Learn traditional styles of bookmaking by joining local paper artist, Valerie Martz, to customize and create your own hard-bound everyday journal and miniature hand-stitched signature mini-book. Materials and tools provided. Class will be held in the historic Durham Mill on November 23d from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.   Class limited to ten students. Free mill tour provided following the class. Additional artwork (suitable ... Read more

Dear Fellow Durham Historical Society Members, You are hereby invited to our 2019 Annual Membership Meeting to be held in the Durham Township Meeting Room, 215 Old Furnace Road, Durham, PA at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, December 3, 2019.  (This meeting replaces our regular November meeting.) This year, the membership will elect three directors to ... Read more

The Durham Historical Society is happy to announce that Mr. Jeff Finegan will give a presentation on George Washington at the Durham Mill on Sunday May 22nd at 2pm. The event is free, although donations for Mill restoration are welcome. For info about Mr. Finegan please see :https://colonelwashingtonandme.com/about-the-author/

Please join the Durham Historical Society as they present the next lecture in their series on local history. Our area is blessed with many fine examples of historic structures, both of significance and of general interest. The fact that this area was and still is a farming area means that there are a lot of ... Read more

Please join the Durham Historical Society as it welcomes Dave Bretz providing a hands on workshop entitled The Good Deed. The workshop will be presented on June 24th at the Durham Mill from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A suggested donation of $10.00 would be appreciated. Deeds are a valuable source of history. Whether we ... Read more