Johnstown Flood Museum temporarily closed

Due to an interior water leak on 1/23/25 caused by extreme cold, the Johnstown Flood Museum ONLY is temporarily closed. Thankfully, nothing of historic significance was affected. The water remediation team concluded their work, which leaves repainting, floor refinishing, and replacement of carpet and soundproofing materials. We are currently waiting for insurance adjustors and approval of quotes, a process we cannot control. When we have a timeline for re-opening, we will update! In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to remediate and repair our beloved flagship museum.

In the meantime, we are pleased to present Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods at the Heritage Discovery Center, which is unaffected and operating normal business hours. This new temporary exhibition includes more than 200 artifacts and photographs, many of which have never been on display before, from the Johnstown flood of 1889 (as well as 1936 and 1977). Welcome!

Thank you for a wonderful Corks & Cocktails!

Posted: September 19, 2024 11:52 am

On September 13, Corks & Cocktails: 13th Annual Charity Wine Auction was held in the Community Foundation Oilhouse at Peoples Natural Gas Park. This gorgeous evening was a benefit for the Greater Johnstown YMCA and JAHA, and we are grateful to all who attended, donated, or otherwise supported the event!

Special thanks go out to our platinum sponsor, Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management; gold sponsors Croyle-Nielsen Therapeutic Associates and Dan Solomon; silver sponsors Concurrent Technologies Corp., M. Glosser & Sons, Laurel Management, and JWF Industries; bronze sponsors AmeriServ Financial, Ernie & Barb Petersen, Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, Barry & Joan Polster, and Ivar & Mary Berge; community sponsors 1st Summit Bank, UpStreet Architects; and event friend Dale Oxygen.

Additional support was provided by Pagano’s Catering, The Wine Loft on Franklin, Heartspring Consulting, and John Walker and Gary Sulkowski.

Thank you!

We are Heritage Johnstown!

After months of thought, deliberation and planning, the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA) is thrilled to be entering a new year with a new name -- Heritage Johnstown -- as our Annual Fund drive kicks off. Visit our latest blog post for more about this change, our recent accomplishments, and goals for 2025.