Harriet Tubman
This week we are celebrating the journey of one of our favorite female heroes, Harriet Tubman. Born into slavery in Maryland in March 1822, she grew up under the restrictions of a slave owning family and yet, as one of the youngest siblings, she found a way to escape through Maryland to Pennsylvania using her […]
Underground Railroad Tour
We had a little excitement last week. A local new station, WKBN Youngstown came by for a visit. February is Black History Month so they decided a visit to a local Underground Railroad safe house would be a good stop. Click the link below to see what they had to say https://www.wkbn.com/hidden-history/black-history-month/history-of-underground-railroad-alive-in-mercer-county
16 Things to Do in Jamestown, PA on Weekends in February 2024
The Gibson House Manor continues to host historic education and events all month long in a gracious setting. Our calendar changes weekly so please check our website for updates. We are now serving breakfast, lunch and hosting Underground Railroad Luncheon and Tours every Saturday. Plus we have two dinners (Winter Fun Days Weekend and St. […]
Happy Birthday Dr Gibson
Free Coffee tomorrow at the Gibson House Manor 9 am-1 pm Saturday January 27, 2024 in honor of Dr “G”….he turned 211 years old on Monday, January 22nd! If you are a resident of Jamestown or surrounding areas (Greenville, Linesville, Espyville, Andover, Kinsman or Meadville then you live in the territory Dr Gibson served as […]
Gibson House
Dr. William Gibson, a physician, entrepreneur and world traveler, built his Italianate-Victorian style residential mansion in 1856. Dr. Gibson was instrumental in establishing the Pittsburgh Lake Erie Railroad in Jamestown PA. He founded Jamestown Banking company in 1874, secured Jamestown Seminary charter of 1858 and built a business block across the street where the buildings […]
Lake History Breakfast
We are hosting a Pymatuning Lake History Breakfast on Saturday, January 13, 2024, 9am-12pm. Bring your earliest memories of the Lake as well as some photos. We are trying to start an online scrapbook for all of our visitors. However, we will start the morning offf with breakfast; sandwiches, coffee, muffins and scones, hot chocolate […]
Christmas High Tea
Wednesday, December 27th British High Tea (and Working Man’s Dinner in England) includes hot beef sandwiches with gravy, hot Turkey sandwiches with stuffing and cranberry relish, Potatoes au gratin, Macaroni and cheese, cold chicken salad sandwiches with dried cranberries and grapes, cold cucumber and cream cheese sandwiches, salmon and cream cheese croissants, hot ham and […]