Clearfield County

Historical Society

celebrates

250 years of

American Independence!

... as of Sunday, May 3, 2026

The Clearfield County Historical Society

opened its season with an

'America 250'

semiquincentennial bell dedication,

placing the ceremonial piece in its permanent location

beside the Kerr House Museum.

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The museum is open, free to visitors,

Thursdays and Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CLEARFIELD –The Board of Commissioners announced numerous appointments to the America 250/PA 250 Clearfield County Advisory Committee that will operate under the Clearfield County Recreation & Tourism Authority/Visit Clearfield County.

Appointments included: Mary Kay Royer, Frenchville; Richard Hughes, Clearfield; Christy Brown, Clearfield; Dianne Byers, Mahaffey; Shawn Arbaugh, DuBois; Terry Rickard, Curwensville; Jennifer Tubbs, Curwensville; Robert Baney, Osceola Mills; Denny and Sue Shaffner, Penfield; Izen Lingenfelter, Houtzdale; and Bill Hayward, Houtzdale.

Also appointed to the committee were VCC Board Members John Sobel and Susan Williams; VCC Travel Development Specialist Brandy Owens; and VCC Executive Director Susan Swales-Vitullo.

Additional appointments are expected as committee members come together to plan local celebrations in 2026.

In 2021, the county appointed Julie Houston from the Clearfield County Historical Society to the state-level America 250/PA 250 County Advisory Committee.