The Latest From JAHA

The 2024 edition of the Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival is in the books! Held September 20-21, the ninth annual festival was highlighted by two completely different performances by Folklore Ensemble Vagonar, a 33-member group from Slovakia. A brief cloudburst …

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 …

The Polacek Family Johnstown Slavic Festival is set for Fri.-Sat., Sept. 20-21, with a program of Slavic dance, music, food, speakers, crafts and more, all taking place in the parking lot and courtyard of the Heritage Discovery Center in Johnstown.

The dam is one of the best-loved exhibits in the entire the Johnstown Children’s Museum, and after 15 years of heavy use it’s ready for a makeover! The Westwood Garden Haven, under leadership of Christa Callahan, will work to repair …

By David G. Glosser, who along with his family has donated a historic cash register from Glosser Bros. to JAHA (as seen in above photo by Makenzie Croyle: retired JAHA President Richard Burkert, Stephanie and David G. Glosser, JAHA Curator …

Our rail tours are back by popular demand for the first time since 2019, before the pandemic! These popular, full-day tours are led by expert docent Brian Lehman, and include an Amtrak train trip to Altoona, a charter bus ride …

The 1977 Johnstown flood was a landmark event in our city’s history. A line of severe thunderstorms stalled over Johnstown on July 20, 1977, dropping as much as a foot of rain in some areas. Small streams – Solomon’s Run, …

We are grateful to all who attended our party, and all who bought a “birthday present” for the museum from our Amazon wishlist. If you’d like to provide the museum with a “present,” the list is below!

by Nicholas Lasinsky, guest contributor. Nicholas Lasinsky is a historian born and raised in Cambria County with a passion for local stories. Currently enrolled at Simmons University in Boston, he hopes to become an archivist and published author. He is …

The Path of the Flood Historic Races, which consist of a 5K, 8-miler, and 14-miler, will be run on Sat., May 25, and are presented by JAHA and the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority! But you don’t have to …