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How Wendell King Found His Frequency in Erie
by Jonathan Burdick
2/11/2021, 11:00 AM
African American radio engineer met and obliterated the 'color line'
Erie's Highway Timeline
by Lisa Austin, Judy Lynch, Roland Slade, Adam Trott
2/10/2021, 12:00 PM
History shows categorical and willful neglect of redlined neighborhoods
Local Blogger Applauded as Proponent of Preservation
by Matt Swanseger
1/29/2021, 4:43 PM
Phillips receives Community Initiative Award for 'Old Erie on Foot'
Personalities at Play in 1904 Cambridge Springs Chess Tournament
by Jonathan Burdick
1/13/2021, 10:45 AM
The story of four top players and who prevailed
Small Statures, Big Stories
by Jonathan Burdick
10/21/2020, 1:45 PM
Why little people like Erie's Alice Zenda are among history's greatest omissions
Pre-Fab, But Uniquely Erie
by Erin Phillips
9/23/2020, 12:30 PM
The Lawrence Park Dinor's history and future
A Tip of the Iceberg: The Importance of Civil Rights Activism in Erie
by Elvis Andromeda Maryshine
8/17/2020, 11:28 AM
LERC Goes to Battles for Land Conservancy
by Matt Swanseger
7/31/2020, 12:51 PM
Historic Girard farm property to be preserved for the public
Leadership, Lockdowns, and Snake Oil
by Jonathan Burdick
7/29/2020, 12:15 PM
How aloof administrations, science denial, and contested business closures affected in Erie...in 1918.
Erie's Cascade Docks: An Unimaginable Transition
by Dr. David Frew
7/23/2020, 4:35 PM
A history on the waterfront from the Reed brothers to WWII and beyond
Building a Shipwreck Exhibit
by Dr. David Frew
7/16/2020, 5:02 PM
Author Spotted Leaving a Seedy Motel by 'Most of my Friends'
Racism's History, Antiracism's Future and Where Erie Goes From Here
by Jonathan Burdick
6/23/2020, 12:29 PM
America's injustices from George Washington to George Floyd
Thinly Shrouded Racism
by Jonathan Burdick
6/16/2020, 2:15 PM
The Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy in Erie
From Erie to Selma in 1965
by Jonathan Burdick
5/20/2020, 12:27 PM
Hammermill Paper's new plant drawn up amidst the historic Civil Rights marches
Formidable Erie County Women: Elizabeth Battles
by Dr. Judith Lynch
5/12/2020, 6:03 PM
Former Battles bank in Girard stood alone triumphantly during the Great Depression
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Vol. 16, No. 9
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