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

Meadville's Diamond Park as it may have looked in the early 1800s In the central part of a letter headed Meadville, Dec 18th, 18...

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 ...

A turnpike being raised Today, a trip from Meadville to Pittsburgh takes about an hour and half. The worst travelers have to deal with ...

The Unitarian College, 1908 From the mid 1800’s up through the early 1900’s Meadville had not just one college in the city, but two-- ...

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

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 ...

Ohio race horses helped bring about the county fair With the excitement of the Crawford County Fair  upon us, it’s worth taking a belat...

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

A boy sits among the debris in Titusville For most of May and the early part of June in 1892, Northwestern Pennsylvania was soaked in a ...

The Baldwin-Reynolds visible from the pond in the spring months Eleanor Davies is one of Meadville's oldest residents and was a per...

Oakwood Park, Meadville PA In the late 1890’s, after acquiring a parcel of approximately 35 acres, the Meadville Traction Company estab...

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...

The architectural beauty of the Mead Avenue Bridge in modern times The Mead Avenue Bridge, as many can recall, has through the years, be...

Hotel Conneaut with new south and north wings added - 1920's What do the coming of the railroad, the discovery of oil, a major lake...

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