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The Greater Monessen Historical Society is located at 505 Donner Ave in Monessen. The Heritage Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM.


 

For any questions or additional information, please call 724-684-8460 or visit the website at www.monessenhistoricalsociety.com.

 

Membership and Fund Drive

The annual Membership and Fund Drive is now underway. Individual memberships are $15 a calendar year with family memberships being $20. Business memberships are $50. Memberships make a great gift and include four issues of the “Valley Historian” newsletter.

 

Monessen Heritage Museum – Autumn Exhibit

“Monessen 120” is the name of the autumn exhibit at the Monessen Heritage Museum. The exhibit salutes the one hundred and twentieth anniversary of the founding of the town in September of 1898. It features select displays highlighting interesting items and photographs from the past 120 years.  A special section will pay tribute to the one hundred and tenth anniversary of the birth of Monessen Mayor, Hugo Parente.  Displays have also been added featuring Lou and Jim Manderino, who rose to the highest ranks of Pennsylvania state government. 

 

Annual Day of Giving

The annual day of giving (Give Big, Pittsburgh) for local nonprofits will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, from 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM. Give Big Pittsburgh will raise money for GMHS through a single online donation platform, providing a simple way to connect donors to the charitable causes they care about most and encourage them to take action. This 24-hour online fundraising effort hosted by the Pittsburgh Magazine in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Foundation and local sponsors, will offer our area of nonprofits the chance to raise funds to support their critical missions.

 

Follow GMHS on Twitter and Facebook!

The Greater Monessen Historical Society has a Twitter account. Follow us at @MonessenHistory. We are also on Facebook and have over 3,000 followers worldwide! We can be located on Facebook under “Greater Monessen Historical Society”. See our latest events, news and photos of previous events. Google us and find our webpage filled with all the necessary information to visit, donate, join or learn about us!

 

Visit The Heritage Museum Gift Shoppe

With the holidays fast approaching, the Heritage Museum Gift Shoppe has many great ideas for gift-giving. They carry the largest selection of nationality cookbooks in the area, as well as works by local authors.

 

‘Monessen Christmas Jubilee’

GMHS is working with other local organizations and groups to participate in the “Monessen Christmas Jubilee”, which will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018, at Monessen Public Library and Cultural Center. The Historical Society will have Santa and Mrs. Claus and free Santa photos for children of all ages, which will be mailed to the homes.

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