The Northumberland County Historical Society

We are open!

First spring program Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 pm:  The Trial of Peter McManus, The Last Of The Molly Maguires. See Current Events for more information.

Come visit the Library, Museum, and Fort Augusta scale model on the site of Fort Augusta!

The Library and Museum are open 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (March thru December). In addition, for your convenience the Library and Museum are open until 7:00 pm the first Wednesday of each month.

Also, starting in June, the Museum will be open Sunday afternoons from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm for guided tours. Come see and hear about Fort Augusta and its impact during the French & Indian War and the American Revolution in Pennsylvania. Visit the site of Fort Augusta and see its two (2) original remaining features from the 1750s, the well and the powder magazine.