Goal: $20,000.00

Specific Need

Be inspired.

Be informed.

Be transformed.

These lofty goals are those of the Crawford County Historical Society and our portfolio including the Tarr Mansion, Holland Hall, and our Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum. Serving as the hub for culture, tourism, and the arts in northwest Pennsylvania, the Society is raising funds to fulfill our mission, including plans to complete several large projects including the restoration of the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum (the former home of United States Supreme Court Justice Henry Baldwin), the rehabilitation of Holland Hall, and the transformation of over 4-acres of grounds into an arboretum and botanical garden serving thousands in our region!

The Society needs your help - which will assist in operating, rehabilitating, restoring, and enrichiching the Society's properties and advance the many other projects we undertake to bring history to life for generations of Crawford Countians.

We are well on our way to some of these goals, with the acquisition of Holland Hall, the replacement of our late 19th century gazebo in the center of "Little Conneaut Lake," and partial funding for repainting the museum achieved.

With your help...we'll bring history, culture, the arts, and nature to our region for centuries to come!

Mission

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Crawford County Historical Society is to protect and share our past in order to enrich our future! According to our by-laws, the purpose of the Society is to preserve and interpret the history of Crawford County for future generations. The means to accomplish this goal shall include but not be limited to:

Collecting and preserving materials deemed historically relevant, most particularly materials which relate to the history of Crawford County
Making accessible and disseminating to the public its historical resources by such methods as become feasible
Owning, restoring and preserving real property [The Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum, The Tarr Mansion, the Mosier Medical Museum, the French Creek Canal Kiosk, and more!]
Promoting the county’s heritage through such means as outreach programs and in cooperation with other like-minded entities.

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…IN OTHER WORDS

It is our goal to keep history alive for future generations! We promote national and local history with a strong emphasis on the preservation of real estate (such as the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum and Tarr Mansion) and artifacts as well as archival material. Founded in 1880, the Society archive contains one of the oldest and most comprehensive repositories for genealogical resources in northwestern Pennsylvania, an extensive library of regional and state history and local authors, a large manuscript and photo collection and a massive collection of records of the Erie Railroad as well as Talon Zipper Company. We’d love to have you stop in and see the amazing things we have…we’ll see you soon!