This Week In History: Drink to Your Health
The last month of 1922 was a rough one for Fayette County’s taverns. Though the National Prohibition Act (or “Volstead law”) was put in place nearly three years earlier, local speakeasies…
This Week In History: Halloween Across a Decade
Halloween has come and gone — my favorite holiday by far! Yesterday I sat at the PA Room’s desk, dressed in full pirate regalia and eager to scare any kids who wandered…
This Week In History: The Monaghan Affair, 1936
It’s a little remarkable to me that, being a connoisseur of all things dark and spooky, I’d never read about Frank Monaghan until I began working here. Yes, I’d heard the…
This Week In History: The McClelland House Fire, 1914
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the March 23, 1914 edition of the Daily News Standard. This weekend marked one hundred…
This Week In History: Local Brevities, 1879
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine the March 6, 1879 edition of the American Standard. One interesting feature of our early newspapers are…
This Week In History: The Death of a Fayette County Soldier, 1862
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine the February 27, 1862 edition of the Genius of Liberty. On a February evening in Cumberland, MD,…
This Week In History: Valentine’s Day, 1908
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the February 14, 1908 edition of the Daily News Standard. “The observance of St. Valentine’s…
This Week In History: The Uniontown Motor Club, 1924
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the February 9, 1924 edition of the Morning Herald. The headline isn’t all that eye-catching:…
This Week in History: Prewar Prosperity in 1915
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the January 28, 1915 edition of the Morning Herald. In January of 1915, the U.S.…
This Week In History: The Storm of 1886
This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the January 14, 1886 edition of the Republican Standard called “Snow Bound.” With this January’s subzero…