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Erie County is home to many small villages and towns and each one has its own feel with completely different energy than the largest community in the County, the city of Erie.  The 1888 book that I refer to for this blog is strictly about the city, but I want to expand my discussion into the county a bit.  The first town I would like to talk about is Waterford.  

1960 was an election year. Just as we as Americans look to this November to vote again for a Presidential candidate, the people of the United States looked forward to choosing between the nominee of the Democratic Party, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and the Republican nominee, Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

Something I think is fun to do as Curator of the Erie County Historical Society is to look at an object in our collection and just find out as much as I can about it.  I want to know who made it, where the factory was located, how it worked, and the people who made it. 

Presque Isle State Park is the most visited park in Pennsylvania, and to those of us privileged to live nearby, it is no surprise why.   The park is a relatively new concept for the peninsula, and I was fascinated to learn a little about its history.

This year there’s even an extra incentive for children, and adults, to visit the ECHS museums.

What’s in a name you ask. Like many houses along Erie’s Millionaire’s Row, West 6^th Street, The Watson-Curtze Mansion has two names. So, who were the Watsons and the Curtzes?

Truly, there is no finer place to spend Summer than in Erie, whether that was in 1888 or today.  This Summer has been particularly fine with blue skies and warm temperatures.  Prior to the pandemic, there were plenty of events to attend and places to visit.  Now, not as much, so mentally I’ve been placing myself in some of Erie’s resorts in the 1880s.  Come visit them with me now.

Because it is important for children to visit museums.  Museums open a world of imagination and exploration while learning. 

From a historical standpoint, the year 1892 was certainly one filled with events known to most Americans. 1892 was also the first full year the family of Harrison F. Watson, Erie roofing paper magnate, and his family lived in the beautiful West 6^th Street mansion, now the jewel of the Hagen History Center campus.

“The Battles Farm acquisition will protect the property from being subdivided, fragmented or developed, which benefits the local community, economy, water quality of Elk Creek, and wildlife,” David Skellie, LERC board president and coastal land use specialist for Pennsylvania Sea Grant, said in a statement.