Harmony Society 200th Anniversary Feature Exhibit - "Secession, Diaspora & Concert Stages" - Open May 4, 2024, through September 2024.
View of Harmony Society history through the lens of the secession of membership forming St. Peter's German Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg and the musical life & travels of John S. Duss. Additional reference material on display next to exhibit case!
"What We Did at Home" - November 2023 through April 2024
"What We Did at Home" featured activities on the Beaver County home front undertaken to support the Civil War, World War I and World War II military effort.
The Daily Times - Victory Edition - Wednesday, May 21, 1919
See the BCG&HC Microfilm Collection for more information on the businesses, communities & organizations that participated in the World War effort in Beaver County.
"How We Made a Living" - May through November 2023
Our Feature Exhibit focused on "Beaver County Hospitals & the People Who Worked in Them" and was popular with many nurses and their family members!
Beaver County Musical History - On Display November 2022 through April 2023
See Henry Mancini in Beaver County - Youth, Military & Return to CCBC Golden Dome
Beaver County Musical History - Exhibit on Display November 2022 through April 2023
Monaca Cornet Band - August 1965 Monaca Centennial Parade
Communication Through Cartoons! The John Shevchik Collection Feature Exhibit - May through October 2022
Original Pen & Ink Archival Collection of Drawings by Editorial Cartoonist John Shevchik and Related Ephemera.
The John Shevchik Feature Exhibit - "Communication Through Cartoons" - May through September 2022
Partial look at the feature exhibit displaying items from our archival collection of Beaver County award winning editorial cartoonist John Shevchik (1915-1994)!
BCG&HC 50th Anniversary Celebration 1971 - 2021
Display encompasses our founding by the Beaver County Commissioners, our original home in the Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls and ephemera recounting 50 years of history!
Beaver County Commissioners Resolution No. 010771-3
Founding Resolution by Beaver County Commissioners Ross, Corak and Pettibon January 7, 1971.
Beaver County Genealogical Society Scrapbook Ephemera - 1987
BCGS honors past presidents in 1987. Our archives house a collection of scrapbooks from the BCGS, available to view!
Proclamation - Beaver County Genealogy and History Center Day - November 17th, 2021
Proclamation by the Beaver County Board of Commissioners - Daniel C. Camp III, Chairman, Tony Amadio and Jack Manning
Beaver County Genealogy and History Center Day - November 17th, 2021
Proclamation by the Beaver County Board of Commissioners in honor of the 50th Anniversary - Page 1
Beaver County Genealogy and History Center Day - November 17th, 2021
Proclamation by the Beaver County Board of Commissioners in honor of the 50th Anniversary - Page 2
Year of the Woman - Feature Exhibit - August 2020
The Year of the Woman Exhibit commemorates the 100th anniversary of woman's suffrage as well as honoring 4 Beaver County women of historical importance
Year of the Woman Feature Exhibit Display - August 26, 2020
Overview of the Year of the Woman Exhibit @ the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
The Men's League for Woman Suffrage published this map in 1915 detailing the Pennsylvania county vote breakdown.
Beaver County Commissioners - The Daily Times - August 24, 1920
Beaver County Commissioners review qualifications for women voting in the November 1920 election.
New Brighton Polling Places Prepare - Evening Tribune - September 4, 1920
Detail of New Brighton council plans to clean and repair "unsanitary" polling places!
Beaver County "Women of History" Helen Clear and Betty Brodmerkel
Honoring Betty Brodmerkel & Helen Clear for their extensive research, documentation and preservation of Beaver County historical records.
Aliquippa Service Canteen - Fall 2019
Letters, photographs and ephemera from two scrapbooks maintained by the hostesses of the ASC
Aliquippa Service Canteen Scrapbook Cover
One of two scrapbooks donated by Fern Smith.
ASC Scrapbook Cover - Donated by Fern Smith
Contents of ASC scrapbook preserved. Letters copied and placed in Surname Files.
Aliquippa Service Canteen - Fall 2019/Winter 2020 Exhibit Case
Exhibit commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit - Top Shelf
Photo - ASC Ephemera - V-Mail - Committee Members
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit - Middle Shelf
Senior Hostesses Photo - Brotherhood Week Program & Apollo Beverage Bottle (sponsor) - Letter "Passed by Censor"
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit - Bottom Shelf
BCG&HC WWII Collection - Ration Stamps & Books - 48 Star US Flag - Post Cards Home From Upper Beaver Valley
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit 2019 - 2020
1944 Christmas Greeting Cards to ASC Hostesses - Cards & Letters Available to View - Organized by Surname
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit Photo
Junior Hostess & Military Member Dancing
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit Ephemera
Second Annual Brotherhood Week Birthday Party Program - Front & Back Cover
1,500 Attend Aliquippa Service Canteen "Carnival of Nations"
News clipping features participating Aliquippa organizations
Aliquippa Service Canteen Exhibit News Clip
Brotherhood Party Tonight Newsclip
Hon. Daniel Agnew, LL.D. Featured Exhibit
Agnew Featured Exhibit remained through the summer of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic closure
Agnew Feature Exhibit - January 25, 2020
Tribute to Hon. Daniel Agnew, LL.D.
January 5, 1809 - March 9, 1902
Daniel Agnew Exhibit Portrait & Family Cemetery Memorial
Agnew Feature Exhibit - January through July 2020
Agnew Exhibit Documents Featuring 1855 Map
1855 Map From Agnew Personal Library - Gift of Augustus Drum
Agnew Exhibit - Beaver County Centennial Ephemera - 1900
Centennial Newspaper Editions - Printed on Pink Paper & Featuring Proclamation by and Stories About Agnew
Agnew & Quay - Keeping Beaver, PA a Dry Town
1904 Excerpt from The Forest Republican sheds light on a promise to keep Beaver a dry town!