Warren County Education Resources

Warren County History Tutorials for all Ages
Warren County Transportation
1800s & 1900s travel by water, land, and air.
Warren County has seen many phases of transportation.
From the horse-drawn Conestoga wagon to the train and everything in between,
the fastest being the train that is prior to travel by air.
Signals and schedules were very important to communications between those
working the trains, as well as schedules.
Even those who didn’t travel by train may need to know how to read a schedule
if you are taking a bus or using the subway,
or any other form of transportation that uses a schedule.

Warren County People & Places
Learn about the local community through photographic images
and historical sketches of people important to the development of the area.
From century to century peoples needs and wants have remained the same----to live a free and enjoyable
life---to work, play, eat and be entertained! And in doing this we have progressed to to where we are today.

Early Industries of Warren County
Explore how agriculture, petroleum, tanning, and lumber contributed to the growth
and prosperity of Warren County.
The contents and information in this trunk are extremely interesting
and hold a plethora of history to encompass several decades.
Hands on and examples of what once was are much easier to digest if one can see and touch items from the past.
Knowledge is one thing, touching and seeing are all together a separate experience.
For example, agricultural fairs began in the nineteenth century allowing farmers to gather
to look into improvements in agricultural and machinery practices, to compare their animals,
plants and farming skills with their neighbors, as well as enjoying the festive atmosphere.

Warren County Lumber History
Lumber, logging, logging camps, sawmills, rafting, tanning leather, railroad, ANF, and CCC.
The Allegheny Forest, established in 1923 covered approximately 513,000 acres with some of the rocks dating back over
370 million years, that’s 140 million years older than the earliest dinosaurs.
Over a century ago Pennsylvania led the nation in lumber production and in 1859 of the
six northwestern counties, Warren County was the biggest producer.
Forest motto “Land of Many Uses”…as the land provides wood products, watershed protection, a vast variety of wildlife
habitats and recreational opportunities such as backpacking, mountain biking and ATV & snowmobiling trails.

Seneca Nation of Indians
Learn about the Iroquois traditions and the lifestyles of the Seneca through their culture and traditions.
When Europeans first reached the North American continent, they found hundreds tribes occupying a vast and rich country.
In what is now New York State, there lived five related but separate Indian Nations.
They were known as the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas and the Senecas.
In 1722, the Iroquois (Senecas) allowed another nation, the Tuscarora to join them, making them the League of Six Nations.

Immigration
The United States of America is a nation of Immigrants. Immigrants have come to the United States from all over
the world with the belief that life would be better here. Most immigrants came to the United States by boat.
In 1892, Ellis Island opened in New York to handle the thousands of immigrants coming through each year.
Many immigrants planned to meet friends or family already in the United States, hoping they could
help them get jobs and build homes. Life in the United States could be very difficult for new immigrants.
Many families came over by boat separately, having to leave children and spouses until they could afford tickets.

Tours
To schedule a tour contact Managing Director Michelle Gray at (814)723-1795 or warrencountyhistory@aol.com.

Struthers—Wetmore—Schimmelfeng House: The headquarters of the Warren County Historical Society, built in the 1870's by Thomas Struthers as a wedding gift for his daughter. Historical Society tour guides will lead students through skits to demonstrate how researching history is much like detective work. the second floor of the home displays an 1850store and a Victorian ladies drawing room.

Seldom Seen Tour: This is a complete tour of the house located at 210 Fourth Avenue, Warren. Visit the nursery, the servants's quarters, the many locations of archives, image collection's archives and explore the basement.

Warren Historic District: The tour begins at the Warren County Historical Society and ends with the Courthouse.
Eighty-five percent of the structures located within the historic district are considered contributing.

Wilder Museum of Warren County History: located on Erie Avenue in Irvine, Pennsylvania. The museum offers exhibits featuring the Seneca Nation, the Victorian Era, local history, local industry, military artifacts and more.
To schedule a tour call Michelle Gray at (814)723-1795. Wilder Museum of Warren County History page

Classroom Visits
Contact the Warren County Historical Society with the topic of interest and area of study
and we'll work together to come up with a visitation program.

History Trunks are Excellent Educational Tools
Each trunk contains historical images, hands-on projects, photographs, project suggestions and reproducible activities and guides. We offer resources for educators and classrooms on a variety of topics focused on Warren County history.
We preserve the past to help you prepare your students for the future!