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Works In Processing: The W. Russell Carr Papers

Features, Pennsylvania RoomBy MariaJanuary 25, 2014

In March, the National Archives will open an exhibit called “Making Their Mark.” It will feature notable documents from U.S. history, with a focus on the signatures and the people who penned them. The exhibit caught my attention because I’m in the middle of creating a finding aid for the W. Russell Carr Papers. This…

Old Home Week in Uniontown, 1912

The Way Things Were: Old Home Week, 1912

Pennsylvania Room, The Way Things WereBy MariaJanuary 9, 2014

 

This Week in History: The Braznell Mine Disaster of 1899

Pennsylvania Room, This Week in HistoryBy MariaJanuary 6, 2014

This segment features a news item from Fayette County’s past. This week we examine a story from the January 6, 1900 edition of the Daily News Standard called “Coroner’s Jury Verdict.”  An hour before sunrise on December 23, 1899, engineer Solomon Meese stood near the mouth of the Braznell Mine. As the operator of the cage that…

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