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Board of Directors & Staff
Links Section
Executive Director/Curator:
Mary Lea Lucas
President:
Berlie Etzel
Vice President:
Ron Sweitzer
Secretary:
Edna Smith
Treasurer:
Cathy Aaron
Members:
Dave Burnham
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Pat Kahle
Administrative Assistant:
Karen Slack
FWSP STUDENTS:
Steve McNulty
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Christine Campbell
CCHS DATEBOOK PENNSYLVANIA ROOTS HANK'S CLARION HISTORY SLIDE SHOW PHMC NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CLARION COUNTY
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The Sutton-Ditz House Museum
A National Register Treasure
18 Grant Street, Clarion, PA 16214
CCHS MISSION STATEMENT
The purpose of The Clarion County Historical Society is the discovery, collection, and preservation of materials pertaining to the history of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and to encourage the study and appreciation of that history by conducting workshops, exhibitions, and observances which will promote and stimulate the purpose for which the Society, the Museum, and the Library were formed.
The Sutton-Ditz House Museum was established for the display of items relating to and significant in the history of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and its residents.
The Ralph J. & Virginia A. Fulton Library was established to assist researchers interested primarily in family history and the history and culture of Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
HISTORY
The Clarion County Historical Society was established in 1955 and chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1956 as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational institution.
In the early years the Society collections were located on the third floor of the Clarion County Court House. As space at the Court House became filled, the Society began searching for a new home, and in 1976, twenty years after the founding of the Society, the John A. Ditz property on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Grant Street was purchased.
The stately Sutton-Ditz House became the home of artifacts and collections illustrative of the history of Clarion County; its people, places, and industries.
The Society library, archives and offices were also located at the Sutton-Ditz, but again, due to continued donations to the collections and an increase in library services, space became limited.
In 1999 a search began for yet another property . The Society desperately needed more space to maintain its administrative offices, library, archives and museum store. That space was found at 17 South Fifth Avenue, directly across the street from the Sutton-Ditz House Museum!
The new building is known as the Milo Markle Annex and is the home of the Ralph J. and Virginia A. Fulton Library & Archives, the Thomas Sutton Store, and the Society's administrative offices.
With newfound space at the Sutton-Ditz House Museum, many artifacts have been brought out of storage and are now being exhibited . A "Changing Exhibits" room is being prepared for new acquisitions and our Military Room has a new permanent showcase featuring "Women in Service".
~Keystone Joint High School Open House Brochure; Sligo High School Yearbooks,"The Black Diamond", 1948 & 1949; Clarion State Teacher's College yearbooks, "Sequelle", 1954 & 1955. Donated by Arnold Kepple, Callensburg, PA
~ Spinning wheel, yarn winder, Pennsylvania chestnut kitchen cupboard circa 1850; brass samovar & brass desk accessories. Donated by George Due`, Pittsburgh, PA, from his mother's estate.
~Scrapbook collection, 40 years of the LWV. Donated by The League of Women Voters of Clarion County
~Photo collection of the Myers Family. Donated by Ronald Myers, Butler, PA.
~Shannondale Ladies Aid Society name quilt identification list & photos of quilt. Donated by Janice Horn, Clarion, PA.
~Photos of remodeling of The White Pillars (the Graham House, Main Street, Clarion). Donated by Janice Horn, Clarion, PA.
CCHS member Hank Hufnagel, Clarion's favorite novelist and historian, has a special treat for you!
Click on "Hank's Clarion History Slide Show" in the links section at left.
If the "Links" section isn't showing, copy & paste the following into your browser.
http://www.hufsoft.com/flash/
OFFICE - LIBRARY - MUSEUM OPEN:
MONDAY - FRIDAY 10AM - 4PM OFF DAYS & EVENINGS by APPOINTMENT
CLOSED:
SATURDAY - SUNDAY
* Our volunteer staff will gladly accommodate individuals that are unable to visit during our regular hours. Call 814-226-4450 for an appointment!
We've expanded our archive space & workroom, re-designed our library & moved our gift shop! Stop in to see our new look!
Member of The Clarion Area Chamber of Business and Industry.
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