Local History

There is no greater thrill for a historian than wandering through a museum, browsing through collections, and finding objects, and...

On North Morris Street in Waynesburg, just north of Waynesburg University, lies Greenmount Cemetery. Established in 1853, and one of...

The old-world elegance of The Denny House owes a lot to the life and times of two of the three...

The Cornerstone Genealogical Society (CGS), an all-volunteer nonprofit organization located on 144 E. Greene Street in Waynesburg, has reopened to...

Don't look so shocked, it's true! 50s Fest & Car Cruise is returning for its 20th year in downtown Waynesburg!...

It’s a sunny Sunday morning in Rices Landing and visitors have begun to arrive. They park on the berm beside...

Olan West is remembered by many as the guy who lived next door to W. A. Young & Sons Foundry...

Hewitt Presbyterian Church sits on the bluff above Rices Landing, where every road to that old river town drops into...

Ancient civilizations can be found all over the old world. The ancient Egyptians are known for their pyramids and beautifully...

The Adena Culture was a prehistoric North American culture that existed circa 500 BC – 100 AD, primarily in the...