ORLA Newsletter Archive
…This month, we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting Black excellence in literature & exploring the importance of supporting Black creators and Black-owned businesses. March 2021 – We’re focusing on…
…This month, we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting Black excellence in literature & exploring the importance of supporting Black creators and Black-owned businesses. March 2021 – We’re focusing on…
…the Blizzard newspaper in Oil City asked readers to submit possible names for the new park. The list was lengthy but no entry found favor with a newly created park…
…certain restrictions so that they are available for future generations of library users! Visit www.bbcf.org to learn more about Bridge Builders and to begin the process of contributing to our…
…elegant organ. H.L. Foster, a church member, purchased the organ, which had won first prize for its exquisite tones at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial, and installed it in his South…
…media in mid-April 1984 about unusual newspaper names. The Oil City-based Derrick newspaper was listed as one of only a few U.S. newspapers that had names that were unusual and…
…The Bridge Project In 1863, a private company was organized to construct a bridge across the river. Major stockholders in the new Oil City and Petroleum Bridge Co. were J.J….
…railroad tank cars and much more. News accounts noted that since the owners “spared no expense,” the refinery was known as “one of the most progressive in the Oil Region.”…
…and earned a B.S. degree and a law degree within eight years. At the time, he was the only black student at the law school. The Blizzard newspaper in Oil…
…a cost of $90,000 in 1890. The project originated with the organization of the National Transit Co. by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller in the spring of 1881. The new…
…would build a new $550,000 building on Seneca Street. The newly organized Oil City Tank and Boiler Co. said it intended to hire 75 men for the new mill. The…