"P reserving the L.egacy of Clarion County" 
 <m<meta name="p:domain_verify" content="4dd762720c61846126160668f84555dc"/>eta name="p:domain_verify" content="4dd762720c61846126160668f84555dc"/> 

Clarion County Historical Society 

 Established in 1955 ~   

More
  • Home
  • Library
  • Museum
    • DAR Women's History Room
    • Military Room
    • Victorian Tea at The Museum
    • Historic Licking Church
  • Join!
  • FAMILIES BOOK
  • EVENTS
  • PHOTOS
  • ABOUT CCHS
  • Clarion County History Bits
    • Clarion Weekly Report
    • Civil War Monument
    • Lady of Justice
    • The Poor Farm
    • Redbank Furnace
    • Roy Rogers & Trigger
    • 1919 Great Sligo Train Wreck
    • The Wilson House
  • Contact Us
  • Governance
  • Calendar
  • Architecture of the Past
  • Click here to edit title.
    Click here to edit text.
<
  • 1
>

  The Clarion County Historical Society

~ Since 1955 ~

 

     ~ The Clarion County Historical Society was established in 1955 and chartered by the   Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1956 as a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, educational institution.


     ~ In the early years the Society collections were located on the third floor of the Clarion County Court House. As space at the Court House became filled, the Society began searching for a new home, and in 1976, twenty years after the founding of the Society, the John A. Ditz property on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Grant Street was purchased.


     ~ The stately Sutton-Ditz House became the home of donated artifacts and collections illustrative of the history of Clarion County; its people, places, and industries.


     ~ The Society library, archives and offices were also located at the Sutton-Ditz, but again, due to continued donations to the collections and an increase in library services, space became limited.


     ~ In 1999 a search began for yet another property . The Society desperately needed more space to maintain its administrative offices, library, archives and museum store. That space was found at 17 South Fifth Avenue, directly across the street from the Sutton-Ditz House Museum!


     ~ The new building is known as the Milo Markle Annex and is the home of the Ralph J. and Virginia A. Fulton Library & Archives, the Thomas Sutton Store, and the Society's administrative offices.


     ~ With new found space at the Sutton-Ditz House Museum, many artifacts have been brought out of storage and are now being exhibited . In 2004 the Sutton-Ditz House Museum was listed on The National Register of Historic Places. 

 

   ~ The  home is maintained and operated by the Clarion County Historical Society as a museum with period rooms, and permanent and changing exhibits in the  Military Room,  the Dar Women’s History Room, a the "General Store"  Room and the  Business & Industry Room.

 

There are over 88,000 registered historic places in the United States.

 

Search The National Registry !


http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/welcome.html


Victorian Tea  
Museum History
Book Store
DAR Room
Military Room
 

~ CCHS MISSION STATEMENT ~ 


 


   Our goal is to ensure that our heritage will be preserved for future generations, and that everyone who comes through our doors feels welcomed, challenged, delighted, inspired and moved.


The purpose of The Clarion County Historical Society is the discovery, collection and preservation of materials pertaining to the history and culture of Clarion County, Pennsylvania,

and to encourage the study and appreciation of that history by conducting events, exhibitions,

and observances which will share the story of the individual character and distinction that makes Clarion County unique.

 

The Sutton-Ditz House Museum was established for the exhibit of items relating to

and significant in the history of Clarion County, Pennsylvania, and its residents.

 

The Ralph J. & Virginia A. Fulton Library was established to assist researchers interested

in family history and the history and culture of Clarion County, Pennsylvania.

 

 

Timeline

CCHS was established in 1955, and through the gifts of our members and friends a legacy was begun …

 

1955:  First meeting to establish a historical society in Clarion County.

 

 

1956:  The Clarion County Historical Society is chartered  as a 501(c)3 non-profit , tax-exempt educational institution.  In the early days the Society was located in a room on the third floor of the Clarion County Courthouse.


1976:  The Society purchases The Ditz house  for a museum, naming it The Sutton-Ditz House Museum


2001:  The Society expands, purchasing The Milo Markle Annex, home of The Fulton Library & Archives


2004:  The Sutton-Ditz House Museum is listed  on The National  Register of Historic Places


2006:  The Society accepts The Historic Licking Church in Churchville, donated by Don & Rosie Kahle


2007:  The Society accepts The Historic Licking Cemetery in Churchville, donated by the Myers Family.


2008:  The Clarion DAR places five granite markers in The Historic Licking Cemetery, honoring the five Revolutionary War Soldiers interred there.


2009: Terry Courson begins restoration on The Historic Licking Church, donating his time & talent.


2011: Flagpole Dedication at The Historic  Licking Church & Cemetery. Ceremony by Clarion American Legion, flagpole donated by Clarion American Legion.


2011:  The Society is among the first in the state to host The PA 150 Civil War Road Show, The Clarion VFW & The Clarion American Legion are sponsors.


2013:  The DAR Women's History Room is dedicated at The Sutton-Ditz House Museum, made possible by donations from the Clarion Chapter DAR.


 2013: The Society donates space to The Clarion Area Trail Towns Co-Op to open a Visitor Center in the Milo Markle Annex.

 

 

2014: In Feb. $50,000 is raised for  the " Preserve the Porches Project", and in September  the Society is awarded a "PA Keystone Preservation Grant"  of $50,000  in matching funds for the porches.

 

  All content copyright © Clarion County Historical Society 
Duplication without permission is expressly prohibited.
Designed and administered by Mary Lea Lea Lucas using WEBS
 The Clarion County Historical Society  is a 501(c)3 non profit educational institution.