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Upcoming Events

Membership Meeting

2026:

The annual membership meeting will be moved from the usual Saturday date in January to Saturday March 21. It will at the society headquarters 416 Weldon Street. Doors will open at 10:30. The meeting will start at 11:00. The meeting will be open to historical society members only. As always, new members are welcome.

A short business session will be held to elect four board members. This will be followed by a silent movie from our collection. The movie filmed in 1947-1948 features the Latrobe High School football season. Even if you are not a football fan, you can't help but marvel at how the students, the players, and the town have changed. Light refreshments will be served following the program.

Society "Matinee" Programs

2026:

We will be making a change in our monthly "Matinees" this summer.

All programs will be Saturday only. Doors open at 9:30 AM, presentation starts at 10:00. Refreshments will be provided. Admission is free to the public. Thank you for joining us.

June 20 Jason Brinker will present Thanatology.

Derived from the Greek words thanatos (death) and logos (study), this is the overarching scientific discipline that examines death from medical, sociological, and cultural perspectives. The presentation will cover funeral practices, death, and dying—tracing back from Ancient Egypt through Greece and Rome up to the present day.

July 11 Fort Preservation History

Fort Preservation was a Revolutionary War-era fort established in 1777 near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, to protect settlers from attacks. Located near Loyalhanna Creek, it served as a supply point and refuge until falling into disrepair after the war. It was recently commemorated by the DAR with a marker near Route 30.

August 15 Latrobe: A Video History

We will show our DVD produced by Patterson-Brandt, Inc. It is an exciting, educational 105 minute video documentary that covers the fascinating local history of Latrobe filled with hundreds of rare photographs as well as interviews with local historians and celebrities like Arnold Palmer and Fred Rogers.

All hosted programs at 416 Weldon Street are free to attend.

Parking will be available along Weldon Street and also at the Kelly, Sparber, White & Associates parking lot on the corner of Weldon and Alexandria streets.