Historical Society of Old Forge PA

10/23/2026

The next Old Forge Historical Society meeting is Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30pm at the former St. Lawrence Church at 620 S Main St, Old Forge, PA 18518. Enter through the front doors of the church via the stairs. Anyone is welcome to attend!

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09/28/2026

Reminder - the September 30th meeting of the Old Forge Historical Society is a special event held at the Taylor Community Library, featuring a free one-hour presentation with Q&A by Cheryl Taylor Kaiser. Join us from 6:30-7:30pm in the library's community room where you will learn some basic steps to preserving your family's print and digital photos - all are welcome! There is free parking in the library parking lot.

09/17/2026

The Old Forge Historical Society invites you to a free one-hour event at Taylor Community Library on Wednesday, September 30th at 6:30pm. YOUR PHOTOS MATTER: What happens to the photographs in our albums, boxes, phones, and computers if we don't take steps to preserve them? Join Certified Professional Photographer and Photo Archaeologist Cheryl Taylor Kaiser for a practical program about protecting both physical and digital photographs. Learn simple ways to identify what you have, preserve important images, protect digital files, save the stories connected to your photographs, and decide what to tackle first. You'll leave with practical steps you can begin right away - without having to organize your entire photo collection first!

This program was sponsored by community members via purchases of OF Historical Society 2026-2027 calendars - thank you! (This event replaces the society's September meeting.)

Taylor Community Library
710 S Main St, Taylor, PA 18517
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Doors open 6pm, event time 6:30-7:30pm

08/25/2026

The Historical Society will be meeting Wednesday, August 26 from 6:30pm at the former St Lawrence Church on S. Main St (enter through front steps, free parking in the lot next to the church - enter from the rear of the block). We will be discussing an upcoming public event about family photo archiving and preservation. All are welcome!

07/29/2026

The Historical Society monthly meeting is today, Wednesday July 29, at 6:30pm at the former St. Lawrence Church at 620 S. Main St. All are welcome to attend, enter through the front doors of the church via the steps. Join us!

We will have America 250 calendars celebrating 125+ years of Old Forge history and memories for sale for $10 each at the meeting for those that didn't get one yet, covering July 2025 through December 2027 (18 months).

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06/28/2026

Thanks to our volunteers who came to help share our 2026-2027 calendars featuring 125+ years of Old Forge history at the America 250 celebration held by the Borough of Old Forge on Saturday 6/27! We still have some calendars available for purchase for $10 each, comment or message us if you are interested. (We can also ship them for an additional $5.)

06/25/2026

The calendars are here! Full color, sturdy paper, $10 each thanks to our generous supporters. They are only for sale on Saturday June 27 at the America 250 celebration run by the Old Forge Borough at the football stadium from 3-10pm. This limited run of 250 calendars is already down to ~200 remaining and when they're gone, they're gone, so stop by to get one this weekend while supplies last! Calendars cover July 2026-December 2027.

06/21/2026

Celebrate America 250 and 125+ years of Old Forge! The Old Forge Historical Society has made a limited run of 250 18-month calendars (July 2026-December 2027) featuring photos and objects from our collections and celebrating our history. Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to offer these calendars at cost for $10 each this week, at our June meeting (Wed. June 24) and at the Old Forge Borough America 250 Celebration (Sat. June 27). Proceeds will fund a community event in Fall 2026 about family photo preservation.

Project supporters:
Peoples Security Bank and Trust Company
Bichor Cholem Congregation, courtesy of Jerry and Steve Weinberger
Sons of Italy Gloria Lodge
Felittese Association
Attorney Brigid Carey
Attorney David Cherundolo
Eynon GMC
Attorney George Seig
Dunbar’s Evergreen Landscaping
Rinaldi and Poveromo Attorneys
Gallagher Masonry LLC
Joe Glynn
Sal and Charlene Luzio
Old Forge Lions Club
Pat Stassi

02/23/2026

The February meeting of the Old Forge Historical Society will be this Wednesday, February 25, from 6:30-8:00 PM at the former St. Lawrence Church at 620 S Main St. We are meeting earlier this week to look through our historic photo collection in preparation for an upcoming project - please join us, all are welcome! Parking is available on S. Main St as well as in the parking lot to the side or rear of the church building - please enter via the front stairs.

02/04/2026

Reminder: We are holding our January meeting TONIGHT, Wednesday, February 4th, from 7-8pm at the former St. Lawrence Church on Main Street. Enter through the front steps, and please be careful where you park or walk in case of any snow or ice remaining.