Movie: John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Aliquippa (1962)

ALCF Augustus Sassa Home Movie Clip7357-50 [Starting at the 6:04 minute mark] This footage is in Aliquippa, PA on 10/12/1962 (https://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHP-ST-464-16-62.aspx). There is an enormous crowd of people gathered in the 400 block of Franklin Avenue. The gray building on the left still stands today. (6:12) The police are moving people along as the motorcade …

Audrey Fobes Calling Square Dances, October 1985

This evening of square and couples dancing was recorded on October 26, 1985 by Larry Edelman at the Recorded at the Big Knob Grange Hall, Rochester (Beaver County), Pennsylvania. Performers: Audrey Fobes, Caller; Dale Smith, Guitar; Whitey Krieghish, Fiddle; Max Hamner, Bass RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY

Veterans Breakfast Club: Beaver County (Seven Oaks)

On September 2, 2015, the Veterans Breakfast Club held a storytelling breakfast at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The event was hosted by VBC executive director Todd DePastino.  Audiography: Kevin Farkas and Bryan Chemini, Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative. This program features the stories and voices of Lee Corfield, Betty Butera, Larry Googins, …