Local History

Many of us know who lived in our homes in years past. Perhaps we even realize the history of the...

The pair of lion sculptures that guard the stoop of the elegant house at 145 W. High St., Waynesburg let...

The photographs and sketches that remain of Josephine Denny (1893–1992) are a window into the life and times of a...

Fox Ford, Inc. has witnessed an incredible amount of world history during its 100 years in business. Between 1921 to...

The American colonies were a time bomb in the 1770s. Strife was everywhere, and revolution was in the air. In...

Published, and republished with updates throughout the first half of the 20th century, the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps and Atlases...

In the seven seasons from 1940 through 1946, Jefferson High School lost only three football games. Cumberland Township followed their...

When Flenniken Public Library in Carmichaels celebrated its 60th anniversary on the first of May, I was one of the...

Here’s a glimpse of some of the fun stuff that was happening in Carmichaels – and Flenniken Library - in...

Genealogical and historical research has been on the rise over the course of the last year. So many activities have...