Cambria Memory Project

03/16/2026

Don't forget to join us this Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Penn Highlands Richland Campus as we kick-off our America 250 series with a showing of episode 1 of Ken Burn's American Revolution. Check out upcoming events here. https://pennhighlandslibrary.org/america250/

03/04/2026

Join us in two weeks on Wednesday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m. as we kick off the Penn Highlands America 250 lecture and movie series by watching Episode 1 of Ken Burns' American Revolution. https://pennhighlandslibrary.org/america250/

03/03/2026

The Penn Highlands Community College Library is pleased to announce a series of lectures and movies to commemorate America 250. Beginning in March, there will be a viewing of Ken Burns’ “American Revolution” Episode 1 in the main auditorium at the college’s Richland Campus. All events are free and open to the public. To see the complete list of activities, click here. https://pennhighlandslibrary.org/america250/

11/13/2025

Join us on Saturday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - Richland Campus for a presentation on the African American Settlement - the Brown Farm. This presentation will discuss the archaeology that was conducted at the site by researchers from IUP.

11/10/2025

To celebrate Veterans' Day, the Cambria Memory Project is pleased to announce its newest collection focusing on veterans. In partnership with the Cambria County War Memorial Museum, items from their collection will be made available through Cambria Memory. The collection will also contain items donated by other veterans.

https://cambriamemory.org/veterans-collection/

10/06/2025

Mark your calendars....Join us for a review of the archaeology finds of the Brown Farm on the Laurel Hill. The event will be Saturday, November 15th, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College - Richland Campus.

09/08/2025

In June, the PA House of Representatives passed House Resolution 275 designating September as International Underground Railroad Month in Pennsylvania! Did you know there are two recognized Underground Railroad sites in Cambria County? One is a PHMC marker in Geistown which commemorates the Escape of Freedom Seekers Patrick and Abraham, and the other is a National Network to Freedom sign in Sandyvale Memorial Park that recognizes the abolitionists that were interred there. Stop by and check these out this month!

09/01/2025

September is Library Card Month

Did you know you can get a library card at the community college to check out books? There is no cost for the card, and we have a great collection of interesting titles. When you stop in, you can also check out our local history and genealogy room and learn about some of the other resources available. So sometime this month, stop in a get a card!

08/14/2025

Check out this new scan of a map documenting the Sonman Mine Disaster of 1940. When you click on the link, you will see an embedded link that will provide detailed information about the mine inspection after the incident.

https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A558993

08/11/2025

Congratulations to the West Suburban League on winning the Little League Softball World Series and becoming an important part of Cambria County history!

06/23/2025

Here is the recording of the Cambria AME Zion National Register Dedication.

This is the recording of the National Register dedication at First Cambria AME Zion Church on Friday, June 13, 2025.

06/14/2025

Cambria AME Zion dedication ceremony was unable to be live streamed last night due to limited bandwidth. We will make a recording of the ceremony available and will post when and where it can be viewed. Thank you to everyone who attended in person and for those who tried to view live last night.