Local History

It’s here - 2025. The beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century. Where has the time gone? To...

How many of us have a unique shade of green glassware lurking in our cupboards, perhaps on display in a...

There are many interesting artifacts in museums all over the world: gold crowns worn by royalty and leaders throughout all...

Meadowcroft Rock Shelter and Historic Village is one of the best-known historic sites and museums in western Pennsylvania. It is...

Whiskey has played an important role in the history of southwestern Pennsylvania. In the 1780s and 90s, farmers would distill...

The year was 1794. It was a violent time in southwestern Pennsylvania. There was still a threat of Indian attack,...

One surviving artifact from the Downey House fire serves as a gripping reminder of the incident. In the aftermath of...

In the late 1700s, it became apparent there was a sincere need to establish a new county in the very...

As far as the length of human history goes, electrical lighting is relatively new. However, the need to light up...

Garards Fort is a small community in Greene Township that dates to the days of the early Western frontier. The...