Wednesday May 6th, 2020
As we remain in quarantine due to the outbreak of Covid 19, medical response and care is on everyone’s mind. Many historical references have been made to what we are currently living through such as the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1918.
Tuesday May 5th, 2020
Take a tour of the 2nd Floor of the Watson-Curtze Mansion with Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry.
Monday May 4th, 2020
In a partnership with the Millcreek Township School District and Westlake Middle School, all two hundred 7th graders visited HHC over four days.
Saturday May 2nd, 2020
In her 1900 diary, Clara Petrat reveals many common incidents involving candy and ice cream, sending letters, cleaning & sweeping, sewing her handkerchief, going to club, violent storms striking and burning buildings, and going to Waldameer and ‘four miles creek’, and a fight between her Papa and Mama.
Since she was a German immigrant, she is going to school to learn English composition.
Friday May 1st, 2020
Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry, lands in Meadville, PA to teach us about the French Creek Feeder Canal.
Wednesday Apr 29th, 2020
With its cute face and little ear perked up; the dog pictured above brings me much happiness. The company that produced him had a long and well-known life here– the Griswold Manufacturing Company.
Wednesday Apr 29th, 2020
Viruses have been shaping American history since Europeans began traveling regularly to North America five centuries ago.
Tuesday Apr 28th, 2020
Take a tour of the Watson-Curtze Mansion with Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry.
Monday Apr 27th, 2020
Join us for the Making History Gala as the Hagen History Center celebrates the opening of the first floor of its new exhibit building on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Note the date has been changed to July 9.) The gala will unveil this new jewel on West 6th Street and its place in Erie’s rich history.
Saturday Apr 25th, 2020
This diary is presented exactly as Clara Petrat wrote it. April, May, June pages are missing from the diary.
