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Erie's Typhoid Epidemic Expedited Need for Clean Waterways
by Jonathan Burdick
4/16/2024, 8:00 AM
Unsanitary conditions prevailed during city's population boom
The Town's Attic: The Importance of Our Small Town Historical Museums and Societies
by Jonathan Burdick
1/22/2024, 8:00 AM
Why the little things of our past can resonate so largely
Surprise Disguises: Drawing on Erie History For Halloween
by Liz Allen
10/24/2023, 8:00 AM
Past residents led fascinating double lives
The Benninghoff Heist: The Wild West of Pennsylvania
by Jonathan Burdick
10/20/2023, 8:00 AM
Boomtowns beget treachery, intrigue
Artis Simmons and the Endless Road
by Jonathan Burdick
8/9/2023, 7:00 AM
Erie's "Gem City Ace" dominated the martial arts circuit with an impeccable sense of cool
Never Become Stagnant
by Jonathan Burdick
7/26/2023, 7:00 AM
The legacy of Erie's Vosburgh family
Know A Great Erie County Historic Preservation Project?
by Erin Phillips
7/3/2023, 3:45 PM
Nominate them for a Greater Erie Award through Preservation Erie
Lower State Street and Millionaires' Row Historic Walking Tour
by Erin Phillips
6/29/2023, 8:00 AM
Take a self-guided tour through Erie's West Sixth Street Historic District
The Historical Glamour of the Rumball Family
by Sarah Beck
4/20/2023, 8:00 AM
Night Flight event brings history to light at The Dollhouse
National Women's History Month: Erie's Heroines
by Johnny Johnson
3/13/2023, 11:00 AM
Local historian profiles six trailblazing Black women in Erie's history
Celebrating Black History
by Angela McNair
2/9/2023, 2:30 PM
The impact of African Americans nationally and locally
Clarence Darrow: An Unapologetic Pessimist's Search for Truth
by Jonathan Burdick
8/24/2022, 4:30 PM
Legendary defense attorney for Leopold and Loeb, Scopes "Monkey" Trial was Allegheny alumnus
Reaping What We Sow: Preserving the Historic Barns of Erie
by Erin Phillips
8/8/2022, 10:30 AM
Local nonprofit draws attention to fading agricultural heritage
Hagen History Center Heating Up for Summer
by Matt Swanseger
6/20/2022, 4:42 PM
Nonprofit looks forward to opening more opportunities to look back
Be Present for histERIE
by Liz Allen
5/16/2022, 11:23 AM
Erie County Public Library rolls out new weeklong event
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