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About the Centre County Historical
Society

• News
• Who We Are
• Membership
  • Member Application
• Volunteer Opportunities & Internships
  • Volunteer Availability Form
• Giving to CCHS
• Contact Us

Visiting the Centre Furnace Mansion

• Directions
• Tour Information
  • Virtual Tour - Entrance
  • Virtual Tour - First Floor
  • Virtual Tour - Second Floor
  • Virtual Tour - Outside
• Mansion Residents
• Thompson Family
• Renting the Mansion

Gardens & Grounds

• Gardens
  • Anne Coffin Johnstone Shrub Garden
  • Laura's Lilac Bower
  • Margery and Rae's Garden
  • The Gardener's Garden
  • Marian's Kitchen Garden
  • Front Parlor Garden
  • Steven Spencer Livingston Garden
  • The Rain Garden
  • Other Garden Features
  • Garden Updates
• Events
  • Garden Programs & Special Events
  • Plant Celebration Sale
  • Renting the Gardens & Grounds
• Volunteers
  • News and Announcements
  • Thank You Page
  • Donations
  • Early Visionaries
  • Gardening Schedules
  • Master Gardeners
  • Day of Caring
• Links
• Contact Us

Collections & Research

• Collections List
  • Thompson and Related Families Collection Finding Aid
  • Barnard/Dickson Collection Finding Aid
  • Cannon Postcard Collection Finding Aid
  • State College Centennial Collection of Historic Photographs Finding Aid
  • Koch Images Collection Finding Aid
  • Franco Collection Finding Aid
  • Sherm Lutz Collection Finding Aid
  • Centre County Bar Association Collection Finding Aid
• CCHS Library
  • Search the Library
  • View All Records
• Genealogy Resources
  • CCHS Genealogy Information
• Historical Research

Events & Exhibits

• Tools for Working Wood Exhibit
• Centre County's Iron Industry Exhibit
• Annual Events & Programs
  • Annual Meeting & Historic Preservation Awards
  • Plant Celebration Sale
  • Stocking Stuffer Antique & Craft Sale
• Past Exhibits
  • Tough Times and Lasting Legacies
    • Tough Times and Lasting Legacies Exhibit Panels
  • Centre County and the Civil War
    • Centre County and the Civil War Brochure
    • Centre County and the Civil War Exhibit Panels
  • State College Artistry and Architecture
  • Folk & Fancy: A Comparison in Furniture and Decorative Arts

Centre County History

• Centre County Overview
• ABCs of Centre County
• Townships & Boroughs
• Centre County Cemeteries/Adopt-A-Cemetery
  • Burial Site Information (All Townships)
    • Sources and Criteria
  • Preservation Information
  • Preservation in Centre County
  • How To's of Preservation
    • Documentation
    • Material Preservation
    • Education
  • State and National Policy
  • Contact Information
  • Cemetery Links
• Penn State History
  • James Irvin's Letter
• Her Stories: Centre County Women
  • State College Woman's Club
    • Frances Washburn Atherton
    • Edith P. Chace
    • Harriet McElwain
    • Charlotte E. Ray
    • Lucretia Simmons
  • Sylvia Beach
  • Susanna Carson
  • Vivian David
  • Sarah Lucinda Hall
  • Ann Dunlop Harris
  • Lizzie Ihling
  • Anna Keichline
  • Myrtle Magargel
  • Catherine Wister Miles
  • Mary Harris Morris
  • Jane Davis Patton
  • Rebecca Rhoads
  • Mary Louisa Willard

Centre County's Iron Industry

• Centre Furnace Ironmaking
• Iron Furnace Workers
• Iron Terms Glossary
• Ironmaster Quiz

Preservation Information

• National Register of Historic Places
• Centre County on the National Register
• Researching Historic Properties
• Centre County Architecture
  • Bibliography
  • Glossary
• Adopt-A-Cemetery/Centre County Cemeteries
  • Burial Site Information (All Townships)
    • Sources and Criteria
  • Preservation Information
  • Preservation in Centre County
  • How To's of Preservation
    • Documentation
    • Material Preservation
    • Education
  • State and National Policy
  • Contact Information
  • Cemetery Links

Education

• Boogersburg School
• Scheduling Mansion Tours
  • School Districts
  • Find and Describe Objects in the Mansion
  • Interview Rooms and Objects
  • Investigate Iron Products
  • Research Topics
• Online Activities
  • Virtual Mansion Tour
  • Ironmaster Quiz

Publications

• Centre County
• Centre County Heritage
• Genealogists
• Antiques, Art, and Decorative Arts
• Industry
• Pennsylvania
• Architecture and History Preservation
• Natural History
• Gift Ideas
• Order Form