It was my privilege recently to give a talk to a combined meeting of the Pennsylvania Canal Society, the Ohio Canal Society, and the Northern Ohio Chapter of the Society of Industrial Archaeology. The occasion was their annual Fall Tour, which was located in the Pittsburgh area this year. I chose for my subject the… [Read More]
Archives for October 2021
Bridgeville Borough Council: Oct 11, 2021
Full video, agenda, and reports to council.
FBI obtains search warrant in South Fayette & South Strabane robbery cases (Observer-Reporter)
Oyler: The Old Stone Tavern
The Bridgeville Area Historical Society kicked off its twenty-first year with its first Fall program meeting last month. The speaker was Norene Beatty, President of The Pittsburgh Old Stone Tavern Friends Trust, a non-profit organization with the mission of preserving one of Pittsburgh’s oldest buildings. Located at the intersection of Greentree Road and Woodville Avenue in… [Read More]
Oyler: The Covered Bridge Festival
One of the best things about this time of year is the proliferation of festivals. They didn’t amount to much last year, but now we seem to be ignoring the pandemic and are supporting this kind of event bigger and better than ever. The Washington-Greene County Covered Bridge Festival is one of my favorites; it… [Read More]