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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.

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Heritage Johnstown receives grant from Lee Initiatives for Johnstown Children’s Museum

Heritage Johnstown receives grant from Lee Initiatives for Johnstown Children’s Museum

Posted: April 17, 2025 11:12 am

Yesterday Sean McCool, Heritage Johnstown board member, and Marisa Tracey of Heritage Johnstown received a $5,000 check from Lee Initiatives to support the Sidney & Rae Goldblatt Johnstown Children’s Museum’s “Inclimber Room.” The grant is part of a three-year commitment to the museum.

Funds will be used for improvements to the interactive exhibitions in the room, which is modeled after Johnstown’s Inclined Plane. It is a reproduction of Yoder Hill, including mine tunnels to climb high toward the ceiling. Inside the “mine,” kids have opportunity to dress up like coal miners, and can take a “coal shute” slide down, The Inclimber also features a replica of the Inclined Plane.

Heritage Johnstown gratefully acknowledges Lee Initiatives for this generous gift!