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Dive into oil field history at Derrick Day
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By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
Jul 08, 2025
Hometown heritage and history will come alive during the 54th Annual Derrick Day set 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Penn Brad Oil Museum. The Penn ...
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RTS- Oil Museum
News, Round the Square
Nov 16, 2022
REMEMBRANCE. The Penn Brad Oil Museum on US Route 219 in Bradford recently announced that a project which has been in the works for years, is finally ...
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Bradford oil anniversaries slated for September
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RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 16, 2021
Bradford is gearing up to celebrate two big oil anniversaries this fall: the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Bradford oil field and the 50th...
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RTS for July 22
Bradford, News, Round the Square
Jul 22, 2020
APPLES AND A SCHOOLHOUSE: The historical narrative of the Seaward Avenue area, provided to us by a loyal reader, continues below. “The hillside above ...
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Early oil industry honored at McKean Co. Fair
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Aug 15, 2018
SMETHPORT — The McKean County Historical Society's Old Jail Museum and the Penn Brad Oil Museum have cooperated in creating the exhibit, "Early Oil In...
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‘Round the Square for June 8, 2018
News, Round the Square
Jun 08, 2018
BRADFORD OIL: On Monday, we wrote about a suggestion from Larry Fay on how to revive the historic oil fields of Bradford. Denny Ordiway of Bradford re...
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Derrick Day at Penn Brad Oil Museum
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Era photo by Francie Long 
Aug 21, 2017
Rodney Johnson of Bradford, left, discusses the displayed equipment to his friend David Gebauer of Maple, N.Y., during the fourth annual Derrick Day S...
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Oil Museum gears up for Derrick Day
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KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
Aug 18, 2017
The sale of miniature Yellow Dog rig lanterns, quilt- and candle-making demonstrations and even a visit with Bigfoot of Rock City Park in Olean, N.Y.,...
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