Scanning for Facts
As our digitizing crew has been scanning and storing pictures and articles, I start asking questions about things I thought that I...
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BMHS
- Feb 26, 2022
- 1 min
Portrait Story
Harrold Hall is adorned with a variety of family portraits. If you have a portrait sitting in your attic that needs a new home where it...
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BMHS
- Oct 12, 2021
- 3 min
Ideas for Maximizing Family Bonding
Creative Ideas for Maximizing Family Bonding During School Breaks Year-round schooling is increasingly popular. Statisticians who've...
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BMHS
- Sep 19, 2021
- 7 min
VIRGINIA’S 1774 BORDER DISPUTE WITH PENNSYLVANIA
By Jim Blair The purpose of this article is to wade through the complexities of the prelude to and early stages of the Revolutionary War,...
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Rae Kayhart
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Climate Controlled Shopping
Greengate Mall opened on August 18th, 1965, and was the first climate-controlled shopping mall in Westmoreland county. Greengate mall...
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Rae Kayhart
- Mar 7, 2021
- 1 min
The Lost Generation
More than one hundred statues featuring and commemorating WW1 Doughboys are across the United States. Most were erected in the 1920s and...
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Rae Kayhart
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Pennsylvania's Oldest Theme Park
Since its creation in 1878 Idlewild has been a place for families to enjoy. The property was owned by William Darlington who gave Judge...
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Rae Kayhart
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min
A Working Mans Brew
Prohibition saw the close of many local breweries and distilleries, only a few managed to make it out unscathed. Stoney's Beer is one of...
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Rae Kayhart
- Feb 8, 2021
- 1 min
Birthplace of the Banana Split
In 1904 pharmacist in training, David Strickler created the first banana split at Tassel pharmacy in Latrobe Pennsylvania. The sundae...
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Rae Kayhart
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
The Ski Capital of Pennsylvania
Laurel Mountain Ski Resort located in the Laurel Mountains on the western flank of the Laurel Ridge was originally created by Richard...
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Tom Harrold
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
ISALY's
Isalys What is your memories of Isalys. Mine was it was my first part time job paying by check. I worked at the Greensburg store and...
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John Klein
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
OAKFORD PARK!
I am not a native of the Greensburg area but I remember the first time driving down Oakford Park Rd toward Jeannette and my father-in-law...
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- Jun 16, 2022
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