Round the Square

MORE CANDY : We started sharing some information about favorite candies in a recent column. Here are the rest, by decade, as reported on thedailymeal....

HATS : We can’t recall the last time we saw a woman wearing a stylish hat, outside of the Derby Gala that used to be an annual event in Bradford. Howe...

SCHOOL : We consider it serendipitous that our search in The Era’s microfilm landed us on a story about the pending opening of the Third Ward School. ...

STREETS : In our trip down Bradford’s memory lane — through The Era’s microfilm anyway — we discovered some historical facts about local streets. In O...

SCHOOL : The commercial department of the high school has a new method for teaching the typewriter — this from The Era on Oct. 20, 1900. “Hereafter le...

SMOOTH : Aficionados of fine whisky, this one’s for you. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board will award 1,686 bottles of Buffalo Trace Antique Colle...

CHRISTMA S: It’s just 77 days until Christmas. For adults, that likely elicits a groan. For children, the magic that is the holidays can’t come soon e...

HISTORY : “The largest locomotive ever used in the Bradford division of the Erie, arrived here yesterday from the Brooks Locomotive Works at Dunkirk. ...

POETRY : Today, we have a poem from Donald Neal of Bradford titled “The Weatherman.” Today the forecast is for overcast skies And the possibility of d...

HISTORY: The end of summer in 1900 was a dry one in Bradford, but that ended with an October storm of some note . “The drought was broken yesterday af...

DRAFT: It seems we aren’t the only ones who have been inspired to do some historical reading. A reader sent us some information from “History of the G...

VISITS : In a small town like Bradford, we often hear from folks who have relocated, or have family who have left the area. Often, we have folks who d...

CENTURY : In keeping with our bout of exploring Bradford’s history, we looked back to the turn of the 20th century to see what October brought with it...

SCAMS: There’s always going to be handful of people who are going to do everything they can to get your money into their pockets. Pennsylvania Attorne...

PUFF : We often have visitors stop by with interesting things to show us. Seldom do we see something like what Kerry Roslinski brought in. At first gl...

BOOK: We’ve been sharing information from Sally Costik, curator of the Bradford Landmark Society, about local volunteer fire companies throughout the ...

FIRE : Sally Costik, curator of the Bradford Landmark Society, has been sharing some information about early volunteer fire companies in Bradford. The...

AH HA: We’ve enjoyed bringing you some history of Bradford courtesy of information from Curly Walters. As we were reading it, we had our suspicions th...

HISTORY: We’ve enjoyed sharing information from Curly Walters about what Bradford was like in 1899. Here’s some more. “Telephone service is gaining po...

MORE : What was Bradford like in 1899? Thanks to Curly Walters, we’re still reading about it. “The trolley line has been extended to Lewis Run and up ...