Old Bedford Village

05/23/2026

Check out the beautiful work from Eric Dye Art Studio, who is working through a program with Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Bedford. He painted this beautiful piece yesterday, and returned today to paint more scenes of our Village. Thank you, Eric! 🎨 🖼️

05/23/2026

While this isn’t how we wanted the season to start, the rain has led to slippery ramps, and not the best conditions for our guests and staff. We will be closing at 1:30, and looking forward to sunnier days ahead!

05/23/2026

Thanks to these wonderful folks who are our first visitors of the season! They traveled here from Butler, PA and they didn't let the rain stop them from enjoying the Village!
You're always just a few steps away from the next cozy cabin, so come on out and enjoy!

05/22/2026

We are so excited to see everyone this weekend as we officially open for the 2026 season - Our 50th year bringing Bedford’s frontier history to life for Bedford and our surrounding communities!

It’s a great weekend to pick up a season pass so you can visit often throughout the year!

Our regular hours, Thursday - Sunday, 9 AM - 5 PM (last guests admitted at 4 PM) resume on May 23 and continue through the end of October!

$12 for adults
$11 for seniors Aged 65+
$7 for children ages 6-17
Children 5 & under are free!

05/19/2026

Sending a big thank you to Matt and everyone at the MEC on Sunnyside Road plant in Bedford. They cut all the tin for us to use for our hands on program. With their help we are able to continue offering tin piercing as one of our craft activities. Matt and the guys are the best!

05/15/2026

It’s been another wonderful week of hands-on visits! Sometimes we think the adults have as much fun as the kids! Thank you to all of the wonderful schools we’ve worked with so far this year! Everyone has been wonderful! Looking forward to seeing even more great students, teachers, and parents in the weeks ahead!

05/10/2026

Wishing all of the mothers, stepmoms, grandmas, aunts, and mother-figures who help pass on a love of history a wonderful Mother’s Day! Thank you for bringing your children to Old Bedford Village!

05/08/2026

Our animal friends have been enjoying visits from lots of great students! And they can’t wait to welcome you in just a few weeks! Opening day is May 23rd!

🐔 A huge thank you to Waneta for sharing her hens, Hennie, Pennie, Willie, and Silly, with us!

🐴 And another huge thank you for Josh for making sure the fence is safe for Nicki and Lily!

05/02/2026

We had a wonderful first day of our Hands-On Educational Program! The students from George’s Creek Elementary, Fetterhoff Menonite School, and New Life Home School did a wonderful job as they learned about life in early America. And our interpretive staff also did a great job kicking off the season! We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone for such a great start to the season! We can’t wait to welcome many more students from throughout the region in the weeks ahead!

05/01/2026

We are sad to share the loss of John Tornatore, who served for many years on our Board of Directors, recently as our treasurer. Along with his wife Sandy, John volunteered for many of our events. John was a warm and welcoming presence and a good friend to everyone at the Village. We send our deepest condolences to Sandy and the whole Tornatore family. He will be missed!

View John H. Tornatore's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.