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THIS IS US: By now most Bradfordians have heard of the prominent part Bradford will be playing in the hit NBC television show “This Is Us.” On Thursda...

THIS IS US : Stop the presses! The newsroom started getting phone calls just after 10 p.m. Tuesday to tell us about a shocking plot twist on the popul...

ALMANAC : There are so many things to be learned from the Farmers’ Almanac. Maybe that’s why it’s been around since 1818. We received a copy of the 20...

BUFFALO: “The quiet of the late night was disturbed yesterday” — March 2, 1932, according to an old story in The Era — “as a hunting party stalked thr...

RECIPES : The November/December issue of Pennsylvania Grange News has some recipes we’d love to try this holiday season. The article starts out with a...

ELK : “Most are aware of the elk which roam neighboring Elk County, thus the following may be of interest,” wrote an Era reader. According to a 1998 b...

THRIVING CITY: Here’s more about Johnsonburg from the article “A Thriving Young City: Why Johnsonburg, Penn., Is Prosperous,” published in the New Yor...

FOOD : Turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, dinner rolls, pumpkin pie — just what is for dinner on Thanksgiving? The ...

THRIVING CITY: Johnsonburg native Megan Schreiber-Carter shared an article about the borough that appeared in the New York Times on May 4, 1892. That’...

RETAIL: Old copies of a newspaper are a treasure trove of information for a community. Back in an edition from October 1917, we found a report about a...

LETTER HOME: Letters from servicemen and women to family show the personal effect war has on those in service. This letter, dated March 10, 1919, is f...

BRICKS: We recently came across this Hanley brick, which was made locally right in Lewis Run. While most are familiar with the old brick manufacturer,...

RURAL : People in rural areas may have a lengthy trip to work each day, but that doesn’t necessarily translate to the number of miles driven. Accordin...

NEWS : What a treasure hunt it is looking through old copies of The Era! We perused some microfilm of Era editions from 1900, and want to share some i...

AFTERMATH: Recovery from a storm in 1917 was a bit more of a trial than it is today. We told you about the October winter storm in Bradford in a prior...

Local veterans were treated to “thank yous” from 600 little children Monday when George G. Blaisdell Elementary School in Bradford staged its annual V...

STORM: We all know what it’s like to get caught by an unseasonably harsh storm. Folks in Bradford on Oct. 24, 1917, sure were surprised with what natu...

VETERANS DAY: This year, the 11th day of the 11th month falls on a Sunday, so Veterans Day will be celebrated Monday . We wanted to get our “thanks” i...

PRICES: We’ve shared some concerns from local residents back in 1917, about the cost of living while the county was at war. We found an example of som...

LETTER: We promised you more of the letter from Private First Class Vincent A. Roy, sent home to his family in September 1918, as printed in The Era ....