Author Archives: Sheila Yorks
Alexander Caverns to be explored at Fall Dinner October 25 at Walker Grange
Local historian Forest K. Fisher will discuss the cavern at the Juniata County Historical Society annual fall dinner, to be held Oct. 25 at the Walker Grange in Mexico. Fisher is the author of Alexander Caverns: Mifflin County’s Once Spectacular Show Cave, published by the Mifflin County Historical Society. A Mifflin County Historical Society board member since 1995-96, Fisher took the position as newsletter editor and continues that post. He is also immediate past president, having served two terms and […]
SAVE THE DATE
The Juniata County Historical Society will hold their Fall Dinner Wednesday, October 25. More information will follow!
Indian Artifacts Set for July 23 at Academy
Indian artifact collectors will be at the Tuscarora Academy Museum Sunday, July 23 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Steve Zeiders, an enthusiastic collector from Mifflintown who has been collecting since 1962, will bring his vast collection of artifacts. Some that will be displayed on his tables include bannerstones, drills, mini-axes, knives, hammer stones, sharpening tools, celts, engraved tools, stone bowls, scrapers, sewing needles, clay and stone pipes, and a fire starter rock. This year alone he’s found an additional 55 artifacts, […]
ARCHIVES CLOSED JULY 4 AND 5
The Juniata County Historical Society’s Archives Room is closed so that our volunteers can celebrate the founding of our Country on July 4 and 5. Regular hours resume Tuesday, July 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, July 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. NEW: Saturdays that the Archives is open this summer are: July 22 and August 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Tuscarora Academy Museum is open every Sunday during the summer months […]
Archives Room Is Open
The closure at the corner of Cross Street and Jefferson Street has been open since early May. We are officially open for business every Tuesday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
