RTS (Round the Square)

GAS STATIONS: Derrick City resident Bob Flanders says his 1961 Bradford telephone directory lists up to 60 area gas/service stations within a 10-mile ...

LOCAL CONNECTION :The “Amazing Race” TV reality show competition just starting features a team with a Bradford connection. For complete stories, subsc...

REMEMBER : Retired City Fireman John E. Rimer wrote to ask if any readers recall details about three events he remembers as child in Bradford in the 1...

LOST OR GONE : Does anyone in addition to George Todd of Port Allegany remember a stone tunnel near a hand-cut stone railway bridge across U.S. Route ...

GAME TALK: First a contributor mentioned playing Kick the Can. Then, Parker Brothers announced the retiring of the flat iron token in Monopoly board g...

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KEYSTONE: John H. Moffett of Kushequa faxed us the following observation: For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note t...

SWEETIE: Mention of the tongue-in-cheek “Miss Olde Frothingslosh” beer cans prompted reader Jim Minich of Bradford to hunt through an old beer can col...

UNTOUCHED: Joe Pettinato had attended South Bradford School years before the fire but was affected by the blaze that destroyed the school behind which...

BEFORE FIRE: The account of the 1954 South Bradford School fire "sparked" local memories, including some from Marie (nee Frenz) Disney, whose second g...

AT FIRE: Today we continue the Bradford Landmark Society's summary of the Jan. 19, 1950, South Bradford School fire. For complete stories, subscribe t...

SCHOOL FIRE: Thanks to Bradford Landmark Society volunteer Molly Lindahl and curator Sally Costik, we have information about the Jan. 19, 1954, fire t...

PHONE NUMBERS: It seems the phone numbers in the local area went from four digits to seven in 1953-54, according to Bradfordian Karen VanOrden. For co...

TAX QUERY: We received an inquiry about fees involved for Bradford City residents paying county per capita and real estate taxes online, a system the ...

TURNAROUNDS: Duke Center resident Lester Stuck shared with us his childhood memories of playing at the B&O Railroad turnaround out High Street Extensi...

GRAND SENDOFF: Thomas and Christine Sebastian Camera received a surprise ride on the "40 & 8" railcar when they were married Aug. 22, 1959, at St. Ber...

SUDS STORY: We continue the tale behind the Olde Frothingslosh can opener bought at a local yard sale. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford...

BEER TASTING: With the growth of micro-breweries in recent years, “proper” etiquette for sampling beers apparently has become more complex. For comple...

BEER BASICS: With the inaugural Bradford Brewfest being held Saturday, we thought we'd pass along some basic information about beer. For complete stor...

REDPOLLS: Common redpolls are being seen in bunches throughout the county, our readers tell us, answering a Smethport woman's from a few days ago. For...