Join Titusville High School students as they portray real life characters from the Oil Boom and serve afternoon tea at the Historic Tarbell House in Titusville, PA. Learn about the history and architecture of the childhood home of one of America’s most influential investigative journalists, … READ MORE
Join Titusville High School students as they portray real life characters from the Oil Boom and serve afternoon tea at the Historic Tarbell House in Titusville, PA. Learn about the history and architecture of the childhood home of one of America’s most influential investigative journalists, … READ MORE
Please join us for a hybrid in-person and virtual presentation by Dr. Susan Prezzano entitled “The Summer Solstice and Stonehenge in the Present and the Past.” The megalith Stonehenge located in England has strong associations with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. … READ MORE
Please join us for a hybrid in-person and virtual presentation by Dr. Susan Prezzano entitled “The Summer Solstice and Stonehenge in the Present and the Past.” The megalith Stonehenge located in England has strong associations with the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. … READ MORE
Please join us on Saturday, May 11 at 7:00 PM for Public Night at the Oil Region Astronomical Society Learning Center, home of the Bedow Memorial Observatory. ORAS member Larry McHenry will be giving a presentation about Charles Messier, the French astronomer and great comet … READ MORE
Come explore Pennsylvania’s legendary oil boomtown from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.! Special demonstrations and music.
Wisdom & Wine: Political Cartoons of the Oil Region Thursday, March 7, 2024 Drake Well Museum and Park Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with Happy Hour, featuring wine selections from Brokenstraw Valley Winery and light refreshments. Lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for … READ MORE
Join us on February 29th at 6:30 p.m. for the final installment of Drake Well Museum and Park’s 2024 Winter Academy! This FREE online presentation, entitled “How Oil Changed a Landscape: An Exploration of Species Diversity Before and After Oil,” will be given by Ivy … READ MORE
ORAS’ next public night will be an in-person presentation by Dr. Susan Prezzano. The topic is Ancient Astronomy in Europe and West Asia. Some of the earliest evidence of human knowledge of the heavens derives from rock art and objects created by foragers living in … READ MORE
Join us at Historic Pithole City for WILDCATTER DAY on Saturday, June 10th, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.! Begin your day at the site’s Visitor Center, featuring an orientation film and indoor exhibits including a detailed diorama of the Oil Region’s most notorious boomtown! Various … READ MORE