Programs

Programs will be located in the Folk Meeting House located at 1711 Springs Road, Springs, PA 15562 unless otherwise indicated.

Women's Suffrage

• 05/23/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  Speaker: Jen Hurl

  Jen Hurl from the Meyersdale Library will lead us in a fascinating program  on women's suffrage.  Folk Meeting House, 1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA 15562

  Free and open to the public.

Honoring Joseph Bender

• 06/10/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  

  Friday June 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Folk Meeting House

  1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA 15562

  Long time Springs Historical Society president, Folk Festival Chairman, Military enlistee, and community advocate - Joe Bender, now deceased, will be honored by friends and family.

The Vote from Somerset that Ended Slavery

• 07/25/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  Speaker: Margaret Hostetler
  Mon. July 25 - 7:30 PM
  "The Vote from Somerset that Ended Slavery" presented by Margaret Hostetler, Pres. Springs Historical Society - Cong. Alexander Coffroth's Pivotal 'Aye' that passed the 13th Amendment.  Includes clips from the Spielburg movie "Lincoln". 
  
  Free & open to the public.  Sponsored by the Springs Historical Society.  1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA - 814-442-4594  www.springspa.org & Facebook

   

Songs & Stories of the American Hobo

• 08/24/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  Speaker: Matthew Dodd
  Wed. Aug. 24 - 7:30 PM
  "Songs & Stories of the American Hobo" by Matthew Dodd
  Dodd sings and tells the true stories of the "Knights of the Road" who rode the rails using period songs and stories from hobo autobiographies.
  Free & open to the public.  Sponsored by the Springs Historical Society.  1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA - 814-442-4594  www.springspa.org & Facebook

   

Loretta Hummel & Country Grass

• 09/26/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  

  Loretta Hummel & Country Grass will provide a foot-tapping performance of Country Gospel and Bluegrass.

  Free and open to the public.  Folk Meeting House, 1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA 15562

Long Rifles

• 10/24/2022
  Time: 7:30 PM
  Speaker: Doug Plance
  "Long Rifles" by Doug Plance
  Mon Oct. 24, 2022 - 7:30 PM
  Plance presents early history of the long rifle as well as interesting information about long rifles.
  Free & open to the public.  Sponsored by the Springs Historical Society.  1711 Springs Rd., Springs, PA - 814-442-4594  www.springspa.org & Facebook