News Release

Evening on the Lake: Cambria Memory Project

Johnstown Flood related items collected and digitized by the Cambria Memory Project.

Dr. Zaborowski

News Release Date: June 17, 2025

Contact: Elizabeth Shope, 814-449-4125

The first Evening on the Lake program of the season is Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. Dr. Barbara Zaborowski, Dean of Library Services and Special Projects at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, will present a program on the Cambria Memory Project. The program takes place in the Club House located at 186 Main Street in St. Michael.

The Cambria Memory Project collects and digitizes all items associated with the history of Cambria County. There are various documents in the 1889 Johnstown Flood Collection; including the Book of the Dead, deeds, items digitized from the Cambria County Historical Society as well as photographs.

This free program is sponsored by the Friends of Johnstown Flood National Memorial.