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The Underground Railroad’s Secret Operations in Crawford County
As we reflect on this country’s African American heritage, it’s worth noting Crawford County’s role as a branch of the Underground Railroad. In the years leading up to the Civil War, area residents, like much...
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The Early Days of Meadville’s Diamond Park
The Tarr Mansion with its balconies intact We are excited to announce the Crawford County Historical Society is now the proud owner of the James and Elizabeth Tarr Mansion on Meadville’s Diamond Park! Even though...
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How Crawford County Forever Changed Women’s Undergarments
Lady Mary Crawley’s corset in an early episode Change stands prominent as the obvious theme depicted in TV’s historical drama, Downton Abbey. The show begins famously with news of the Titanic’s sinking in 1912 and...
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Ida Tarbell’s Influence on National Geographic Magazine
On January 27, 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C., for “the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge.” What many may not realize is that the publication of the society’s famous periodical,...
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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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Crawford County Estates in the Downton Abbey Era
Baldwin Reynolds Home & Estate The “Downton” Era (1910s and 1920s) was a time or expansion of ideas, but for a tightening of funds in large manors, or, in the case in America, smaller landed...
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