At a time when vaccines against the coronavirus are being produced by multiple companies, an interesting bit of Meadville history comes to o...

Crawford County has rarely stifled its opinions regarding national politics. The tone was set by residents in 1807 who burned an effig...

Timothy Alden Jr., the founder of Allegheny College, was by all accounts a charismatic and motivated man who pursued opportunities to expa...

One of John Leech's Original Illustrations for A Christmas Carol  With the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum hosting their annual ...

Cherry Run, Taken in 1864 A Passion for a New Art Much of the world’s first oil boom was captured in the photography of one John A....

The colors of the 150th, on display at the state capitol The year is 1862. The War of the Southern Rebellion has flooded field after fie...

Clarence F. Underwood - 1905 Clarence Frederick Underwood [1871-1929] was one of the leading illustrators and commercial artists of his...

Coach John Heisman (center) with his 1909 Georgia Tech team. The name Heisman has become synonymous with the best in college football,...

A & GW Depot with McHenry House to the left in 1869 As with most establishments in the hospitality industry, success could not have...

A crowd gathered to greet one of the inaugural A & GW trains. Note the Depot in the background.    As time progresses forward it b...

Bentley Hall, Allegheny College Nestled away at the top of the hill overlooking Meadville, Pennsylvania is  Allegheny College  which ...

Front view of the Saegertown Inn with French Creek along left side. With the overwhelming interest in photographs of the Saegertown Inn...

Mary Jane Tryon Somewhere in the 1840's, Mary Jane Tryon made a quilt. As she sat piecing together the small, intricate blocks, she...

On December 7, 2015, the Crawford County Historical Society took ownership of the James and Elizabeth Tarr Mansion , thus saving it from...

As colorful balloons fill the skies over Crawford County for the annual Thurston Classic , it’s always a worthwhile venture to dig int...

When fire damaged the three-story apartment house at 390 Liberty Street in January of 2014, many were surprised to learn it was nearly 20...

Ray Harroun 1879-1968 The winner of the first Indianapolis 500, Ray Harroun was born on January 12, 1879 in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania ...

James Densmore As you string out words into strings of sentences across the screen of your computer, tablet, or mobile phone, know that...

1865 map showing the site off Miller's home Of the names associated with the history of Conneaut Lake, none carries the intrigue of ...

Meadville Mutuals Team Photo O pening day of the 2016 Baseball season is upon us yet again which among other things, presents the o...