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Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #58

Wednesday May 19th, 2021

The Erie man pictured below did many things, can you guess who he is?

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #57

Becky Weiser

Wednesday May 12th, 2021

Prior to the early European explorers, tobacco use was mainly for tribal rituals in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. Boatloads of tobacco travelled from the New World to the Old and the habit of smoking cigars and pipes became extremely popular. The word “cigar” comes from the Mayan word “sikar” which means to “smoke tobacco leaves”. The first cigar factory in the world was built in Cuba, which eventually became the world’s most famous producer.

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 9

Barry J. Gray

Monday May 10th, 2021

Relegated to Interstate League, "Invaded" by Canadian League, 1913-1916

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 8

Barry J. Gray

Sunday May 9th, 2021

Central League, 1912

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 7

Barry J. Gray

Saturday May 8th, 2021

Sailors Replace Fishermen, 1908-1912

George Washington Slept Here-His 1753 Mission to Northwestern Pennsylvania

Jeff Sherry

Friday May 7th, 2021

We think of George Washington, the father of our country, as the white-haired older first President of the United States, the face on a dollar bill. Try picturing him as a 21-year-old six-foot, three-inch-tall red head with piercing blue-gray eyes in his prime. That is the George Washington that ventured into the depths of the wilderness of western Pennsylvania in the winter of 1753.

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #56

Becky Weiser

Wednesday May 5th, 2021

The year is 1926: Calvin Coolidge is President; Gifford Pinchot is the Governor of Pennsylvania and Joseph Crane Williams is Mayor of the City of Erie. The Erie Chamber of Commerce produces a booklet about the benefits of Erie to manufacturing, whether new or relocated. What were they and are they still applicable today?

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 6

Barry J. Gray

Sunday May 2nd, 2021

The Erie Baseball War, 1908

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 5

Barry J. Gray

Saturday May 1st, 2021

The Fishermen, 1905-1908

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #55

Becky Weiser

Wednesday Apr 28th, 2021

Four thousand years ago the Chinese discovered that the cocoon a silkworm produces can be unraveled and spun into thread. Death was threatened to anyone who would reveal the secret but over time, the method spread to many other countries in the world, including the United States.

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #58

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #57

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 9

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 8

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 7

George Washington Slept Here-His 1753 Mission to Northwestern Pennsylvania

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #56

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 6

Early Professional Baseball in Erie, Pennsylvania: Part 5

Long Life & Happiness for All its Residents #55

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