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Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association - Susquehanna County Historical Society
Offers an extensive museum collection, as well as a genealogy and local history research library.
Offers an extensive museum collection, as well as a genealogy and local history research library.
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Museums
Special Interest Clubs
Mennonite Life - Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
Preserves and interprets the culture and context of Anabaptist-related faith communities in Lancaster County. Gathering place where people can explore stories, ideas and legacy.
Facilities and services include:
- Library and archives
- Bookstore and museum shop
- Publications about Mennonite, Amish and Pennsylvania cultures
- Auctions of rare out-of-print books
- Genealogical research
- Museum exhibit on Mennonite and Amish folk art
- DNA Interpretation
- Public events such as educational, musical, storytelling and artistic programs
- Field trips
- Folk art classes
Preserves and interprets the culture and context of Anabaptist-related faith communities in Lancaster County. Gathering place where people can explore stories, ideas and legacy.
Facilities and services include:
- Library and archives
- Bookstore and museum shop
- Publications about Mennonite, Amish and Pennsylvania cultures
- Auctions of rare out-of-print books
- Genealogical research
- Museum exhibit on Mennonite and Amish folk art
- DNA Interpretation
- Public events such as educational, musical, storytelling and artistic programs
- Field trips
- Folk art classes
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Libraries
Historical Societies
Museums
Demuth Foundation and Museum - Demuth Museum
Offers tours to the home and studio of American modernist Charles Demuth (1883-1935), a permanent collection of Demuth's art, changing exhibitions, and events. The museum is surrounded by Demuth's mother's garden and the historic Lancaster architecture that inspired him.
Offers tours to the home and studio of American modernist Charles Demuth (1883-1935), a permanent collection of Demuth's art, changing exhibitions, and events. The museum is surrounded by Demuth's mother's garden and the historic Lancaster architecture that inspired him.
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Visual Arts
Museums
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania - Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Houses a collection of historic train and railroad artifacts. Features special events, changing exhibits, a working restoration shop, a museum store and a research library.
Houses a collection of historic train and railroad artifacts. Features special events, changing exhibits, a working restoration shop, a museum store and a research library.
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Museums
African American Museum in Philadelphia - African American Museum
Offers exhibits of art, artifacts, and memorabilia on African American history. Also offers educational programs and an online collections database.
Offers exhibits of art, artifacts, and memorabilia on African American history. Also offers educational programs and an online collections database.
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Historic Preservation
Museums
York County Astronomical Society - Club, Planetarium, and Star Watch
Operates a planetarium and observatory. Presents astronomical shows and related astronomy programs of the night sky. Sponsors public star watches and private star watch sessions for schools, scouts, churches, and corporate groups.
Operates a planetarium and observatory. Presents astronomical shows and related astronomy programs of the night sky. Sponsors public star watches and private star watch sessions for schools, scouts, churches, and corporate groups.
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Museums
Special Interest Clubs
Pearl S Buck International - Pearl S. Buck International
Provides international humanitarian aid through programs that support children, build cultural appreciation, and promote the legacy of Pearl S. Buck.
Provides international humanitarian aid through programs that support children, build cultural appreciation, and promote the legacy of Pearl S. Buck.
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Volunteer Opportunities
International Child Sponsorship
Adoption Services
Museums
State Museum of Pennsylvania - Planetarium
Offers a planetarium. Shows and schedules vary throughout the year and cover an array of astronomy and space science topics.
Offers a planetarium. Shows and schedules vary throughout the year and cover an array of astronomy and space science topics.
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Museums
Eckley Miners Village - Tours
Provides education for the public about the story of anthracite coal mining along with patch towns and their residents through the preservation and exploration of the site and its collection.
Provides education for the public about the story of anthracite coal mining along with patch towns and their residents through the preservation and exploration of the site and its collection.
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Museums
Red Lion Area Historical Society - Red Lion Pennsylvania History and Collections
Maintains a museum showcasing artifacts representing the area's history. Operates the Railroad Station Museum, featuring street-level rooms preserved as they appeared during the railroad’s operation. Collects, preserves, and shares local history through meetings, programs, and trips.
Maintains a museum showcasing artifacts representing the area's history. Operates the Railroad Station Museum, featuring street-level rooms preserved as they appeared during the railroad’s operation. Collects, preserves, and shares local history through meetings, programs, and trips.
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Museums
Historic Preservation
Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center - Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center
Offers hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and interactive displays that teach visitors about various weather phenomena, forecasting techniques, and the science behind meteorology.
Offers hands-on exhibits, educational programs, and interactive displays that teach visitors about various weather phenomena, forecasting techniques, and the science behind meteorology.
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Museums
Youth Enrichment Programs
Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society - Sigal Museum
Dedicated to preserving the history of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The Sigal Museum is home to the Jane S. Moyer Library, providing resources for students, scholars, and genealogical researchers.
Dedicated to preserving the history of Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The Sigal Museum is home to the Jane S. Moyer Library, providing resources for students, scholars, and genealogical researchers.
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Historic Preservation
Special Interest Clubs
Museums
1719 Museum - Local History Museum
Operates a local musuem featuring the Herr House and Lancaster Longhouse landmarks. Visitors have an opportunity to learn history, experience a full-sized reproduction of a Native longhouse, and see other buildings and exhibits tracing the formation of Lancaster County.
Operates a local musuem featuring the Herr House and Lancaster Longhouse landmarks. Visitors have an opportunity to learn history, experience a full-sized reproduction of a Native longhouse, and see other buildings and exhibits tracing the formation of Lancaster County.
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Historic Preservation
Museums
Carnegie Science Center - Museum and Interactive Exhibits
Provides hands on and interactive experiences centered around science and technology to visitors of all ages.
Provides hands on and interactive experiences centered around science and technology to visitors of all ages.
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Museums
Luzerne County Historical Society - Museum
Offers an historical museum which emphasizes the stories of people, places and events in Luzerne county history; featuring objects, photographs, and documents.
Offers an historical museum which emphasizes the stories of people, places and events in Luzerne county history; featuring objects, photographs, and documents.
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Museums
Please Touch Museum - Children's Museum
Creates learning opportunities for children through playful, hands-on experiences in a social environment within the museum.
Creates learning opportunities for children through playful, hands-on experiences in a social environment within the museum.
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Museums
Hands-on House - Children's Museum
Serves as a learning center, educational resource, and cultural gathering place for children. Provides immersive, interactive exhibits that empower children and families to connect, create and learn through purposeful play.
Serves as a learning center, educational resource, and cultural gathering place for children. Provides immersive, interactive exhibits that empower children and families to connect, create and learn through purposeful play.
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Museums
expERIEnce Children's Museum - Children's Museum
Provided three floors of over 50 hands-on exhibits that allow children to learn through play.
Provided three floors of over 50 hands-on exhibits that allow children to learn through play.
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Children
Museums
Art-Reach - ACCESS
Offers a public initiative that allows ACCESS cardholders (Pennsylvania residents who monitor their government-issued cash, food, or medical benefits with an EBT card), to visit over 50 participating museums, science centers, gardens, historic sites, and live-arts venue and attractions at a discounted rate.
Offers a public initiative that allows ACCESS cardholders (Pennsylvania residents who monitor their government-issued cash, food, or medical benefits with an EBT card), to visit over 50 participating museums, science centers, gardens, historic sites, and live-arts venue and attractions at a discounted rate.
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Botanical Gardens/Arboreta
Museums
Benefits Recipients
LancasterHistory - President James Buchanan's Wheatland
Offers educational tours of the presidential home.
Offers educational tours of the presidential home.
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Museums
Oakes Museum - Messiah University - Museum
Provides a collection of exhibits, programs, and research to inspire wonder, discovery, and love of the natural world.
Provides a collection of exhibits, programs, and research to inspire wonder, discovery, and love of the natural world.
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Museums
Woodmere Art Museum - Art Classes and Workshops
Offers a variety of art classes and art programs for adults and kids. Scholarships for students in available based on financial need.
Offers a variety of art classes and art programs for adults and kids. Scholarships for students in available based on financial need.
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Student Financial Aid
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction
Museums
Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum - Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum
A living history village of Pennsylvania Dutch life.
A living history village of Pennsylvania Dutch life.
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Museums
Historic Preservation
Nurture Nature Center - Public Education on Environmental Risks
Provides a combination of art, science, education, and community. From murals that educate about local environmental issues to nature, journaling that connects people to their surroundings, to Science on a Sphere presentations that make global issues personally relevant.
Provides a combination of art, science, education, and community. From murals that educate about local environmental issues to nature, journaling that connects people to their surroundings, to Science on a Sphere presentations that make global issues personally relevant.
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Museums
McKean County Historical Society - McKean County Historical Society
Offer tours of the museum, which are entertaining and educational. These tours can be for a single person or for a group; they include three stories of the building.
Offer tours of the museum, which are entertaining and educational. These tours can be for a single person or for a group; they include three stories of the building.
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Museums
Historical Societies
