Monthly Archives: July 2011

Old Fashioned Blueberry Festival

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Site Administrator

Join the Edinboro Area Historical Society Sunday, August 7th for their annual Old Fashioned Blueberry Festival. The event is open 1-3 p.m. at the Doucette House Museum (123 Water Street), and includes music, great foods and a quilt drawing. For … Continue reading →

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Civil War Reenactment

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Site Administrator

August 6-7, 2011 the Erie County Historical Society hosts the Battle for Yellow House Civil War encampment and battle reenactment during the Dan Rice Festival weekend in Girard, PA. Battle for Yellow House is a two-day re-enactment and encampment offering … Continue reading →

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Release of Fortune and Fury

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Site Administrator

The Erie County Historical Society announces the release of Fortune and Fury, A history of commercial fishing in Erie, by Jerry Skrypzak and David Frew. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the area’s freshwater fishing empire, and is a “fish … Continue reading →

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Candlelight Cemetery Walk

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Site Administrator

Join the folks of the Hazel Kibler Museum July 23rd for an evening of history and local legends as they tour beautiful Girard Cemetery at dusk. This month their candlelight walk focuses on the Civil War era in Girard, including … Continue reading →

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Where Men and Boys Became Soldiers

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Site Administrator

The History of Camp Reed By Eric Marshall By the time Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office as President of the United States on Monday, March 4, 1861, the national upheaval of secession was a grim reality.  Jefferson Davis had … Continue reading →

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Honoring Our History Tour

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Site Administrator

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Erie Maritime Museum, 150 East Front Street, Erie Developed in partnership with the National World War I Museum, and in celebration of Waddell & Reed’s 75th anniversary, Honoring Our … Continue reading →

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Summer Civil War Exhibit

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Site Administrator

The Fairview Area Historical Society proudly presents its annual summer exhibit, Remembering Fairview’s Own…Civil War Veterans. Open Sundays, June 5 – August 7, 1 to 4 p.m. Also open Saturday, June 25 and Monday, July 4, 1 to 4 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Settlement of the Erie Triangle

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Site Administrator

A Slow Start After the American Revolution (1775–1783), the newly formed state of Pennsylvania looked forward to expanding settlement of its western lands.  The territory known as the “Erie Triangle,” the northern-most piece of Pennsylvania today, offered access to the … Continue reading →

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A Man Nationally Known and Locally Forgotten (Until Now)

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Site Administrator

Francis Newton Thorpe (1857-1926) During the short life of North East’s Lake Shore Seminary, the school helped shape a few hundred students into bright, ambitious young men and women.  Included on this list of students is Francis Newton Thorpe.  Although … Continue reading →

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