2011 Native American Gathering

A very special Thank You to Gordon Zernich for this wonderful youtube video of the 2011 Native American Gathering held by Logstown Historical Associates and Community College of Beaver County.

To view this video please click on the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0H-rB-s0Bc

.......Quarter of a Century of Celebrating Native American Indian Culture

2012 marks a"Quarter of a Century" celebration of the

Native American Culture in Beaver County.

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2011 Native American Indian Gathering. It was another successful event with an amazing show of vendors, dancers, and wonderful folks like you.

Remember to mark your calendar for the 25th Annual Native American Gathering to be held:

October 13th and 14th at the

Community College of Beaver County - Athletics and Events Center

More information on the 2012 event will be available soon. See you in October!

2010 Native American gathering

2011 Photos Coming Soon.....

The 24th Annual Native American Indian Gathering, was held October 8th and 9th at the Community College of Beaver County's Athletic Center (DOME), Monaca, was a huge success.
Hank Houghtaling of Mercer, PA, was our MC for the day and did an amazing job. Than you Hank!

Congratulations to SunBear Coe from Pittsburgh for winning the George "Pappy" Tew Memorial People's Choice Award for Best Dancer for the second year in a row.

The Event included:

Head Male Dancer:
Head Lady Dancer: Cherie Germer, Elizabethtown, PA
Head Veteran Dancer: C.J. Lyons, Akron, OH
Whipman: Jim English, Harmony, PA

Arena Director: Steve Waleff, Hadley, PA

Host Drum: Thunder Nation
Head Singer:

Special Attractions During the Event Included:

Youth Scout Programs
Pony Rides
Live Demonstrations
Craft Contest (Sunday Morning)
George M. Tew Memorial "Peoples Choice" Award
Traders (by invitation only)

The cost for Spectators was $4.00, Children 5 through 12 - $2.00 and Children under 5 entered FREE.

For More Information on being a vendor next year, please contact :
John Goberish 724-480-3450 CCBC
Jeff Jones 724-462-1738 LAHS

Thank you for coming...you made it extra special!

Alex Gladis nominated as President of Logstown Historical Associates.

NEWS:

Alex Gladis was recently elected to serve as president of Logstown Historical Associates. Alex is credited with bringing the Native American Indian Gathering to Beaver County many years ago. Alex is the director of the Cranberry Center for Butler County Community College and also acts as Professor where he teaches Anthropoly and Native American Indians. For more information on how to become a member of Logstown Historical Associates, contact us at logstownhistoricalassociates@gmail.com.


For more information on the POW WOW please contact
Mr. John Goberish, CCBC
724-480-3450

Logstown Map

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logstown WIKIPEDIA - Logstown The village of Logstown (also Logg's Town, French: Chiningue pronounced Shenango) was a significant Native American settlement in Western Pennsylvania in the years leading up to the French and Indian War. The original village was settled by Shawnees, possibly as early as 1725, on low-lying land on the north bank of the Ohio River, near present-day Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Beaver County, Pennsylvania[1]. Read More....