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...
Many people know nothing about the lives of their great-great-grandparents, but for others, like county resident Jim Schnur, history has a funny way of repeating itself.
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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 ...
Gathered here are suggestions where history can be experienced. Information included was gathered from the musuems’ websites
Heinz History Center
Address: 1212 Small...
This article was originally published in the Butler Eagle on Dec. 7, 2021.
SAXONBURG — On Dec. 7, 1941, 19-year-old George Pann waited on a Hawaiian beach for a Japa...
Over 50 years before Allegheny Township was formed, a pioneer by the name of John Lowrie settled in the region to raise his son, Walter Lowrie — a man who would go on to ...
