DESCRIPTION: “Growing out of a joint effort between Robert Morris and Moon Township to get a local neighborhood included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Oral History Center facilitates research into recent American history, allows students to get involved in oral interviews, and serves as a repository of archival materials. The Center is …
DESCRIPTION: “During WWII, Tony Sercel of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania served with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in Europe. This interview is a production of The Social Voice Project’s Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative, in partnership with the nonprofit Veterans Breakfast Club and Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls. It was recorded June 19, 2013 at …
DESCRIPTION: “People filled the streets of Beaver Falls to welcome home Staff Sgt. Luke Sciulli.” War in Afghanistan SEE ALSO: RETURN TO THE LISTENING LIBRARY: BEAVER COUNTY The Listening Library of Beaver County (LLBC) is curated by The Social Voice Project. It is a publicly and privately sourced audio/visual archive of voices and stories related …
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Youtube playlist of the Beaver County Times “Veterans of Beaver County” video series, published by The Beaver County Times. VIDEO TITLES: Veterans of Beaver Valley: Anthony and Elda Lamia Veterans of Beaver Valley: Betty English Veterans of Beaver Valley: Bill Russo Veterans of Beaver Valley: Brandy Horchak-Jevsjukova Veterans of Beaver Valley: Carl Walpusk Veterans of …
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On March 26, 2014, the Veterans Breakfast Club hosted its 2nd Beaver County breakfast event at Seven Oaks Country Club in Beaver, Pennsylvania. The spacious banquet room was filled to capacity as over one hundred local veterans, family members, and friends came to celebrate the stories of those who served in uniform. The event was …
On episode 4 of the Rochester Area Heritage Society Podcast, RAHS’s Travel Back in Time Speaker Series features Jeff Snedden, local historian and “Histories and Mysteries” columnist, talking about what was happening in Beaver County a century ago during World War I. LISTEN TO THE COMPLETE PODCAST EPISODE: Travel Back in Time Speaker Series: Jeff Snedden …
“I lied about my age.” During WWII Fred Garrow wanted to escape his home life, and so he joined the army and fought in Europe with the famed 79th Infantry Division, noted by its blue and silver “Cross of Lorraine” insignia. This video short is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History …
Todd DePastino, historian, aurthor, and executive director of The Veterans Breakfast Club, presents some of the veteran voices and stories shared and preserved by local veterans. Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls, PA. 25 May 2013. This video is a production of the Veteran Voices of Pittsburgh Oral History Initiative, in partnership with the nonprofit Veterans …