Welcome to the Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA)! We are a non-profit organization that exists to preserve and present this region's nationally significant stories through museums, special events, cultural & educational programming, and historical collections. Choose from the navigation bar to the left to learn more about what we do.

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Coming up at JAHA! Visit our News & Special Events page for details on upcoming activites, or our calendar of events to see all events currently scheduled up to a year in advance (color codes: green - children's programs; purple - cultural events; brown - live music & entertainment; orange - major events). The lineup for the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival has been announced! Visit floodcitymusic.com for details; also, 10,000 Maniacs play a free (but ticketed) summer concert on June 14. 1889 Flood Commemorative Events -- JAHA and the National Park Service are collaborating on a full slate of events to commemorate the 124th anniversary of the flood. On Saturday, May 18 we'll host a bus tour of many flood-related sites, hosted by costumed interpreters; several additional events to follow! Visit the News & Special Events page to learn more. Now open: "Letters to Sala: A Young Woman's Life in Nazi Labor Camps" Click here for details on this exciting new traveling exhibit and programming. Now open: "Remembrance: 125 Years of Jewish Life in Johnstown" -- Click here for much more about the exhibit and the year-long Johnstown Jewish Community Project. New! Visit the Archives & Research section of this site for our Collection Connection feature, and more about this part of JAHA's mission. Regular visitor season hours resumed on Monday, April 1 -- we are open 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. seven days a week! Galliker's Cafe is open Tuesday-Sunday from 11:00 am-3:00pm. Welcome! Click here to join JAHA online!