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The Little Red Schoolhouse participated in the Butler County History Day, opening up for visitors and talks by the Butler County Historical Society on June 21. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Butler County Genealogical Society

Mailing address: 112 Oak Ridge Drive, Butler, PA. 16002

Facebook: Butler County Genealogy Society of Pennsylvania

Contact: Randal Werner, president

Meetings: 6:15 p.m. third Tuesday of every month except December, unless otherwise advertised, at Butler Area Public Library.

Danyle Verzinskie describes the death of her character Sarah Burnside Harbison Cooper Grabe Lefever at the hands of Sarah’s husband, who was later convicted and hung for her murder, during a night of haunting stories and educational lectures presented by the Butler County Historical Society and hosted at the Walter Lowrie House on Oct. 26, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
Butler County Historical Society

Address: 123 W. Diamond St., Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-283-8116

Website: butlerhistory.com

Email: society@butlerhistory.com

Contact: Mackenzie Herold, outreach coordinator

Operates: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

Sen. Walter Lowrie House, 123 W. Diamond St., Butler

Little Red School House, 200 E. Jefferson St., Butler

Cooper Cabin, 199 Cooper Road, Cabot

Christopher Gist Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

Mailing address: 612 Saint Lawrence Lane, Gibsonia, PA 15044-8022

Phone: 724-712-6129

Website: isa4817group.wixsite.com/christophergistsar

Email: rwsielski@zoominternet.net

Contact: Raymond Sielski, secretary

Connoquenessing Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists

Address: 205 Orchard Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-283-9851

Email: kristufek1@gmail.com

Contact: Carol Kristufek, chapter regent

Operates: 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. on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Visit cranberrygenealogy.org for meeting locations. Most programs are offered both in-person and virtually, and are free; though paid memberships are appreciated.

Cranberry Township Historical Society

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1931, Cranberry Township, PA 16066

Phone: 724-720-6465

Website: explorecranberry.org

Email: info@explorecranberry.org

Contact: Roy Wagner

Operates: Sample School, a restored one-room schoolhouse at 2525 Rochester Road, open by appointment only.

Evans City Area Historical Society

Address: 204B Suite 1 S. Jackson St., Evans City, PA 16033

Phone: 724-538-3629

Email: evanscityhistory@gmail.com

Contact: Rick Reifenstein, president

Operates: The museum is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday from April through November. Also by appointment on request.

Stacy Stoughton, left, regent of the General Richard Butler Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, delivers the rededication while Alexa Karns, a member of the Elizabeth McKinney Society Children of the American Revolution, places a wreath below the marker on Sunday, June 1. Sol McCormick/Butler Eagle
General Richard Butler Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Address: Butler, PA. 16001

Website: darcarolk.wixsite.com/generalrichardbutler

Email: sstacy155@zoominternet.net

Contact: Stacy Stoughton, chapter regent

Meetings: Regular meetings are the second Saturday of each month from September through June at First English Lutheran Church, Butler. They do not meet in January and February. The Christmas Tea is in December.

The ball drops as attendees touch it during 2024 Harmony Silvester Celebration in Historic Harmony on New Year's Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Historic Harmony

Address: 218 Mercer St., Harmony, PA 16037

Phone: 724-452-7341

Website: www.harmonymuseum.org

Email: hmuseum@zoominternet.net

Contact: Kathy Luek, president

Operates: The nine-property Harmony Museum in and near Harmony’s National Historic Landmark District. Tour times are 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.

Lancaster Township Historical Records Committee and History Center

Address: 497 Perry Highway, Harmony, PA 16037

Phone: 724-822-4823

Website: On Facebook at Lancaster Historical Center, Butler County, Pa.

Email: lancasterhistory@yahoo.com

Operates: The center is open from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment.

The caboose can be seen at the Mars Train Station. Butler Eagle File Photo
Mars Area History and Landmark Society Train Station and Museum

Address: 1 Brickyard Road, Mars, PA 16046

Phone: 724-272-9588

Website: marshistory.org

Email: marshistory@gmail.com

Contact: John Watson, president

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month in the Library Room of the Main Building. 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

Website: www.NorthHillsGenealogists.org

Email: info@NorthHillsGenealogists.org

Contact: Rob Boston, president

Meetings: Refer to website

Ohio Valley Chapter 22, Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology

Address: Lutherlyn Campus, 500 Lutherlyn Lane, Butler, PA 16001

Phone: 724-352-2138

Website: pennsylvaniaarchaeology.com

Email: deyoungl59@gmail.com

Contact: Laura DeYoung, chapter representative

Meetings: 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Woodland Lodge, Lutherlyn Lane, Butler.

Old Stone House

Address: 2865 William Flinn Highway (Route 8), Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Phone: 724-738-4964

Email: oldstonehouse@sru.edu

Contact: Aaron Cowan, Ph.D.

Operates: Not offering tours at this time.

Prospect Area Preservation Society

Mailing address: P.O. Box 586, Prospect, PA 16052-0586

Phone: 724-865-2181

Email: jmharm@zoominternet.net

Contact: Beth Miller, president

Meetings: 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month

Saxonburg Museum

Address: 147 N. Rebecca St., Saxonburg, PA 16056

Telephone: 724-352-1400, Option 3

Website: saxonburgpa.com/saxonburg-museum

Email: secretary@saxonburgpa.com

Contact: Steve May, borough manager

Facebook: Saxonburg Museum

Operates: Tours by appointment.

Slippery Rock Heritage Association

Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Phone: 724-679-3628

Website: www.slipperyrockheritage.org

Email: suebarkley47@aol.com

Contact: Sue Barkley, vice president

Meetings: Third Monday of every month; call for location.

Washington’s Trail

Address: 310 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople, PA 16063

Telephone: 866-856-8444

Website: www.washingtonstrail.org

Contact: Experience Butler County, formerly the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau

Operates: Download a map and/or brochure for a driving tour.

The Passavant House in Zelienople was open to the public for house tours and tours of the grounds during Butler County History Day on June 21. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Zelienople Historical Society

Address: 243 S. Main St., Zelienople, PA 16063

Telephone: 724-452-9457

Website: www.zeliehistory.org

Email: zeliehistory@zoominternet.net

Facebook: Zelienople Historical Society

Office hours: 9 a.m. to noon weekdays

Operates: Passavant House, 243 S. Main St., Zelienople and Buhl House, 221 S. Main St., Zelienople, has tours available by appointment.

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