Join us for seasonal open houses, guided museum tours, youth programs, and commemorative events. Our calendar celebrates both familiar traditions and new interpretations of our shared past.
Every Thursday in October - 7:00 PM
$5 per person - Check in and pay at Drumm House Gift Shop
*Special Tour on Thursday, October 30th includes readings from the works of Washington Irving
Colonial Cemetery Tours
Join the Johnstown Historical Society for a night time tour of the Colonial Cemetery on West Green Street. Come explore with us and learn about the cemetery, its residents, and hear a few spooky stories. For our final tour on October 30th we will be presenting a special condensed tour and readings from Washington Irving (Legend of Sleepy Hollow).
This tour will take place every Thursday in October at 7pm and cost $5 per person. No reservations are required for this tour. Please check in and pay at Drumm House Gift Shop upon arrival.
This tour is NOT suitable for very small children and babies but we welcome older children and teens when accompanied by an adult. This tour takes place throughout the cemetery walls only where there are many lumps, bumps, broken headstones, roots etc that may be a tripping hazard to anyone unable to cope with the terrain. Please be sure you are capable of walking through this area and bring a flashlight! (No cell phone flashlights, headlamps, or bright lanterns please!)
Join the Johnstown Historical Society on a walk through Johnstown where we will show you the sites and scenes of murder, mayhem, and mystery and hear the tales of said happenings. Perhaps even bear witness to supernatural phenomena that has been known to occur on some of these sites! Take a rest at James Burk's Inn for refreshments and learn about the tavern and it's known hauntings.
This tour is NOT suitable for small children. Older, mature children and teens are welcome with adult supervision. Please keep in mind some of our stories can be gruesome. Use your best discretion.
This tour is $15 per person plus processing fees and requires advanced ticket purchase for a specific tour time. Tickets may be purchased online only through our Eventbrite link once ticket sales have launched on September 1st. Tickets are not refundable. You may not change your tour time once tickets have been purchased. If you are unable to attend after having purchased your tickets your purchase will be considered a donation to the Johnstown Historical Society. You are however welcome to transfer your tickets to someone else who can attend in your absence. No walk in tickets will be sold the day of the event.
Please note that all ticket holders will be required to walk long distances up and down hills. Those who have electric mobility devices are welcome to join us if it is capable of outdoor sidewalk and street travel although users may not be able to bring it into the tavern as it is a 1790s building and not accessible. If you have any questions about accessibility or possible accommodations please do not hesitate to reach out to us at johnstownhistsoc@gmail.com
Friday, October 10th
Tours will be available at: 5:30 PM, 6PM, 6:30PM, 7PM, 7:30PM, 8PM
This tour is $15 per person - ticket sales open 9/1/25.
Haunted History Walking Tour
Murder Mystery Dinner At the Masonic Lodge
Friday, November 14th
Dinner provided by Union Hall Inn
More details TBA
Join the Johnstown Historical Society on Valentine's Day weekend to celebrate one of the most perfect unions in history and raise money for the JHS capital projects fund. Taste test dozens of mac & cheese recipes and vote for your favorite! Enjoy live music. Play games. There will be a whole room full of raffle baskets to win. A snack bar and bake sale will be available. And much more!
Tickets will get you entry and a wristband that allows you to taste all the mac & cheese you want.
$20 at the door
$15 advance tickets available for purchase at Mysteries on Main Street, McLemon's Boutique, or The Drumm House Gift Shop. (Cash or check only).
Do you think you make the best mac & cheese? Get yours entered! $15 to enter yours. You could win a cash prize!
Enter in to 1 of 4 categories: Traditional Mac & Cheese, Protein Added, Veggie Added, & Vegan.
Cash Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the winners in the 4 categories listed above, an overall winner, and to a crowd favorite.
*Overall winner will be awarded $100
*Each Category will be awarded $50
*Crowd Favorite will be awarded $25
I Love Mac & Cheese Cook Off
Sunday, February 15th, 12PM - 4PM
Johnstown Area Community Center
2 Prindle Ct. Johnstown NY 12095
Fill out the Jot Form below to enter the Contest
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