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Who needs Valentine’s Day when you can focus on health and history with your closest gal pals on GALentines Day?  During this time of limited social gatherings, Hagen History Center would like to invite you to GALentines Day Yoga, Yoga with Abi; a fun virtual yoga experience the day before Valentine’s Day! Abi will lead you through an hour-fifteen-minute Hatha Yoga Flow with emphasis on expanding your heart chakra beginning at 10 AM via Zoom.  After yoga spoil yourself with a take-home box filled with sweet treats along with a 350mL bottle of Mazza white wine!

Brigadier General Richard Elmer Ellsworth was a true pioneer in the use of weather reporting and research for the Air Force during the Cold War. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 18,1911, Ellsworth joined the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1929 and was accepted into the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1931.

Brian Gorman, Vice President of Operations at Waldameer and Water World will examine the history of one of the region’s oldest and iconic amusement parks from the beginning to today.

Do you remember last Summer?  Beautiful and mainly rain free, the Coronavirus encouraged everyone to go outside as much as possible and I did!  Long walks were the order of each day and I even got a chance to visit some areas of the city that I had never explored before.  Maybe you have heard of them, walked through these areas, or perhaps even live there, however; it was a first-time real treat for me. We have such great tucked away treasures in Erie.  The following are two such areas.

Saint Patrick Parish in Erie, known as the "Spirit of the Bayfront" stands as the oldest Catholic Parish in the city since 1837.  

This weekend is the final weekend to view our Victorian Holiday Virtual Tour sponsored by Erie Federal Credit Union. 

Heinrich Kellar, known as Harry, was born to German Immigrants in Erie, Pennsylvania, on July 11, 1849.

This year marks one decade of #ECGRA investing in its nine Lead Asset organizations. The strategic decision to sustain Lead Assets in perpetuity by creating the Erie County Lead Assets Endowment has extended the long-term impact of gaming revenue in Erie County. 

If you live in the Erie area, I am sure you have seen this beautiful building that is part of Gannon University downtown.  This 46-room mansion was built by William Scott but was incomplete by the time of his death.  The mansion was left to Scott’s daughter, Annie, in his will.  The unfinished mansion cost $480,000 ($13,887,360 today) to finish and was furnished at a cost of $800,000 ($23,145,600 today).

Take a behind the scenes look at our Archives building!