Guardians of Tradition

Guardians of Tradition

…glassworkers, hotel and restaurant employees, bartenders, theatrical/stage employers, moving picture operators, machinists, electric workers, operating engineers, teamsters/chauffeurs/stablemen, plumbers and pipefitters, letter carriers, postal clerks, steelworkers, and truck drivers. Many of…

Parochial Schools

Parochial Schools

…parishioner, Henry McSweeney, who then lived in Atlantic City, N.J., offered his help. The St. Joseph Church parish sponsored an elementary school and high school for many years. They were…

Oil Well Supply

Oil Well Supply

…included galvanizers, tinners, pipefitters, metal polishers, tool dressers, clerks, machinists, pattern makers, draftsmen, coremakers, carpenters, molders and more. Early in its history, the company would also approve a labor contract…

Grand Spectacles

Grand Spectacles

…Moran, Lorraine Beatty, Clara Strance, Margaret Wilber, Genie Rehr, Cora Barber, Charlie Reed, George Darr, Harold Parker, Forrest Weaver, Fred McKinnie and Alfred Ormston. The officials riding the train made…

Maybe She’s Born With It

Maybe She’s Born With It

…waxy substance, paraffin, that clogged oil well heads could be used. A few years later, he patented “Vaseline,” a product he promoted as a leather treatment, lubricator, and balm. By…

Old Money

Old Money

…The Snowdens, who moved from Graff Street to 502 Orange St. in Oil City, had five children – George, James H., Catherine, Harry and Oscar. The elder Snowden joined two…

A Historic Anniversary

…The visits, from the Emperor of Brazil to presidential candidates, film stars, Buffalo Bill, Mickey Mantle and many more, were due in large part to wealthy city residents who would…

Oil City Boat Club

Oil City Boat Club

…men. Clubhouse Expands By the 1888 summer season, a $44 bid was accepted to build a 10-by-14-foot kitchen annex, a lean-to, onto the existing clubhouse. During the next three years,…

Digital Resources

…classic films, and world cinema. Access Now Mango Languages creates lovable language-learning experiences for libraries, schools, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. Learning with Mango is organized, practical, and totally painless….