Folks growing up in Butler – really, any Western Pennsylvania city or town – likely have an amusement park memory they’ll never forget. Careening down the final drop on t...
Few would disagree that one of the distinctive qualities of Connoquenessing Borough is its melodious name. But the modest town had been born in the 19th century as an ord...
President Herbert Hoover and first lady Lou Hoover hosted the traditional New Year’s Reception at the White House on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1930. Covered extensively in the p...
Marian Anderson’s life was filled with moments where she was told “no” because of her race — but that didn’t stop her.
Anderson was a Philadelphia native, born in the cit...
American Amusement Park Museum
Address: Newville, Pa.
Website: www.amusement park history.com
Open: for private tours through the website
Of note: Private museum dedicate...
Young Fred Awtey was barely able to catch his breath at the family home in the small hamlet of Jenner’s Crossroads located along the Lincoln Highway in the Laurel Highlan...
