… Losing Ike at that point would have been devastating Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower became president in 1953 because of his leadership in...

In honesty, while a native of Pennsylvania, I had never heard of the small two called Roseto, which is located in the eastern part of the...

Augie Donatelli calling Willie Mays out in the 1950s … both typical and atypical of his generation Augie Donatelli was born in Heilwood...

Art Martynuska, chair of the tournament for the first ten years Photo: Courtesy son Art ... Recollections and a little history from my...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and daughter, Leila, with husband, Dr. Patrick Graves Jackson, behind them Photo: Sarahbeth...

RIP: James Hugh Farren 1928-2022 Jim and his wife Maryetta One of the regrets of my life is that I had so few first cousins, and those...

… a very astute analysis From the mouths of babes, the adage goes. That is definitely the case of Julienne Vincente of San Diego who as...

Repost: Jack Inman did more for the kids in Lilly than start the Lilly Tournament. Despite an accident that prevented him from playing...

President Truman integrated the military in 1948 … racism is generally thought to be learned behavior, but people may evolve Certain...

Today, my father would be 116 years old. Hardly seems like 33 years have passed since 1989, but it is a good time to reflect on his...

Jsmes Conrad (1811-79),, my great-great grandfather … Ancestry can befuddle us When I decided to have my DNA analyzed by Ancestry.com a...

John Conrad, 1956-2019 The Railroad Engineer March 17, St. Patrick's Day, was John Conrad's birthday, and I am reposting this on what...

Repost: March 17, 2020 Patrick Finley and Mary Norris Finley, about 1930 My maternal grandparents Katie Brady Conrad, in Lilly, Pa. in...

David Morrier, center, sentenced on Friday, victim shocked the court … Judge: “most powerful victim statement I have ever heard.” The...

Headlines from The Daily Collegian Rewriting of “I do not believe that everything that happens is ‘God’s will’.” July 14, 2018 As I...

… a great St. Patrick’s Day project I first heard of St. Columba’s Church in Johnstown when I was in high school. The Lilly Grade School...

Repost: Betsy Aardsma and the "Murder in the Stacks": Penn State case unsolved after almost 48 years, but police do not believe writer's...

… one of world’s most distinguished scholarships The Fulbright U.S. Scholars program was initiated by Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1946...

Now almost 17 years and no trace Seven years ago, I published a story that was simply based on conjecture. I noted the tie of former...

Repost from August 29, 2017 ... Another story from the Lilly KKK files The Ku Klux Klan riot in Lilly in 1924 was a surprise to many...