Harborcreek Township is located in Erie County in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania. Incorporated in 1803, it encompasses 34 square miles and includes seven miles of Lake Erie frontage.
The Harborcreek Historical Society is a 501c3 non-profit organization created to promote local history. With the help of the community, the Society safeguards and preserves history, artifacts, and memories of Harborcreek’s past. You’re invited to browse our displays, join us for programs and events, and use the archives for family and local history research.
Your membership helps preserve our heritage! Download a membership form, and join the Harborcreek Historical Society today.
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.
Harborcreek Historical Society is a Blue Star Museum.
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES:
“Swirling, Twirling & Marching” exhibit opens in August
For almost a century the Harbor Creek Marching Huskies have had a “License to Thrill.” Decades of bands, cadets, twirlers, and color guards have captivated audiences both in Harborcreek and around the region. From championships to road trips, the Huskies have always been sure to excite crowds and represent the ‘Creek with pride. The newest exhibit of the Harborcreek Historical Society celebrates this longstanding tradition.
More than 30 different donors and lenders have contributed photographs, boots, pom poms, uniforms, performance recordings, instruments, and more to the Society’s new exhibit “Swirling, Twirling, & Marching,” opening to the public Saturday, August 2, 2025 and running through summer 2026.
2025 Annual Meeting Monday, September 15 at 6 pm
The Harborcreek Historical Society’s annual meeting is an opportunity for our directors and volunteers to connect with members, donors, and community partners and talk about successes from the prior year and goals and priorities for the year ahead. It’s also a time to simply catch up with friends and other Harborcreek history enthusiasts.
This year’s event will take place Monday, September 15, 2025 at 6 pm at the Society’s educational pavilion on the grounds of the Gifford-Blanchfield House, 5661 Buffalo Road.
Light refreshments will be provided, and the Gifford-Blanchfield House will be open to allow attendees the chance to see the new exhibit “Swirling, Twirling, & Marching.”
