Jefferson College Historical Society

Jefferson College Historical Society Jefferson College Historical Society, located in Canonsburg, PA, preserves the history of Jefferson

Included in the Jefferson College Literary Societies' holdings we have in our library are this copy of Homer's Iliad pub...
09/01/2026

Included in the Jefferson College Literary Societies' holdings we have in our library are this copy of Homer's Iliad published in 1750 (before the Revolutionary War) and inscribed by its owner Johannes Rea in 1796 (before the Louisiana Purchase).

John Rea was the first honorary degree conferred by Jefferson College in 1802, along with their inaugural graduating class of four students (Reed Bracken, Johnston Eaton, William McMillan, and Israel Pickens).

Should you like to read more about Rev. John Rea follow this up with an obituary written in his local Ohio newspaper at: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121589133/rearevjohnobituaryjeffcoll1802/

Churches in the area would periodically swap choirs in the name of brotherhood. This undated picture of "The Brotherhoo...
08/30/2026

Churches in the area would periodically swap choirs in the name of brotherhood. This undated picture of "The Brotherhood" could use some additional information. If you can identify members of the choir, the approximate date of the photo, and the story behind this iteration of the brotherhood would be greatly appreciated.

These postcards are a few of the more than 100 new additions to the Society's collection, generously donated by Arnold W...
08/29/2026

These postcards are a few of the more than 100 new additions to the Society's collection, generously donated by Arnold W. and Linda M. Cushner. To view the full Cushner post card collection, or other items of interest, feel free to reach out and schedule an appointment.

With a new school year underway we encourage our young learners to make the best of this opportunity as so many us look ...
08/25/2026

With a new school year underway we encourage our young learners to make the best of this opportunity as so many us look back on our "good old days".
Captured here are the covers of some of the yearbooks those reunioning this season may remember most fondly.

In 1962 the Chamber of Commerce was involved in several community improvement projects including one that focused on adu...
08/09/2026

In 1962 the Chamber of Commerce was involved in several community improvement projects including one that focused on adult recreation. That particular project aimed at revitalizing the Curry Field grounds.

For those years where no yearbook was published (1926 -1938) it's always a blessing to add some mementoes of those years...
08/07/2026

For those years where no yearbook was published (1926 -1938) it's always a blessing to add some mementoes of those years. Here are a couple recent additions with reunion photos of the CHS class of 1936.

Class members included:
Eva Babyak
Lenora Bahler
Frank Batista
Ethel Bedillion
Mildred Bedillion
Jack Bender
Dorothy Benowitz
Alvana Bittner
Charles Bolinsky
Martha Bonczek
Boenita Boyce
Robert Bricker
Robert Bruce
Virginia Burks
Frank Byrd
Charles Carter
Garnette Chambers
Mary Chamer
Thomas Champ
Anne Chicarella
Jean Colaizzo
Nora Collar
Alice Cook
Jack Corcoran
Frances Costello
Frank Costello
Yolanta Costello
Steve Curtis
Greta Cushnie
Elizabeth Dambrosio
Charlotte Davis
Magdalene DeFilippo
Elvira DiCio
Anna Diesel
Palmerine DiYenno
Louise Doutre
Nick Eleamos
Mary Fickulak
John Ford
Virginia Ford
Howard Foster
Glenn Freil
Andrew Furchak
Julia Gessler
Monica Gillespie
Rose Gillespie
Martin Gonglik
Margaret Greer
Patricia Hayes
Mike Holowich
Bessie Holt
Helen Horsky
Christine Jacobs
Steve Jakubek
Ann Jalowka
Howard Jeffreys
Greer Johnston
Robert Kerr
Curtis Kifer
Josephine Kogut
Olga Kordas
Martha Kotermanski
Helen Kraeer
Michael Lazorchak
Margaret Lesso
Estella Lewis
Jean Lyle
Robert Manning
Stella Markel
Lois Martin
Samuel Mary
Helen Matlaga
Mary Ann Matyuf
Alice McCIelland
Ben McClelland
Myra McClure
Samuel McCreary
Velma McCullough
Frank McKown
Raymond Meredith
Herbert Mollenauer
Robert Morrow
Mary Nagode
Kenneth Neely
Eugene Nocki
Kathleen Osler
Attelio Palmer
Augustus Parkes
Emidio Paterra
Florence Patton
Lola Perry
Marie Plovic
Alexander Polasky
Martha Po***ck
Viola Popline
James Puchany
Herry Retzel
Mildred Rhys
Jack Rodd
Sue Rohm
Madelyn Rumstedt
Helen Santoni
Carmella Scarci
Sylvia Shamich
Catherine Shaw
Jeanette Simson
Mitchell Sinco
Lois Skirble
Mitchell Smith
Vivien Smith
George Solis
Dorothy Sollon
Harry Springer
Helen Starek
Lillian Strong
Robert Sulkowski
Marie Tara
Viola Taylor
Edward Tekautz
Samuel Thomas
Alice Thompson
Christine Tongren
William Turner
Mary VanEman
Louise Vella
Palm Verno
Rose Verona
Catherine Wagner
John Wagner
Katherine White
Joseph Wozniak
George Wylie
Robert Zeman

Hopefully there's someone in that list that you remember fondly.

This 1971 Elmanac supplement is the second yearbook supplement we have digitized (1965 being the other). Does anyone ha...
08/03/2026

This 1971 Elmanac supplement is the second yearbook supplement we have digitized (1965 being the other). Does anyone have other supplements that were published after the yearbook went to press? This copy includes Spring/Summer sports and late calendar events from the 1970-1971 school year at CMHS, just 55 short years ago.

White Lawn Terrace was a development of the Potts Brothers in the early 1900s. The area between Bluff and Oak Spring Ro...
07/23/2026

White Lawn Terrace was a development of the Potts Brothers in the early 1900s. The area between Bluff and Oak Spring Road was part of Chartiers Township before Canonsburg's expansion to the west.

07/23/2026

Historian Brady Crytzer talks at Sarris Library this Saturday, 11:00 a.m.

Some of our most recent additions help us to remember the CHS class of 1952. Not only as they were in their year of gra...
07/18/2026

Some of our most recent additions help us to remember the CHS class of 1952. Not only as they were in their year of graduation but as they grew through the years with the reunion photos. Included here is just a sample of the cache of mementos for this class with many well-known names among the alumni.

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Canonsburg, PA
15317

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