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For most of the 20th century, idyllic Valencia Borough was a haven for inner-city children from the stale air of congested Pittsburgh neighborhoods. From 1903 to 2005, th...

Until 1902, what would become Lyndora was a fairground where Butler’s citizenry gathered “for profit and for pleasure,” according to Peter Baycura’s “The Lyndora Chronicl...

The Mars Area History & Landmarks Society has an excellent display of buildings and artifacts at its facility at 1 Brickyard Road in Mars that recount this area history. ...

Gathered here are places where history can be experienced. Information included was gathered from the museums’ websites. Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Address...

This article was first published in the Butler Eagle on Oct. 27, 2020. Hansen Avenue runs through Lyndora, but few still remember the man for whom the street is name...

At the turn of the 20th century, the borough of Cherry Valley did not exist. It was simply a quiet region of Venango Township, home to farmers, miners and oil wells. That...

“We embarked by way of a small landing craft with our pants rolled up — wading onto the beach a short distance … We marched up those high cliffs … about a mile and a half...

More than 16 million Americans were called to serve their country during the struggle that was World War II, and over 400,000 of them made the ultimate sacrifice by givin...

In 1929, Sir Herbert Austin, hailing from England, founded the American Austin Car Company in Butler. His goal was to build small cars for the American market based upon...

This article was originally published in the Butler Eagle on Nov. 11, 2021. In May 1942, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, or WAAC, was formed as a means of support ...