stone Bridge is 5:00-11:00 pm, and the installation will be up through January 8, 2026. More tree-related schedule info is here.

Support

Your donations make what we do possible.

Heritage Johnstown (formerly Johnstown Area Heritage Association) is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering and celebrating our history, culture, and community. Our mission is to preserve and revitalize historic places, bring visitors and new investment into the city’s core, and build our city’s future through heritage tourism. We have a strong track record going back to 1971, and your support allows us to continue this important work.

Current projects that your donation helps support

  • Major facility upgrades at the Johnstown Flood Museum.
  • A a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) program for the Johnstown Children’s Museum.
  • Continued programming at Peoples Natural Gas Park. This flexible venue has been a major addition to Johnstown’s vitality by attracting thousands to the City for events such as the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival, while serving as a catalyst for new events.

You can donate securely online at the form below (the online system limit is $2,500), or you can mail a check to us at PO Box 1889, Johnstown PA 15907. We are truly grateful for all our donors, large and small. Thank you for your generosity!

Thank you!

We are grateful to all our donors, which include:

FY2024 Annual Fund Donors

Corporate sponsors, foundations, and public agencies

Through benefactors like you and our ability to bring grant and other funding to our community, Heritage Johnstown has become one of the largest non-profit developers and investors in the City despite a difficult economic environment. We enhance Johnstown’s sense of place and quality of life, and build community pride. But our past accomplishments — and future goals — would not be possible without the support of our community, as members, donors, volunteers, and supporters. Thank you.