The Saxonburg Museum contains 12 rooms that take visitors on a tour through the borough's amazing history. Eagle File Photo

The Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau is holding its annual Butler County History Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 29.

During the event local museums and historical sites will be open to the public without charge and will be staffed with volunteers ready to share the history of Butler County.

Visitors can witness weaving demonstrations at Weavers’ Cabin of Harmony, sit through a lesson in the Foltz one-room schoolhouse, and experience a historic reenactment presentation on the Roebling family in Saxonburg.

Author Karin Lund will be on hand at Saxonburg Museuem to sign her book "Women In Steel, Women Of Steel" detailing women's history in the steel industry.

Antique car enthusiasts can view interactive displays at the Butler AACA garage, while history buffs can delve into the newly renovated Washington Cabin and learn about Washington's Trail 1753.

Visitors will be able to pick up a Butler County History Day Passport at their first stop of the day, and at each stop they can get their passport stamped. Any participant with at least three stamps can turn in the passport to enter a history-themed giveaway.

All participating organizations participating include Historic Harmony/Harmony Museum, Washington’s Trail 1753, Weavers' Cabin of Harmony, Mars Area History & Landmarks Society, Butler County Historical Society's Senator Walter Lowrie House, Evans City Historical Society, Zelienople Historical Society's Buhl and Passavant Houses, Jennings Environmental Education Center’s Foltz School, and the Butler Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

The Old Stone House in the late afternoon sun on June 5, 2023. Eagle File Photo