The Maridon
opened on May 8th, 2004. It is the only museum in the Western Pennsylvania
region with a specific focus on Asian Art and Culture coupled with German
Meissen porcelain. The museum — both the objects and the buildings that house
them — is the gift of Mary Hulton Phillips. Patricia Lowry, writing in the
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, pronounced the Maridon a "gleaming little gem of
a museum."
Photo: Brian LochKeeping up with past and present happenings in a remarkable small town.
Saturday, June 02, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
YMCA ~ Tumble Inn
Photo: DeWayne Johnston
The former YMCA now CUBS Hall was the site of Friday night "Tumble Inn" dances in the gym from the 50's to 60's +. Not sure when they ended. As a teenager, it was "Be there or be square."DeWayne Johnston
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Thursday, March 01, 2018
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Thursday, January 25, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Broad Street School ~
The newer Broad St. School which had been closed until sometime this school year when children from Oakland Twp. were bussed here due to water quality issues at their school.
Thanks: Barbara Bloom
Sunday, January 07, 2018
Butler High School Teachers ~
In Memory of
Butler High School Teachers
Please suggest living and past teachers I should add to the list. Contact me.
- Barkley Roy
- Burnheart Sarah
- Butler Betty
- Capezutti Gerald A.
- Cavalero James
- Cingolani, Charles
- Clements James C.
- Corona Rudy
- Crane Thomas
- Cunningham Miss
- Doerr Dorothy
- DeFurio Anthony
- Dr. Drydan
- Elias Herb
- Ellis William
- Fusco Mr.
- Greenawalt Mr.
- Helms Ruth
- Hovis Robert E.
- Hutchison Virginia
- Ifft John T.
- Ifft Edith
- Klein Ellen
- Klein Elmer
- Kovacik, Geoffrey
- Lehnard William
- Logan Clifford R.
- Love Ellis
- McDowell James
- Miller Clarence Wray
- Miller Ray W.
- Nitowski Mr.
- Palmer Nelson
- Palmer Walter
- Polanec Koula
- Reed Gertrude
- Reimold Mr.
- Rogner Chuck
- Rosenzweig Emil
- Schweinberg Raymond
- Shewalter Mary Ellen
- Stewart Al
- Trypinski William
Friday, January 05, 2018
Sisters of Mercy ~ Teachers
RSM Cemetery, Cresson, Pa.
Sisters of Mercy
We went to the graveyard to find themThe nuns from grade school daysLying beneath their crosses,All there except one,The delicate nun with soft handsShe whom we took music lessons from.
Alone with her nowIn the convent parlorBending over her pianoShe plays songs they had sung together.And hears herself hummingWhen standing out among the crosses,Tearless, she confided,For having to wait so long.
She looks awayBut keeps on playing,Not lifting her eyesFrom off her soft white fingersTrembling lightlyOn yellowish ivory keys.
Photo: Albert Ladoux
Saturday, December 09, 2017
Butler County Tourism ~
Photo: Butler County Tourism
Connoquenessing Creek has been nominated for Pennsylvania’s River of the
Year! It was 1 of 5 nominations picked out of hundreds of submissions.
Over time this local waterway had been neglected and abused, leading to
its rating as the 2nd most polluted waterway in America in 2000. Since
then through Allegheny Aquatic Alliance and other organizations’
efforts, significant positive changes have been made to this creek and
have resulted in the restoration of it. Now we have the opportunity to
show our appreciation to this precious waterway by making it the River
of the Year! We each have the ability to do this by simply voting for
the Connie! The voting period is now until 12/22. It is such a simple
yet powerful way to show your support for this vital local waterway.
Help us spread the word and bring the positive attention to the
Connoquenessing Creek that it deserves!------------------------------------------
Loyalsock Creek has been named the River of the Year
Saturday, December 02, 2017
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Linda Randig ~
Linda Randig researched and wrote this book this year and it just came out two weeks ago. It covers old Mom and Pop grocery stores within the city limits between 1903 and 2017. She found about 450 stores including well-known ones such as Mintz's, The Kozy Korner, Center Dairy and The Inn as well as many others in every neighborhood of the city. The book will appeal to those of us who are old enough to remember these stores as well as younger people who missed out on them but are interested in Butler's history. The cover features Earl Doria in his store on Mercer Street and there are another 16 pages of black and white photos.
The book can be ordered directly from Linda at
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Saturday, November 04, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Friday Night Games ~ 2017
25/08 BHS 00 [L] - Knoch - 28
01/09 BHS 21 [L] - Penn Hills - 54
08/09 BHS 45 [W] - Altonna - 28
15/09 BHS 00 [L] - Seneca Valley - 35
15/09 BHS 00 [L] - Seneca Valley - 35
22/09 BHS 07 [L] - North Allegheny - 29
29/09 BHS 47 [W] - Shaler - 00
06/10 BHS 14 [L] - Pittsburgh Catholic - 49
13/10 BHS 06 [L] - Norwin - 07
20/10 BHS 00 [L] - Pine Richland - 64
27/10 BHS 28 [W] - Canon-McMillan - 26
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Tuesday, July 04, 2017
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Monday, May 08, 2017
Butler County Authors ~ Polly Shaw ~ BHS '69
Polly Shaw, a
native of Butler, BHS class of 1969, and lifelong Butler County resident, is a retired Seneca
Valley teacher. For over twenty years she
has been a volunteer at McConnells Mill and Moraine State Parks. In 2015 she heard about in inquiry from Arcadia
Press for someone to take up the challenge to write a book at Moraine State
Park. She stepped up, and it was published in 2017. She
is now working on a second book, this time about McConnells Mill State
Park. She is an area speaker and
presents programs about many aspects drawn from her book, to civic groups and
public park programs.
Tuesday, May 02, 2017
Morgan's Drive In
This photo of Morgan's Drive-in Restaurant at Bon Aire
hangs on the wall of the New Hoagie Shop in the Bon Aire
Plaza. Dated 1963 - origin unknown. All of the Morgan Company's
pictures were lost in a fire.
Thanks: Paul Johnston Jr.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Cummings Candy & Coffee ~
Barry Cummings, owner of Cummings Candy & Coffee, said the coffee shop has been in the family since 1905.
Photo: Post Gazette
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017
Butler Author ~ Larry Parisi
Larry D. Parisi, author of Butler County Revisited, compiled this book using rare postcards from his personal collection, as well as a few cards submitted from other collectors.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Lowry House ~
[At the corner of Jefferson and Main]
This pen and ink drawing of an earlier view of the Lowry House hotel used to
hang in my grandmother's house. I remember hearing that she had commissioned it
from a local artist, Robert C. Rehm. It is based on an old photograph. - - - Jeff Schalles
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Butler Little Theater ~
Butler Little Theatre is a non-profit that strives to offer a broad range of high quality and entertaining live theater experiences to the community. They have been doing this for 75 years and it has provided us with rewarding and fun experiences. They offer their audiences comedies to delight, dramas to stir emotions, mysteries to challenge, and classics to expand theatrical and literary horizons.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Friday, December 09, 2016
Friday, December 02, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Friday, October 07, 2016
The Friday Nite Games ~ 2016
BHS 06 [L] – Penn Hills - 37
BHS 21 [W] – @Altoona - 12
BHS 06 [L] - Seneca Valley -42
BHS 07 [L] - @North Allegheny - 49
BHS 34 [W] - @Shaler - 16
BHS 07 [L] - Central Catholic - 49
BHS 28 [L] - @Norwin - 35
BHS 13 [L] - Pine Richland - 28
BHS 17 [L] - @Canon-McMillan - 31
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