Join the Club
1504, 2022

Join the Club

…Semi-Military, Social and Trade groups. In 1925, there were 102 organizations that fell under one of those categories. The trade organizations reflected the wide diversity of occupations thriving within the…

One of a Kind
0403, 2022

One of a Kind

…J.B. Allen walking the wire cable” and they were on sale at the shop. This photograph from July 4, 1863, a Deming photograph, shows Oil City resident J.B. Allen crossing…

The Jewish Community
1702, 2023

The Jewish Community

…population was keenly involved in a wide variety of civic endeavors. The Tree of Life Sisterhood, organized in the early 1900s to assist in the placement of Jewish immigrants from…

ORLA Newsletter Archive

…starting to feel like fall – A.K.A. Applefest® Book Sale Season! We have an exciting new fundraiser debuting this month called “Library Lotto” that gives YOU a chance to WIN…

Grove Hill Cemetery
2210, 2021

Grove Hill Cemetery

…hours. During 1884 he pioneered in the Speechley gas field in Venango County, helping to organize the Columbia Gas Company which later became part of what became the United Gas…

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Facebook Follow us on Facebook Oil Region Library Association 1 week ago Discover the history of animals and humans co-existing in the latest #BigLibraryRead! Borrow “Wild New World” by Dan…

Grocery Stores
0109, 2023

Grocery Stores

…at the time that his family’s grocery store business began in 1900 when his dad, Charlie, nicknamed “the banana man,” owned a wholesale food business on Main Street, later moving…

COVID-19 Updates

…services curbside? Here’s how:⁠ Printing – You can email your prints to print@oilregionlibraries.org & call the library. We’ll confirm that we received your prints & schedule a time with you…

Taking Flight
1911, 2021

Taking Flight

…England, in 24 hours and was considered “the last word in comfort and safety.” Its cruising speed was set at 150 miles per hour. When the U.S.-to-England flights debuted, newspaper…

Orchestras
1803, 2022

Orchestras

…boxcar capacity was 40 men or eight horses. The cars were stenciled with “40 Hommes/8 Chevaux.” The 40 & 8 Bands were being organized by American Legion posts across the…