The Pennsylvania Room of the
Centre County Library and Historical Museum is located in the historic
Miles-Humes home at 203 North Allegheny Street in Bellefonte.
It focuses on Centre County and Pennsylvania history and genealogy and has a
specialized collection of genealogies, county histories, church and cemetery
records, original Centre County
records, newspapers, vertical files containing items of historical and
genealogical interest, historical and genealogical periodicals and the
massive
Spangler Collection
of data on the families of central Pennsylvania. See
scope of collection
for a more detailed description of the holdings.
In the same building is a historical museum featuring
documents, photographs, family memorabilia, and other items of interest to
family and local historians. A staff person is
available to assist genealogical and historical researchers from Monday to
Friday. The Pennsylvania Room is staffed by volunteers on Saturday.
Staff:
Kitty Wunderly - Pennsylvania Room Manager/Historical
Museum Curator
Kate Hillegas - Pennsylvania Room Assistant
