Check out our new show with WPSU (PBS): "Journeys with Local Historia"

Season 3, Episode 3: Join Local Historia as they explore the Rattlesnake Pike in Happy Valley! This section of the Philadelphia-Erie Turnpike is full of surprises. In this episode, we find historic mile markers, discuss local trails, and go hunting for the foundations of the old Rattlesnake Hotel. This completes Season 3 of Hidden Happy Valley, which focused on transportation history.  Hidden Happy Valley is a series of short virtual tours that explore the lesser-known history behind some of our favorite spots across the region. The series is brought to you by the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, Centre County Library & Historical Museum, Schlow Centre Region Library, and of course, Local Historia.   Special thanks to Zach Bezak for providing a photo of a PA rattlesnake. 

Season 3, Episode 1: Join Local Historia as they explore the history of airmail in Happy Valley! On this episode we look back at the 100th anniversary of airmail in Bellefonte, hike to the James Cleveland crash site on Mount Nittany, visit the American Philatelic Center, and more!  Hidden Happy Valley is a series of short virtual tours that explore the lesser-known history behind some of our favorite spots across the region. The series is brought to you by the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, Centre County Library & Historical Museum, Schlow Centre Region Library, and of course, Local Historia. Special thanks to Eric Spielvogel.

Season 2, Episode 2: Centre County Library & Historical Museum and Schlow Centre Region Library are teaming up with the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Local Historia to present Hidden Happy Valley. This series of short, virtual tours focus on the lesser known history behind some of our favorite spots 

Season 1, Episode 3: Centre County Library & Historical Museum and Schlow Centre Region Library are teaming up with the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Local Historia to present Hidden Happy Valley. This series of short, virtual tours focus on the lesser known history behind some of our favorite spots  

Season 1, Episode 1: Centre County Library & Historical Museum and Schlow Centre Region Library are teaming up with the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau and Local Historia to present Hidden Happy Valley. This series of short, virtual tours focus on the lesser known history behind some of our favorite spots 

There’s a long tradition of barber history in Bellefonte, Pa. Featuring Cody’s barber parlor, conversations range from the Mills Brothers to when Frederick Douglass visited Bellefonte in 1872. Check out this video about the Black Diamond Barber Parlor to learn more!