All of our programs are open to the public and free of charge (except where noted).
If you will be attending in person, the presentations will begin at 7:00 p.m. but the doors will open at 6:30 at South Hills School of Business and Technology (Room 14), 480 Waupelani Drive, State College.
Zoom links to meetings are available as a benefit of membership. The Membership Chairperson will email the link prior to the meeting. Pre-registration is not necessary.
If you have any questions, please contact Elaine Prestia, Membership Chairperson, at elaine@prestia.net or (814) 574-0107. Hope to see you at our events!
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Our Next Programs
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7:00 PM
Who Put the “7” in Seven Mountains? – presented by Paul Fagley, Mifflin County Historical Society
They are an area of rugged natural beauty, with many square miles of heavily forested mountains. It contains many areas of unique beauty, such as Bear Meadows, Alan Seeger, and Poe Valley. Crossed by US Route 322 roughly in the middle, the “Seven Mountains” is a formidable barrier between north and south in the geographic center of the state. Mixed in with the natural beauty is the romance and mystique of the Seven Mountains. But, can you name the “seven” mountains? The answer is not as easy as it seems. This program is a blend of geology, geography, folklore, romance, and history, woven together to try to discover the answer to that ultimate question, and includes a history of the highway across the mountains.
Paul Fagley is a retired park ranger and an environmental education specialist at Greenwood Furnace State Park. He has authored several papers on central PA history including the origins Pennsylvania’s industry and is a board member of Mifflin County Historical Society.