Annual Fund

You Make the Difference

121 years of serving Erie County!

Whether it’s providing field trips to 4th graders, museum tours to seniors, research services for adults and students, a lecture by historic newsmakers, or tours of architecturally significant buildings, our mission has been to educate the community on our rich local history and develop a deeper appreciation for Erie County.

We also preserve artifacts representing over 200 years of Erie County history and we serve as a comprehensive and accessible resource for all.

We have been able to do this because of the generosity of our donors.

Please consider joining us in our mission and making a year-end donation to the History Center at eriehistory.org/donate/

If you have any questions, please contact us at 814-454-1813 ext. 34.

Thank you for your consideration.

As supporters, you can expect to see some big projects over the next year. Educationally, we will be offering more programs and outreach activities than we have ever done in the past. Further, we will be engaging in a full exterior renovation at the historic Charlotte Elizabeth Battles House, 306 Walnut St., Girard, as well as debuting new exhibits at our campus on West 6th Street in Erie.

Support the Hagen History Center’s Annual fund and help us continue telling the history of Erie County.

We are truly grateful for your ongoing partnership and generosity. You will be providing opportunities to support student field trips, to maintain the campus, and to help promote Erie’s heritage for current and future generations. You can make your donation by using the form below or by going online to www.eriehistory.org/donate.

Since 1903, Erie County Historical Society has been dedicated to collecting, preserving, and promoting the study of our region’s rich history for future generations. We invite you to join us in this mission.

 Annual Fund Form

Why donate to the Hagen History Center?        

We preserve history and we share it with you!

Since 1903, we’ve been active in restoring and sharing history with more than 46,000 square feet of exhibit space on 132 acres of property in Girard and Erie. In addition to tours, we offer a wide variety of activities for people of all ages to enjoy. Here are just a few:

• Thousands of students from Pennsylvania and Ohio have toured our Erie campus exhibits during student field trips and learned about Victorian homes, the Erie Extension Canal, Frank Lloyd Wright’s office, Griswold cookware, Erie’s history with the U.S. Navy and much more. We also offer a camp for middle school students.
• Need a speaker? Our staff members visit schools and civic organizations with programming, online lessons, videos, traveling trunks of artifacts – all at no charge. We also participate in the Jefferson Education Society speaker series on a quarterly basis.  
• Our Girard campus, home to the Battles estate and two historic homes, has new life with an apartment for rent on Airbnb and multiple seasonal festivities, including farm-to-table dinners.
• More than 1,000 visitors toured our Erie campus on free-admission Community Days, which are supported by donors.
• Dozens of brides and others held one-of-a-kind events on our historic campuses in Erie and Girard.
• Research! We have more than 200 years’ worth of research. If you need something, we know how to find it.

What is coming next?

Watch for additional outreach programs in Erie County. We’ll bring our history to you.  An updated list of events will be included on the website under the events section.

While we have received major donations supporting capital projects, we count on fundraising events and the Annual Fund to support our operating budget. 

Please help us continue our mission to collect, preserve and share our region’s history.

Thank you for your consideration.