Budding traditions often switch things up, and the humble beginnings of the Butler Farm Show are no exception.
This photo from the Aug. 18, 1966, edition of the Butler Ea...
There was more than just broncos bucking at the North Washington Rodeo in 1967.
According to the Aug. 15, 1967, edition of the Butler Eagle, the rodeo, which this year st...
Days on the waves of Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park remain a county resident go-to to beat summer heat waves.
In this file photo from June 1971, historic attendance wa...
Back in the summer of ’67... the heat was all over the county, and people sought respite from the rays in similar ways they do today.
This image of Rock Falls Park pool r...
A storm drenched the Butler Farm Show the night of Aug. 6, 1968, damaging some of the facilities and even carrying a tent about 25 feet before it landed on tables.
Despit...
Theater productions in Butler County parks are frequent occurrences nowadays, but this promotional photo for Butler Little Theatre’s 1967 production of Neil Simon’s “Bare...
The “Champion Band” entertained a crowd of youths on July 22, 1968, who gathered at the corner of Monroe and East Locust streets for St. Paul’s Neighborhood Night.
Butler...
On the same day the crew of the Apollo 15 dealt with broken glass and a brief voltage drop on their journey to the Moon, the crew of the Butler Fair buggies were having a...
The 1979 Oil Crisis struck Butler County, when the Iranian Revolution caused gas prices to surge.
Some local gas stations came up with special offers to entice drivers t...
