Panel on Great Migration added to "America: Through Immigrant Eyes"

The Johnstown Area Heritage Association (JAHA) is delighted to unveil an extension to the permanent immigration exhibition on the first floor of the Heritage Discovery Center! The panel extends the exhibition's timeline to the period of 1916-1930, when African Americans first came to the Johnstown region in large numbers as part of the Great Migration.

In 1910, Johnstown's African American population was just 450 — but by 1923 it had swelled to nearly 3,000. The panel explains why they came, and the prejudice and discrimination they faced when they arrived. It is accompanied by historic images of the African American community.

JAHA is grateful to the Benjamin Bosler Fund and the Debra Mayer Fund at the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies for making these additions possible!

The Heritage Discovery Center's current opening hours are Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. from 10:00 am-5:00 pm. Welcome!