LOCAL HISTORY STORIES
"History is a symphony of echoes heard and unheard.
It is a poem with events as verses."
~Charles Angoff
Web Featured HiStories
Harvey J. Parish & Johnstown History
Historic Parish House and Museum
Parish House - an example of a "Craftsman" style bungalow
Newsletter Featured HiStories
"Footprints in the Sugar - A History of the Great Western Sugar Company" written by Candy Hamilton, former Johnstown resident
Sandy Bennett's Society Presidential Inaugural Address. She is related to the Parishes!
On the occasion of the Historical Society's 20th Anniversary, Karen Griffith writes her Memories of the Early Days.
Want more?
Our quarterly newsletter includes a great deal of wonderful historical information including...
- An ongoing collectable feature - the "Walking Tour of Historical Johnstown"
- Excerpts from "A Tribute to Johnstown" by Rebecca S. Healy, 1977
- Summaries of Quarterly Members' Meeting and other events.
- Johnstown's Colorful Characters - articles by Sandy Bennett, President.
- Stories, Stories, Stories!!
In fact, most stories collected by Johnstown Historical Society never make it to this web site. Newsletters can only be received through a membership. (Printable Membership form
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