Category Archive: News

It’s November, which means our museums are now open winter hours, which are Wednesday-Saturday from 10:00 am-5:00 pm; Sunday 12:00 pm-5:00 pm; closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. But as part of our yearlong calendar of special offers, museum admission at …

Programming at the Johnstown Children’s Museum is kicking into high gear as the holiday season approaches! Mark your calendar for:

• October 27, 6-8 pm: A (Halloween) Night at the Museum
• November 4, 12 pm: Ballerina for a Day
• December 17, 10 am-5 pm: …

The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra is starting their season with a bang by presenting a free concert at the Lower Cambria Ironworks Machine Shop! The “All-American Program” is set for 7:30 pm on Friday, October 20.

JAHA-commissioned film footage will be shown …

JAHA played a key role in Dr. Paul Newman’s Introduction to Public History course, which was offered for the first time last semester at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. As Dr. Newman’s syllabus stated, “The course will introduce students …

By popular demand! Our Oct. 19 tour is sold out, so we’ve scheduled one more evening tour.

Learn about the Wagner-Ritter House and the lives of the family who lived there for 126 years. View never-before displayed artifacts from the house, …

Due to overwhelming demand, an extra Ride the Rails tour to Altoona has been added to our busy October schedule! The additional tour is set for Saturday, October 28, and just seven seats remain after we contacted …

JAHA is delighted to welcome Deb Winterscheidt as director of development and member services! In her new position, Deb will work closely with JAHA’s board and president to raise funds for the organization, and grow and maintain JAHA’s membership. She’ll …

Our popular rail tours to Altoona are back, coming Oct. 7, 14 & 21! We’ll take the train to Altoona and enjoy the fall foliage, and visit some of Altoona’s most important rail history sites. For details on the tours …

Johnstown’s popular beer tasting festival is back on September 30! Tickets for the festival are available online now, or in person at the Heritage Discovery Center — no tickets will be sold at the gate, so …

The Johnstown Slavic Festival is coming up on September 23, and as part of that event we’re excited to announce the Baba’s Famous Nutroll contest! If you think you or your organization have a nutroll recipe that is the most scrumptious, …