History Club

Meets Tuesdays at 11 a.m. in Lytle 109.

2022-2023 History Club E-board

President - Eric Bittenbender

Vice President - Zach Thomas

Secretary - Sarah Lazarchak

Treasurer - Josh Hudak

PR Chair - Melissa Fatzinger 

History club officers sitting on and standing around a large blow up duck
History club students at PA Rennaisance Faire with 2 knights

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

The History Club spent a day with a Knight (or two!)

History club students at PA Rennaisance Faire with 2 knights

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

The History Club spent a day with a Knight (or two!)

History club students with a giant metal pumpkin

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Meeting up with the great pumpkin

History club student in the stocks

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

A terrible way to die!

Human chess game

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Human chess match

History club members smiling for a group photo with a knight in front of a castle-style building.

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Group shot - Faire is in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Student smiling while petting tiny horse with a unicorn horn.

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Up close and personal with a "Unicorn"

Two students posing in front of a pretend castle

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Having a great time! Wish you were here too!

History club students show off the entry stamps on their closed fists

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

All for one! Let's do this!

Two students popping their faces through a sign board that says Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Students putting their faces through sign.

Two students smiling for the camera

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Enjoying the Renaissance Faire.

Student standing with two knights

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Getting to know the actors

Student holding a beverage and food

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

Lots of good eats!

History club students at PA Rennaisance Faire with 2 knights
History club students at PA Rennaisance Faire with 2 knights
History club students with a giant metal pumpkin
History club student in the stocks
Human chess game
History club members smiling for a group photo with a knight in front of a castle-style building.
Student smiling while petting tiny horse with a unicorn horn.
Two students posing in front of a pretend castle
History club students show off the entry stamps on their closed fists
Two students popping their faces through a sign board that says Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Two students smiling for the camera
Student standing with two knights
Student holding a beverage and food
  • More about the History Club

    The History club is run by students, for students, who love history. They seek to engage students in historical education and promote professional growth. They organize activities for the members, including films, bonfires with s'mores, field trips, and guest speakers. In Spring '22, members gave presentations on: The Hundred Years War, The Fall of the Berlin Wall, The Great Law of Peace, Native Americans, Ghosts of Gettysburg and The Crusades! In April '22, the students went to Gettysburg with Dr. Gabriel.

  • Trips

    The History club runs several trips per year. Past trips have included: Philadelphia, Gettysburg, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Going to sites where significant events in history actually took place helps to bring it alive and foster better understanding.

Mannequin dressed in a gray confederate uniform in a museum display

Gettysburg

Confederate uniform

union uniform on a mannequin

Gettysburg

Union uniform

closeup on the barrel of a gettysburg cannon

Gettysburg

Cannon

Metallic statue of Abraham Lincoln on a bench at Gettysburg

Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln

Gettysburg plaque describing Cushing's Union Battery

Gettysburg

Marker

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center welcome sign

Gettysburg

Sign

Metallic statue of a soldier holding binoculars

Gettysburg

Statue

Mannequin dressed in a gray confederate uniform in a museum display
union uniform on a mannequin
closeup on the barrel of a gettysburg cannon
Metallic statue of Abraham Lincoln on a bench at Gettysburg
Gettysburg plaque describing Cushing's Union Battery
Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center welcome sign
Metallic statue of a soldier holding binoculars
Dr Derr and students standing behind sign at Museum of the American Revolution

Philadelphia

Museum of the American Revolution

Al Capone's cell sign at Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia

Al Capone's cell at Eastern State Penitentiary

Long shot of students walking down a long hallway with vaulted stone ceilings at Eastern State Penitentiary

Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary

Longer view of double decker hallway at Eastern State Penitentiary, taken from an upper balcony

Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary

Wax figures of American Revolution soldiers going into battle in a museum exhibit

Philadelphia

Museum of the American Revolution exhibit

Battle of Cowpens exhibit at Museum of American Revolution, with life-sized wax figures of soldiers charging on horseback

Philadelphia

Battle of the Cowpens exhibit

Student and Dr. Saidi exiting a museum in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Trips

Dr. Saidi and student leaving a museum

Exterior of the Constitution Center

Philadelphia Trips

Constitution Center

Interior of Constitution Hall, decorated with round tables covered in green cloth and antique-style chairs

Philadelphia Trips

Independence Hall

Two students posing with a statue of the Phillies fanatic mascot

Philadelphia Trips

Hanging out with the Philly Fanatic

Gallery plaque about independence square

Philadelphia Trips

Independence Square historical marker

Gallery main entrance in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Trips

Independence Hall

Gallery banner that reads "In Penn's fair city, calm and grave hangs the old Bell which rings no more, for freedom sleeps on Freedom's shore," a quote by Caroline Weston

Philadelphia Trips

Museum exhibit

Students looking at artifacts in wasser gallery at the seaport museum in Philadelphia

Philadelphia Trips

Student at the Seaport Museum

student reading an Underground Railroad gallery poster.

Philadelphia Trips

Dr. Saidi at the Underground Railroad exhibit

The End of the Underground Railroad gallery poster

Philadelphia Trips

Student at the Underground Railroad exhibit

Dr Derr and students standing behind sign at Museum of the American Revolution
Al Capone's cell sign at Eastern State Penitentiary
Long shot of students walking down a long hallway with vaulted stone ceilings at Eastern State Penitentiary
Longer view of double decker hallway at Eastern State Penitentiary, taken from an upper balcony
Wax figures of American Revolution soldiers going into battle in a museum exhibit
Battle of Cowpens exhibit at Museum of American Revolution, with life-sized wax figures of soldiers charging on horseback
Student and Dr. Saidi exiting a museum in Philadelphia
Exterior of the Constitution Center
Interior of Constitution Hall, decorated with round tables covered in green cloth and antique-style chairs
Two students posing with a statue of the Phillies fanatic mascot
Gallery plaque about independence square
Gallery main entrance in Philadelphia
Gallery banner that reads "In Penn's fair city, calm and grave hangs the old Bell which rings no more, for freedom sleeps on Freedom's shore," a quote by Caroline Weston
Students looking at artifacts in wasser gallery at the seaport museum in Philadelphia
student reading an Underground Railroad gallery poster.
The End of the Underground Railroad gallery poster