Venango County Historical Society

Venango County Historical Society Venango County Historical Society houses a House Museum, a Genealogical Research Library and an Archival Resource Center. from the Venango County Courthouse.

Our headquarters is located in a historic home, the Hoge-Osmer House, in the historic distric of Franklin, Pennyslvania. The house was built in 1866, and is named for its builder, Thomas Hoge, and long-time occupants, the Newton Osmer family. Our house museum is furnished with items typical of both families, and rotating displays of artifacts from our collections are placed throughout the house. T

he Italian marble fireplaces were the original heating system in the house, and all of the lighting fixtures have been refurbished and converted to electricity, but are original to the house. The holdings of our Genealogical Research Library include family histories and genealogies; county histories; church and cemetery records; birth, marriage and death records and maps, and are available for public use. Volunteers will be on duty to assist researchers. Research requests may also be submitted via email or mail for a $25.00 fee. Our climate-controlled Archival Resource Center houses photographs and paper documents, as well as Will, Estate and Naturalization documents from 1800 - 1900,. Archival files are also available for public research, by appointment only, for a small fee.

Address

301 S Park Street
Franklin, PA
16323

Telephone

(814) 437-2275

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