Seventy-years after her death, Philadelphia’s “Saint Kate” still marvels.
Born Catherine Marie Drexel (it’s uncertain when the spelling of her first name changed) on Nov....
At first glance, Adams Township looks like many other suburban spots scattered around Western Pennsylvania, quiet streets, neatly kept lawns, and a pace of life that feel...
From New York’s many New Year’s “sports and entertainments”—including football games, an open house at the Young Men’s Christian Association and an exhibit by the Society...
Elizabeth Cochran was the daughter of prominent Armstrong County businessman and community leader Michael Cochran and the widowed, former Mary Jane Kennedy. Born on May 5...
In 1897, a charter was granted for the construction of a hospital in Butler County — an initiative sparked by the foresight and determination of a group of women whose ef...
George Westinghouse was a natural inventor and tinkerer whose work literally helped illuminate the world at the end of the 19th century.
From his youth working for his fa...
As the sun rose on Monday, Jan. 1, 1900, Americans awoke to a new decade — the first in what would be called an “American Century.”
Things were changing. George M. Cohan...
1900-1909 was mining’s deadliest in the nation’s history
Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the ...