Jeannette Historical Society

The Jeannette Area Historical Society located at 415 Clay Avenue is a museum filled with a wealth of glassware and other artifacts that formed the Glass City. Founded in 2002 by John Howard, the society was originally housed in the Jeannette Public Library but soon outgrew its home. The Society’s mission is to collect artifacts, photographs, and documents pertinent to the Jeannette area and to obtain, protect and share all material to be viewed by the public. The efforts are executed by a very small group of volunteers. The showroom presents multi-themed exhibits focusing on entertainment, businesses, sports, recreational and glass producing history.

The glass display cases show off our rich legacy of glassware from seven glass factories that once operated in the town. The history of our town is shared with the public by providing educational events at schools, retirement facilities and tours of our museum to bring awareness of our rich past. All is provided by donations and fund raisers to pay for supplies, computers, rent etc. and for housing and maintenance of the artifacts. At present, we are looking for benefactors and/or supporters who might be willing to make sizeable contributions to the organization to continue this mission.

Presently, the Society also has displays at City Hall, Jeannette Public Library. Our goal is to reach out to the public with our many artifacts and photographs to be viewed by the public with memories of the past.

The museum is open every Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm and on request.