Penn State Altoona’s history program will host the Blair County Historical Society for a series of regional history presentations throughout the fall. Lectures will take place in room 150 of the Hawthorn Building at 7 p.m. The series will include the following lectures:

• “The Martinsburg Indian School”
  Wednesday, Sept. 20
  Presented by Jodi Stouffer and Frank Vitale IV
• “White Ladies, Hairy Beasts, and Things that Go Bump in the Night – Urban Legends”
  Wednesday, Oct. 18
  Presented by Michael Allison
• “Altoona in Photos 1968-1971 Part II – AHS and Railroad Areas before Urban Development”
  Wednesday, Nov. 15
  Presented by Michael Farrow

All lectures are free and open to the public. Contact Jared Frederick at jtf5039@psu.edu with questions.