Jefferson College Historical Society

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

How many remember these gentlemen performing live and on stage? Any chance you remember this particular time or locatio...
06/18/2026

How many remember these gentlemen performing live and on stage? Any chance you remember this particular time or location? James Gregy Gregorakis

We typically see pictures of buildings from the front so a bit stymied by this one. As the pic is circa 1970s we hope i...
06/18/2026

We typically see pictures of buildings from the front so a bit stymied by this one. As the pic is circa 1970s we hope it will be familiar to some of our members. Who can identify this location?

You never know where artifacts of the past may show up. This is the first of a small cache of paper memories that was d...
06/12/2026

You never know where artifacts of the past may show up. This is the first of a small cache of paper memories that was discovered by those working on restoring the Roberts Stone House at 225 North Central Avenue. Washington County Cultural Trust continues their efforts to revitalize this oldest building in Canonsburg. They have several events upcoming related to Celebrate 250.

As this site begins a new chapter how many remember the construction at Fort Pitt Bridge Works in the late 1960s? We're...
06/05/2026

As this site begins a new chapter how many remember the construction at Fort Pitt Bridge Works in the late 1960s? We're hopeful you can pick out a few things in the background that may also be significant to you.

We were recently talking to a member about the gone but not forgotten locations for sweet treats. Perhaps these ads and...
06/03/2026

We were recently talking to a member about the gone but not forgotten locations for sweet treats. Perhaps these ads and pictures capture one of your favorites. If not in this set where did you like to get your sweet tooth filled?

As we approach the completion of our glass negative preservation and cataloging work we came across a small collection o...
06/03/2026

As we approach the completion of our glass negative preservation and cataloging work we came across a small collection of slides of the The George Washington Hotel. The cache of photos in this post captures those images along with the visage of our first President that so many grew up with in their classroom. This particular copy came from Rita Polansky.

We recently received a donation of a collection of Jerry Todd mysteries. This group of 16 stories came from the collect...
05/20/2026

We recently received a donation of a collection of Jerry Todd mysteries. This group of 16 stories came from the collection and classroom of Miss Kathleen Crumm. Miss Crumm taught on South Central Avenue from 1918 - 1962. Perhaps some here still remember sitting in her classroom, or maybe hearing about her from their parents or even grandparents.

For more than 40 years Bahr hardware has been serving the community, from multiple locations. What was your favorite? ...
05/14/2026

For more than 40 years Bahr hardware has been serving the community, from multiple locations. What was your favorite? For a brief history of the store check out their website, https://www.bahrhardware.com/about

Does anyone have a pic from their time in Eighty-Four?

Wanted to make sure our membership was aware of an upcoming event related to local history. The members of St. Thomas E...
05/12/2026

Wanted to make sure our membership was aware of an upcoming event related to local history. The members of St. Thomas Episcopal Church will be having a Tour and Tea THIS SATURDAY from 1 - 4 (see flyer below).

05/11/2026

Speaker TONIGHT, 6:30 at Senior Center. Dr. Candy DeBerry on Thomas Jefferson Advocate for Native Plants

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PO Box 638
Canonsburg, PA
15317

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