civil war

Some of Bradford’s early history will be available for public viewing in a unique way this weekend, as the Oak Hill Cemetery Association is opening it...

Politics would be a lot simpler if one side could prevent the other from running for office. The left believes that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment is...

CIVIL WAR ORPHANS IN PA: The Pennsylvania Magazine shared a story on the children who were orphaned in the Civil War in its September/October edition....

A second civil war seems far-fetched. But do we ignore the possibility at our peril? Or do we turn it into a self-fulfilling prophecy by talking about...

KANE — The Kane Historic Preservation Society announced the 200 birthday of town founder General Thomas Leiper Kane on Jan. 27, 2022. General Kane’s 2...

When it comes to prognostication, my favorite philosopher has always been the eminent Lawrence Peter Berra. “It’s tough to make predictions,” Yogi fam...

CELEBRITY SIGHTING: According to the Well Done Foundation, their new ambassador paid a visit to our area this fall. In a post to social media Oct. 11,...

CAMP HILL — Civil war historians and enthusiasts meet on America’s most famous battlefield every year to walk in the footsteps of the soldiers who fou...

A Harrisburg attorney said Thursday that a state appeals court has just given him the next clue toward hopefully solving the mystery of whether the FB...

Oak Hill Cemetery’s Civil War section was one area hit hard by a recent storm. Trees fell, tombstones and statues were damaged and the situation looke...

DECORATION DAY : Memorial Day was historically known as “Decoration Day.” To honor the deceased, soldiers would decorate graves of their fallen comrad...

Memorial Day is typically the last Monday in May, set to honor those who died in active military service. In years when there is not a pandemic, that ...

ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. — A 13-star American Flag has been restored and is back in the possession of the Ellicottville Historical Society. Its origin is a...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — One of the most common ways people get interested in Civil War history is by first watching a good movie or reading an engagin...

Bear Den Leader Stephaney Gallick, son Kendyn Skaggs, 10, daughter Kayson Skaggs, 8, and Emily Walb, 8, attended the Boys Scouts of America Camporee t...

BEMUS POINT, N.Y. — Descendants of 154th New York Volunteer Infantry, a Civil War regiment raised in Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties, will hold th...

HISTORY : The annual Gettysburg Battlewalks are underway. Each year in July, historians and Civil War enthusiasts visit Gettysburg and take a walk in ...

ELDRED — When it comes to preserving the stories of McKean County veterans of all wars, Joel Gilfert is a one-man army. For nearly 40 years, this mili...

MACHIAS, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus County Museum and Research Library will host an opening of its next exhibit on June 8, highlighted by a talk given by ...

SMETHPORT — Kenneth J. Serfass, a retired gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps and a first-person impressionist of his childhood hero, Gen. Ulyss...