Willard Hotel ~

Our first class hotel.

1960

Janet Gall Piper BHS '80 ~ Butler Author

Janet Piper, who writes as Juliette Godot, released her book in August and received the Royal Palm Literary Gold Medal award.

The Bantam Jeep Building ~

Photo: Connie S. Sacco

Destroyed in a fire in on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in the early morning hours 

My husband worked there in 1969-1970 when Armco used this building for the engineers.  My husband’s paternal grandfather worked there during WW2 during the time when the Jeep was developed.  Barbara Bloom

The Troutman Residence ~

 

BHS Football ~ 2025 ~ Six Wins / Four Losses

08/22 BHS 32 [W] - Shaler - 26

08/29 BHS 48 [W] - Brashear - 24

09/05 BHS 48 [W] - Meadville - 34

09/12 BHS 06 [L] - Holidaysburg - 33

09/19 BHS 14 [L] - Westinghouse - 40

09/26 BHS 44 [W] - Connelsville - 27

10/03 BHS 35 [W] - University -27

10/10 BHS 35 [W] - Alderdice -08

10/17 BHS 13 [L] - Wheeling - 20

10/24 BHS 14 [L] - Clarion - 21

A Visit to an old Classroom ~ 5th Grade

Photos by J. Zambroski on the occasion of his visit to Butler, August 2025.

A Tribute to a Soldier ~ Ira Hayes

 Ira Hayes, an Indian Marine,  is the soldier at the extreme left.

The Ballad of Ira Hayes

Pete Seeger

Shiloh Baptist Church ~

The Shiloh Baptist Church on Snyder Avenue in the West End was demolished in February 2025.

The church was built in 1914 as possibly the first, and one of the only, all black churches in the city of Butler.

Also, the wife of an early pastor was a former slave of Dr. Samual Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth following his assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Butler Radio.com

Grace Gealey ~ Butler Actor

Photo: Wikipedia

Grace Gealey was born in Butler. She starred as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama series, Empire from 2015 to 2018. In 2021, she began starring as Quinn Joseph in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series, Harlem. In 2022, She played a leading role in the comedy horror film, The Blackening.

Butler, Pa. ~ Quiet Town

Photo: James Zambroski

 

Out on Old 422 ~

 Photo: George Joseph

Union National Bank ~

 

Thanks: Barbara Bloom

Made in Butler ~

American Bantam

Photo: Bantam Club

Christmas 2024

 

Photo: Grupps Farm 

Looking Down Walnut Street ~

 Thanks: Brian Loch

Armco ~ Butler Steelmaker

Butler Armco forging steel for the war effort  in the 1940s.

Jewish Cemetery ~ B'nai Abraham

On Portman Road, east of Butler.

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BHS Football ~ 2024

  

08/23 BHS 14 [L ] - Shaler - 20

08/30 BHS 42 [W] - Brashear - 0

09/06 BHS 35 [W] - Meadville 11 

09/13 BHS 00 [L ] - Hollidaysburg - 24

09/20 BHS 17 [L ] - Westinghouse - 28

09/27 BHS 31 [W] - Connellsville - 0

10/04 BHS 13 [L ] - University - 17

10/10 BHS 07 [W] - Allerdice - 0 

10/18 BHS 30 [L ] - Wheeling Park - 47

       10/25 BHS 14 [L ] - Clarion - 49

Unforgotten BHS ' 74 Graduate

1956 - 2024

Joseph Patrick Colligan  

Joe was born in Butler and graduated from  Butler High School in 1974. He so much wanted to attend his 50th class reunion this fall.

While growing up, Joe always dreamed of being on stage, he often kept his family and friends laughing at his original skits, jokes and imitations. In his high school years, he landed on the stages of Butler High School, where he shined in "Barefoot in the Park," "1776," as Charlie in "Flowers for Algernon" and Pellinore in "Camelot.". 

Butler Personality ~

 James Zambroski

BHS Swim Team 1970