The Hyde Park Museum may be small, but it's packed with more than 2,500 local artifacts
Take a big trip down memory lane through three small rooms that comprise the Hyde Park Museum. Originally called the Hyde Park Museum Historical Room, volunteers Kathleen Baker and Maria Vokish have helped to expand the exhibits, adding rooms since opening in 2001. The museum is nestled inside the former Hope Lutheran Church located at 339 First St., along the Kiski River in Westmoreland County. Kathleen was baptized there as a child. “This museum means a lot to me,” Baker said. “It’s an asset to our little town.” The rooms house more than 2,500 artifacts. Celebrating their 20th an...