Join the Club
1504, 2022

Join the Club

…the crop” in Oil City, more than 100 other clubs were functioning within the city limits. Early Oil City directories listed the social organizations in several categories, including Secret Societies,…

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…

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

…below. You can also use the free 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app to track your reading. For each 100 books you read, take the completed log into the library and…

Grand Spectacles
0312, 2021

Grand Spectacles

…of the Oil City Chamber of Commerce, filled the pages of the local newspapers. More than 100 local retailers, banks, factories and other businesses would foot the bill. In a…

Parochial Schools
2406, 2022

Parochial Schools

…Catholic school was organized two years before the City of Oil City was incorporated in 1871 through the consolidation of neighborhoods on the North Side and South Side. In 1869,…

Notorious Women
1310, 2023

Notorious Women

…go to the county” poorhouse for 30 days until she could raise money through the sale of property she owned in Colorado. Myers arranged temporary lodgings for Anna at the…

Interlibrary Loans (ILL)

Interlibrary Loans (ILL) If you’d like an item that is not available at any ORLA location (search the Online Catalog first), you can request the item through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)….

Oil City All-Stars
1607, 2021

Oil City All-Stars

…organized a boxing association in Oil City and served as a boxing judge, referee and timekeeper. Active in a variety of community organizations, Como became a frequent visitor to Oil…

Oil City Library

…Jefferson. The present facility currently provides space for over 100,000 items and serves over 15,000 individuals in the library’s service area. In 2004, the Library celebrated 100 years of quality…

Say Cheese
2810, 2022

Say Cheese

…the street is the Oil City Opera House. “This was, without a doubt, the largest sum of money ever realized from the actual sale of an ordinary horse in the…