Chestnut Ridge Historical Society

03/25/2020

Anyone recognize this church?

I found it with other "Stahlstown" related photos on my computer, but there isn't any caption and I don't recognize it just based on the limited stuff in the pic. Surely someone knows what church this is. Thanks for looking.

03/28/2018

Here are some copies from a group of old post cards that the Historical Society received recently. Lots of familiar places, always a pleasure to look through. A few are from our immediate area, but all are from nearby places that we all can remember. Please enjoy.

11/23/2017

Happy Thanksgiving, all the way from 1910!

Received in Connellsvile, November 10th, 1910.

10/18/2017

Special thanks to Fred Saluga, from the Fayette County Pennsylvania Bigfoot Research Project, it was a great turnout and we all enjoyed his informative (and entertaining) discussion about Bigfoot in our area.

10/05/2017

Tuesday, October 17th

Is bigfoot in Pennsylvania? Have you seen one?

Come on out to the Historical Society on Tuesday night, October 17th, at 7pm! Listen to Retired Fayette county police officer Fred Saluga give his presentation on the history of the famed creature also known as Sasquatch. Fred has been researching UFOs, Bigfoot, and paranormal phenomena for 40+ years.

Mr. Saluga is currently the MUFON State Director in Pennsylvania and West Virginia and coordinator for the MUFON Entity Group.

He also has created and runs the following groups: West Virginia Center For Unexplained Events, and Fayette County Pennsylvania Bigfoot research Project.

He has also developed and taught classes at the Eastern Gateway Community College (Steubenville, Ohio) and the topics of Cryptozoology, UFOS, and Conspiracy Theory. And is a weekly guest on Weekly Com Cast Presentation "UFO's Over Pittsburgh".

Member and researcher of numerous cryptozoological and UFO and other strange research groups in the tri-state area.

10/02/2016

Again, this is a little out of our territory but we all enjoy looking at familiar photos from yesterday.

09/28/2016

Again, this is a little out of our territory but we all enjoy looking at familiar photos from yesterday.

09/27/2016

Ligonier, PA

09/27/2016

Again, this is a little out of our territory but we all enjoy looking at familiar photos from yesterday.

09/25/2016

Several members volunteered their time the other weekend to man our booth at the 109th Flax Scutching in Stahlstown, Pa. Thanks to everyone!

09/05/2016

Anyone know more about this beautiful old gate? Route 30, right at the top of the Laurel Mt summit, above Laughlintown (right across from Walats).

08/19/2016

The Pennsylvania Group from the Ligonier Library spent the day at the Chestnut Ridge Historical Society. Our records provided a wealth of information for them!

08/08/2016

This was our booth at Acme Days. We did good in spite of getting a little wet. Thanks for all the donations.

05/01/2016

A great article written about Little Back Creek (Saltlick Township) from the Pittsburgh Press. November 30th, 1986.

04/26/2016

This article from the Daily Courier (March 29th, 1959) talks of a proposal to build a reservoir in Mill Creek and flood most of Indian Creek. No more communities of Inidan Head, Melcroft, Davidstown. Very interesting.

04/26/2016

A nice fishing season memory for this Normalville man. (June 10th, 1968)

04/26/2016

Local kids speak out on Freedom- June 30th, 1976

04/05/2016

Remember this? Deb's Restaurant in Donegal.

03/21/2016

Photos from a recent donation of a book published in 1910 highlighting the exciting and thriving industrial city of Scottdale.