Welcome to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum in Galeton, Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Lumber Museum Documents the History and Technology
of the Commonwealth's Forest Industries

Jim Lohner using a double-bitted axe to notch a hemlock tree.
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Lumber Museum's Web Site. The Museum preserves and interprets the colorful heritage of the Commonwealth's prosperous lumber era when white pine and hemlock were the wealth of the nation.

Take a tour of the grounds where a 1912 Shay-geared logging locomotive, Barnhart Log Loader, Brookville locomotive and restored CCC Cabin are on display. Experience the rugged lifestyle of the woodhicks in our re-created logging camp. Watch our sawmill turn logs into lumber by joining us during the thirty-second annual Bark Peelers' Convention on July 5 & 6, 2008. Or join us for the Envirothon on May 8, 2008, Youth Field Day on August 9, 2008, Discover Your Heritage Days on October 11 & 12, 2008 or attend one of our workshops and learn a new craft - contact the Museum for a current workshop schedule.
Shay-geared logging locomotive manufactured in 1908 in Lima, OH & delivered in 1912 to the Erbacon Lumber Co. in WVA.

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Today is
Friday, May 9, 2008

Spring Schedule: April 1 through May 31
Open Wednesday through Sunday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

PO Box 239 · 5660 US Route 6 West · Galeton, Pennsylvania 16922
(814) 435-2652
info@lumbermuseum.org