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Samuel and Alic Thurston: Ballooning Daredevils
As colorful balloons fill the skies over Crawford County for the annual Thurston Classic, it’s always a worthwhile venture to dig into the histories of father and son, Samuel and Alic (sometimes Alex) Thurston, the...
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We’ll Leave the Lights On: Hotels of Crawford County
Hotel Conneaut with new south and north wings added – 1920’s What do the coming of the railroad, the discovery of oil, a major lakeside resort, the healthful promise of mineral springs and travel have...
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The Meadville Mutuals: Baseball Champions of 1875
Meadville Mutuals Team Photo Opening day of the 2016 Baseball season is upon us yet again which among other things, presents the opportunity to highlight the area’s curious place as part of America’s pastime. Like...
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Alice Bentley: Crawford County’s Champion for Women’s Rights in the Downton Abbey Era
Among the many themes centered around the changing times in the popular PBS television series, Downton Abbey, women’s growing independence has remained a constant, if not a central focus. Such independence was not a circumstance experienced...
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Frenchtown’s Crystal Chandelier
This chandelier hanging from the starry ceiling of the Saint Hippolytes church in Frenchtown, near Guys Mills, Pennsylvania was donated around 1888 by Otthille and Lydie Bousson, two sisters from France who operated a shirt...
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