Monday Sep 13th, 2021
Today’s blog came to me while working one day. My office, also known as the mezzanine, is within the Archive building where I am surrounded by objects. Most of these objects have been catalogued into our system and properly put away for storage. Although there are still a small number that have not yet been looked at.
With a recent attempt to finish putting objects away, I stumbled upon a group of military pieces.
Friday Sep 10th, 2021
On a beautiful September Friday in 1813, Oliver Hazard Perry’s nine-ship squadron of hastily built ships and converted merchant vessels defeated a six-ship British squadron off Put-in-Bay at the western end of Lake Erie. It was the first time in United States naval history that an entire enemy fleet was captured. This meant American control of the lake.
Wednesday Sep 8th, 2021
The title of this blog is a perfect description for this Erie store because it has brought much happiness to generations of Erie residents. It has been in business for 135 years and still serves the community with a smile. Its tag line is “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it”. Can you guess which store I am writing about?
Friday Sep 3rd, 2021
William Leverett Morrison was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 1869. The son of Leverett and Missouri Bliss Morrison, young Morrison would choose a naval career and become one of Erie’s most influential and experienced citizens.
Wednesday Sep 1st, 2021
Sometimes when we really take a close look at an object, just to be with it in the present without our minds wandering, we see things differently. I have had that very opportunity lately.
Wednesday Aug 25th, 2021
Many of you have commented to us here at the History Center about the wonderful work being done on so many of the old homes surrounding our campus. Led by Mr. Tom Hagen, these old mansions are being beautifully restored and given new life as either apartments or businesses. The Erie community is thrilled and so are we who work on this wonderful street.
Tuesday Aug 24th, 2021
We are celebrating National Waffle Day here at the Hagen History Center with one of our favorite collections – Griswold! Thanks to the generosity of donor Alan Stone, we have 221 different waffle irons, and several can be seen on exhibit in the Watson-Curtze mansion kitchen.
Friday Aug 20th, 2021
Who hasn’t talked about the radio? Modern music still refers to the radio in songs, R.E.M. wrote about it in Radio Free Europe in the grungy 1990s, and Queen wrote the smashin’ hit Radio Ga Ga in 1984.
Wednesday Aug 18th, 2021
Our clothes today come in so many different styles and colors which was unimaginable to people back in the 1800s when clothes were sewn by hand and dyes had to come from natural sources. So, how did we get to the point where we could buy colorful clothing cheaply off the rack?
Friday Aug 13th, 2021
As you drive across the highways and byways of Pennsylvania, it won’t be long before you see the familiar blue and gold (Pennsylvania’s state colors) historic markers commemorating a person, place, innovator or event of note in that area. Over 2,300 of these cast aluminum markers dot the landscape of the commonwealth.
