Your Local Historians

Matt Maris

• Public Historian, Guide, and Consultant
• M.A. in History (ASU); emphasis on Public History
• B.S. Secondary Education Social Studies (LHU)
• High School History Teacher
• Volunteer at the Centre County Library & Historical Museum
• Member of the Centre County Historical Society
• 2020 recipient of John H. Ziegler Historic Preservation Award (Excellence in Historic Preservation in the category of Education and Advocacy) from the Centre County Historical Society
• 2020 recipient of #LoveBFT Award from Bellefonte.com and Downtown Bellefonte Inc. 
• Read more about Matt and Local Historia at Bellefonte.com

Dustin Elder

• Public Historian, Guide, and Consultant 
• B.S. Secondary Education Social Studies (PSU)
• High School History Teacher
• Co-owner of Local Historia LLC