Butler County Genealogical Society
Mailing address: P.O. Box 662, Butler, PA 16003
Website: www.bcgs.us
Email: bcgsociety@yahoo.com
Contact: Randal Werner, president, or Weir Genealogy Room at Butler Area Public Library, 724-287-1715
Meetings: 6:15 p.m. third Tuesday of every month except December, unless otherwise advertised, at Butler Public Library
Gus Workman, seated, plays an injured World War I soldier with Vincent Workman tending to him during the Butler County Historical Society Echoes From Our Past series at North Side Cemetery in 2021. Cranberry Eagle File Photo
Butler County Historical Society
Address: 123 W. Diamond St., Butler, Pa. 16001
Telephone: 724-283-8116
Website: butlerhistory.com
Email: society@butlerhistory.com
Contact: Jennifer Ford, executive director
Operates:
Senator Walter Lowrie House, 123 W. Diamond St., Butler
Little Red School House, 200 E. Jefferson St., Butler
Cooper Cabin Pioneer Homestead, 199 Cooper Road, Cabot
Christopher Gist Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
Mailing address: 104 Teakwood Road, Butler, PA 16001
Telephone: 724-355-1718
Website: passar.org
Email: rsielski@butlercp.com
Contact: Raymond Sielski, secretary
Connoquenessing Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists
Address: 205 Orchard Lane, Butler
Telephone: 724-283-9851
Email: kristufek1@gmail.com
Contact: Carol Kristufek, chapter regent. Membership is by invitation only.
Cranberry Genealogy Club
Mailing address: 27 Sunset Court, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Website: cranberrygenealogy.org
Email: info@cranberrygenealogy.org
Contact: Debbie Billeter, treasurer and webmaster
Meetings: 6:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday of the month except December at the Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township. The November meeting date will be announced.
Cranberry Township Historical Society representatives unveiled a new historical marker at the Sample Schoolhouse outside the Cranberry municipal building. The Sample Schoolhouse was originally located along Rowan Road, but was relocated from its decaying foundation in 1999. Cranberry Eagle File Photo
Cranberry Township Historical Society
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1931, Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Website: explorecranberry.org
Email: info@explorecranberry.org
Contact: Roy Wagner, 724-720-6465
Operates: Sample School, a restored one-room schoolhouse at 2525 Rochester Road, open by appointment only.
Evans City Area Historical Society
Address: 204C S. Jackson St., Evans City, Pa. 16033
Contact: Dean Zinkhann
Telephone: 724-538-3629
Email: evanscityhistory@gmail.com
The museum is open from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays from April through November.
General Richard Butler Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Address: Butler, Pa. 16001
Website: darcarolk.wixsite.com/generalrichardbutler
Email: donnaleecroft@gmail.com
Contact: Donna Croft, chapter regent
Meetings: September, October, November, December, March, April May and June. Most meetings are at the First English Lutheran Church, Butler.
Historic Harmony president Rodney Gasch explains features of an old mill stone from the old Harmony area mill. Cranberry Eagle File Photo
Historic Harmony
Address: 218 Mercer St., Harmony, Pa. 16037
Telephone: 724-452-7341
Website: www.harmonymuseum.org
Email: hmuseum@zoominternet.net
Contact: Rodney Gasch, president and CEO
Operates: The nine-property Harmony Museum in and near Harmony’s National Historic Landmark District. Tour times are 1 and 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Lancaster Township Historical Records Committee and History Center
Address: 497 Perry Highway, Harmony
Telephone: 724-822-4823
Website: On Facebook at Lancaster Historical Center, Butler County, Pa.
Email: lancasterhistory@yahoo.com
The center is open from 1 to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of the month.
Artifacts such as this antique scale used for weighing mail abound at the Mars Area History and Landmark Society. Cranberry Eagle File Photo
Mars Area History and Landmark Society Train Station and Museum
Address: 1 Brickyard Road, Mars, Pa. 16046
Telephone: 724-625-4478
Website: marshistory.org
Email: marshistory@gmail.com
Contact: John Watson, president, 724-625-4478
Meetings are in the general purpose/workshop building at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month. The public is welcome. The station and museum are open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays or by appointment.
North Hills Genealogists
Mailing address: P.O. Box 169, Wexford, PA 15090
Telephone: 724-935-6961
Website: www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org
Email: info@NorthHillsGenealogists.org
Contact: Elissa Powell, publications chairman
Meetings: Refer to website
Ohio Valley Chapter 22, Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology
Address: 500 Lutherlyn Lane, Butler, Pa. 16001
Telephone: 724-352-2138
Website: .pennsylvaniaarchaeology.com
Email: deyoungl59@gmail.com
Contact: Laura DeYoung, president
Meetings: 7 p.m. third Wednesday of the month, except in July and August, at the Woodland Lodge, 500 Lutherlyn Lane, Butler
Old Stone House
Address: 2865 William Flynn Highway (Route 8), Slippery Rock, Pa. 16057
Telephone: 724-738-4964
Email: oldstonehouse@sru.edu
Contact: Aaron Cowan, curator
Check the site’s Facebook page
Penn’s Colony Festival & Folk Art Marketplace
Address: 365 Saxonburg Blvd., Saxonburg, Pa. 16056
Telephone: 724-352-9922
Website: www.pennscolony.com
Email: penns@consolidated.net
Operates: Penn’s Colony Festival — Sept. 16 and 17 and 23 and 24, celebrating traditions of craftsmanship and cultural heritage of French and Indian War era.
Wine Time at the Colony is held the third Saturday in June and August.
Prospect Area Preservation Society
Mailing address: 383 Main St., P.O. Box 586, Prospect, PA 16052
Telephone: 724-865-2181
Email: jmharm@zoominternet.net
Contact: Beth Miller, president
Meetings: 5:30 p.m. third Monday of every month except December
Saxonburg Museum
Address: 147 N. Rebecca St., Saxonburg, Pa. 16056
Telephone: 724-352-1400, ext. 221
Website: saxonburgpa.com/saxonburg-museum
Email: saxonburgmuseum@gmail.com
Vounteer curator: Fred Caesar
Facebook: Saxonburg Museum
Operates: Tours by appointment
Slippery Rock Heritage Association
Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Website: www.srheritage.org
Email: suebarkley47@aol.com
President: Sue Barkley, 724-679-3628
Meetings: Every month on the third Monday at the Slippery Rock Municipal Building.
Washington’s Trail
Contact: Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau
Mailing address: 310 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, PA 16063
Telephone: 866-856-8444
Website: www.washingtonstrail.org
Download a map and/or brochure about the driving tour.
Zelienople Historical Society
Address: 243 S. Main St., Zelienople, Pa. 16063
Telephone: 724-452-9457
Facebook: Zelienople Historical Society
Email: zeliehistory@zoominternet.net
Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon weekdays
Operates:
Passavant House, 243 S. Main St., Zelienople. Tours weekdays beginning at 9:30 a.m.; advanced notice appreciated and mandatory for group tours.
Buhl House, 221 S. Main St., Zelienople. Tours available by appointment.
