History

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Erie's Highway Timeline

by Lisa Austin, Judy Lynch, Roland Slade, Adam Trott2/10/2021, 12:00 PM

History shows categorical and willful neglect of redlined neighborhoods

Local Blogger Applauded as Proponent of Preservation

by Matt Swanseger1/29/2021, 4:43 PM

Phillips receives Community Initiative Award for 'Old Erie on Foot'

Personalities at Play in 1904 Cambridge Springs Chess Tournament

by Jonathan Burdick1/13/2021, 10:45 AM

The story of four top players and who prevailed

Small Statures, Big Stories

by Jonathan Burdick10/21/2020, 1:45 PM

Why little people like Erie's Alice Zenda are among history's greatest omissions

Pre-Fab, But Uniquely Erie

by Erin Phillips9/23/2020, 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 Maryshine8/17/2020, 11:28 AM

LERC Goes to Battles for Land Conservancy

by Matt Swanseger7/31/2020, 12:51 PM

Historic Girard farm property to be preserved for the public

Leadership, Lockdowns, and Snake Oil

by Jonathan Burdick7/29/2020, 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 Frew7/23/2020, 4:35 PM

A history on the waterfront from the Reed brothers to WWII and beyond

Building a Shipwreck Exhibit

by Dr. David Frew7/16/2020, 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 Burdick6/23/2020, 12:29 PM

America's injustices from George Washington to George Floyd

Thinly Shrouded Racism

by Jonathan Burdick6/16/2020, 2:15 PM

The Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy in Erie

From Erie to Selma in 1965

by Jonathan Burdick5/20/2020, 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

COVID-19 Pandemic is a Teachable Moment on Native American History

by Larry Flatley4/30/2020, 12:00 PM

The viral devastation of the indigenous population and its dramatic effects on the post-Columbian Americas

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