Local History

Cemeteries are an important and endangered part of our historical record. Most “modern” cemeteries are often large, well-manicured landscapes, or...

It’s a cold crisp early winter day – December 28, 2013 to be exact - and Ralph K. Bell is...

Thousands of years of history exist in southwestern Pennsylvania. We often forget the area’s long history, until the unexpected happens–like...

Anyone who grew up in Brave or lived there any time before the trains stopped running, remembers coming up the...

Cemeteries serve as both a final resting place for our families and loved ones and a way to keep their...

It’s Christmas 1957 in Mather and Bridget Vernon’s mother Mary Moon got a bride doll and a desk.   “Both...

Christmas is a season where many people look forward to happy memories, rare opportunities to gather as a family and...

Artifacts are objects made by man and can act as representatives from eras long since gone.  An artifact can be...

Sometimes there are too many good old photos to choose just one - especially if it involves Toys for Tots...

Many tales of tragedy and sadness have been related in recent years about the living conditions in the Greene County...