Victorian Day events Saturday and Sunday in Mercer

MERCER, Pa. — The Mercer County Historical Society has special events scheduled for Victorian Days in Mercer on Saturday and Sunday. Victorian Days is a celebration of the heritage of the Mercer County seat.

The historical society, 119 S. Pitt St., will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdayandfrom noon to 3 p.m. Sunday with some special exhibits. Events include an Underground Railroad walking tour at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Greg Acker’s display of his antique phonographs in the Helen Black Miller Chapel both days. The Western Pennsylvania Civil War Re-enactors Society will be encamped in the society’s backyard the entire weekend.

A used-book sale will take place during business hours and free lemonade will be available on the society’s front lawn.Guided tours of the society’s museum will be at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 and 1:30 Sunday. For more information, call the society at (724) 662-3490.