Crawford County Messenger and CCHS News

The following was submitted to the Meadville Republican by John Reynolds Sr. On the 30th of June, 1869, the mail by the Mercer turnpike was carried for the last time. Our venerable friend, John Reynolds,...

Yolanda Barco was a massive figure in 20th century legal, business, and women’s history pioneer in Crawford County. From being a cable television pioneer to an impressive legal career, and so much more – our...

This article written in 1903 by editors of the Meadville Morning Star and Meadville Gazette newspapers, covers an address Professor W. E. B. Dubois gave at the Unitarian Church twice during his visits on Thursday,...

Florence Adelbert Howe Margach Howe was born in 1877 in Meadville and died in 1961 in Ohio. Her girlhood home was at 482 Baldwin Street, Meadville. In 1901 she married Bertram Falwell Howe (born 1877...

    D. C. Butchart, a Meadville photographer of the late 1870s, took pictures of this community’s preparations in 1876 for the centennial celebration of the United States. They show an archway-photographed from either side-constructed...

Every year, children in need who reside in the city of Meadville receive shoes and socks from a thoughtful gesture that began in 1909 and has quietly continued for over a century. What many do...

In May of 1986, the Historical Society dedicated a carriage donated by Ralph Osborn of Titusville. His grandfather, James Osborn, purchased it from among other carriages which had been ordered by George Wallace Delamater, prominent...

The politics of Crawford County in the first decade of the last century were divisive and crude. Federalists and Republicans battled over land issues, internal improvements and banks. There was little they didn’t fight over....

With the recent opening of Cussewago Square, it seemed appropriate to take a moment to bring attention to the history of the location, as well as to take advantage of the opportunity to highlight one...

It was a bright Monday afternoon on January 24, 1848 when James Marshall found some gold nuggets on the American River near John Sutter’s sawmill in what is now Sacramento, California. The consequences were worldwide...

Culture – As Reported in the Local Newspapers If cultural climate were to be judged by numbers of local newspapers, Meadville would rank as one of the most cultivated towns in the country. More than...

The Cultural Climate of Meadville: From 1800-1900 is an article written in 1974 by Mrs. Julian (Carol) Ross for the members of the Meadville Women’s Literary Union. She researched theater, art, music, and other categories...