Teresa (Del Gaudio) Botte & Sam Botte make braided bread at their home at 442 2nd Ave, Koppel, Pa. Circa 1980 or older. Film by grandson John S. Massa. This rare film from Beaver County history has been inducted into the Beaver County Food Heritage Project and the Listening Library of Beaver County. RETURN TO …
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George Tita of Koppel, PA was drafted soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor and, along with his childhood friend, Pete, served with the 691st Tank Destroyer outfit. After a stint in Bowie, TX, the outfit moved to Louisiana to finish their training. In March of 1944, the cadre shipped out to England, and though …
Testimonials from local residents describing why Beaver, PA is a great pleace to live, raise a family and locate a business. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
Ambridge Memories 1950 – 1970 is an Ambridge PA history blog with photos and information about Ambridge from the borough’s beginnings to 1971. The blog’s special focus is preserving and sharing memories of Ambridge from 1950 – 1970 including schools, churches, businesses, events, and activities. Curator Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS ’67: I grew up in …
“Dear Mr. President” recordings. Part of After the Day of Infamy: “Man-on-the-Street” Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Created / Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1942. Featuring Mrs. William Houghton (“housewife”), Clark W. Kelley (newspaper representative), Gladys Crawley (“Negro girl” city clerk), Paul L. Houston (cab company), John Forelli (coal miner), and George J. Shale …
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John Barber came home from Vietnam after two tours of intense jungle combat. Sometimes during those search and destroy missions, most of the guys in his unit never made it back—at least in one piece. Why he survived the odds is hard to understand, he ponders. Maybe it was luck. Maybe not. POST SCRIPT: The …
In a crazy year where chaos happened at every turn, RiverWise tried hard to continue to create a strong community in Beaver County. RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY
“If you look for the helpers, you’ll know there is hope.” RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY