From Oil to Oz
0810, 2021

From Oil to Oz

…purchased an oil company that specialized in lubricants. Soon after, L. Frank Baum and Benjamin Baum Jr., Benjamin Sr.’s sons, founded the Castorine Oil Co. that produced axle grease. The…

Notable Women
1908, 2022

Notable Women

…staff in the mid-1940s. Dr. Ada McKee and Dr. Summerville enjoy the Dr. Ada McKee Memorial Library in the Oil City Hospital. Dr. Ada was a practicing physician for 59…

Siverly
1703, 2023

Siverly

…could stroll into downtown Oil City to shop. In Siverly, Imperial Street (now Colbert) was the avenue of commerce. Pennsylvania Engine #6300 and its crew is shown in Siverly. James…

Main Street
1404, 2023

Main Street

…and a harness-maker; restaurants that included the Square Deal, Drelick’s Deluxe Dinor, Kozy’s, Johnny’s Bar and Restaurant, New York Restaurant, Sumbar Restaurant, Main Street Dinor and Butiste’s; and many others….

Quirky Links to Oil City
2001, 2023

Quirky Links to Oil City

…site of the Oil City Fire Department. It was the first state historical marker to be placed in Oil City. In addition, Dewey was featured on a 30-cent commemorative U.S….

Events & Programs

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Peaches & Parking Meters
1006, 2022

Peaches & Parking Meters

…and Silberberg. The store windows were known to feature fashionable clothing and accessories for the discriminating buyer. In 1938 the new buyers, E.J. Collier and F.A. Armstrong, changed the name…

100 Years of YWCA
1202, 2024

100 Years of YWCA

…E.A. Burch and seconded by Mrs. E.R. Gnade, Federation members. Membership was open to women and girls of “any race, color or creed” declared the club charter. OIL CITY: 1924…

Ducks and Roses
0402, 2022

Ducks and Roses

…This early telegram message reads “Mr. B.F. Brundred, Can you get three ducks to Burnside Winslow, 145 Cold Spring St., New Haven, Conn. by Saturday night? Answer by Friday”. The…