The Bradford Era

The Bradford Era and Sally Costik of the Bradford Landmark Society are pleased to present a new series of articles on local history called “Happenings...

In 1958, learning of the U.S. Army’s intent to sell surplus military equipment, my dad, Bill Ryan, and five of his brothers banded together, pooled th...

This Sunday, at the Twin Lakes Recreation site, officials of the Allegheny National Forest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding in 192...

November 11, 1918. A reporter at the Bradford Era heard the news first, at 3:16 a.m. World War I was over. Germany had surrendered. The armistice had ...

The building at 164 East Main Street looks like a fort and for over 90 years has been a garage, a roofing company, and is currently Tuna Valley Towing...

The Lustrons, those wonderful pastel colored, prefabricated porcelain enamel and all steel houses from the late 1940s were called “one of the most rev...

Bradford’s beautiful old homes hold a tremendous amount of history. Built in 1909, this Queen Anne Victorian style house is striking with its ornate c...

(Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on the Bradford Landmark Society and Historic Crook Farm.) The Crook Farm is an integral part of...

The Bradford Landmark Society, Bradford’s own historical society, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Coincidentally, it is also Sally Costik’s...