Author Archives: Sheila Yorks

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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.

Fall Dinner to Feature Millersburg Ferryman Captain Jack Dillman

Captain Jack Dillman, former ferryman of the Millersburg Ferry for many years, will be speaking at this year’s Juniata County Historical Society Fall Dinner Meeting to be held Wednesday, October 12. Dillman, began his work at the wheel of the ferry, when he was a young teen. His familiarity with the Susquehanna River near Millersburg began when he was just 14 years old and he began exploring the river on his own. During this time, coal was being dredged from the […]