The Johnstown Area Heritage Association is a non-profit, membership-based organization that exists to preserve and showcase Johnstown’s nationally significant stories to the nation. To do that, we provide high-quality educational, cultural and recreational experiences in the area’s unique historic settings through a linked system of attractions and historic districts known as the Johnstown Discovery Network.
We operate the Johnstown Flood Museum and the Frank & Sylvia Pasquerilla Heritage Discovery Center. We opened the Wagner-Ritter House and Garden in June 2006, and the Johnstown Children’s Museum opened in June 2009. Other major JAHA programs include the AmeriServ Flood City Music Festival (formerly Johnstown FolkFest) as well as a variety of additional cultural programming and special events scheduled throughout the year. In this way, we enhance the quality of life for those who live in and around Johnstown, bring positive national attention and visitors to our area, and contribute to the region’s economic development through heritage tourism. We also maintain an extensive archive of photographs, documents and objects that are significant to the history of this area.
The JAHA mission statement reads as follows:
JAHA is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the nationally significant historic heritage of the Greater Johnstown Area through its museum facilities, historical collection, and education programs. JAHA operates as a clearinghouse and catalyst for revitalization efforts based on cultural tourism and historic preservation.
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