The Latest From JAHA

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 …

The Johnstown Slavic Festival was a fantastic time this year! We had a wonderful day of programming and were blessed with great weather, too. This quote, from The Tribune-Democrat’s wrap-up story on the event, sums it up: “Right …

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 …

The 3rd Annual Johnstown Slavic Festival is almost here! The one-day, free festival will feature an action-packed program of traditional Slavic music and dance, including tamburitzan dance, Balkan brass music, Eastern European roots music played on traditional instruments, an accordion virtuoso, …

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 …