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Watson-Curtze Mansion 2nd Floor Tour

Tuesday May 5th, 2020

Take a tour of the 2nd Floor of the Watson-Curtze Mansion with Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry.

Students visit Hagen History Center

Geri Cicchetti

Monday May 4th, 2020

In a partnership with the Millcreek Township School District and Westlake Middle School, all two hundred 7^th graders visited HHC over four days.

Saturday from the Archives

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.

Vlog #4 French Creek Feeder Canal

Jeff Sherry

Friday May 1st, 2020

Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry, lands in Meadville, PA to teach us about the French Creek Feeder Canal.

Covid-19 Pandemic is a Teachable moment on Native American History

Larry Flatley

Wednesday Apr 29th, 2020

Viruses have been shaping American history since Europeans began traveling regularly to North America five centuries ago.

"Long Life & Happiness for All Its Residents" #5

Becky Weiser

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.

Watson-Curtze Mansion 1st Floor Virtual Tour

Tuesday Apr 28th, 2020

Take a tour of the Watson-Curtze Mansion with Museum Educator, Jeff Sherry.

Making History Gala

Geri Cicchetti

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 6^th Street and its place in Erie’s rich history.

Saturday from the Archives

Clara Petrat

Saturday Apr 25th, 2020

This diary is presented exactly as Clara Petrat wrote it. April, May, June pages are missing from the diary.

Vlog #3 War of 1812 Private

Jeff Sherry

Friday Apr 24th, 2020

This Friday, Jeff Sherry, Museum Educator, discusses an early uniform used in the battle of 1812 for a regular infantry private.

Watson-Curtze Mansion 2nd Floor Tour

Students visit Hagen History Center

Saturday from the Archives

Vlog #4 French Creek Feeder Canal

Covid-19 Pandemic is a Teachable moment on Native American History

"Long Life & Happiness for All Its Residents" #5

Watson-Curtze Mansion 1st Floor Virtual Tour

Making History Gala

Saturday from the Archives

Vlog #3 War of 1812 Private

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