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The forgotten history of Westsylvania

David Ferguson and the other members of Dad Band – a jazz group he formed with some other guys whose kids went to the same daycare – held the first Westsylvania Jazz and Blues Festival in 2015.The history behind the name they chose for the yearly festival, held every year in Indiana, Pa., ...

100 Objects

Can you guess the significance of this object? Hint: It’s part of the collection of artifacts housed by the Washington County Historical Society. Check back next Monday for an explanation as well as a new object to ponder.[gallery_header ids="559798"]

100 Objects

Can you guess the significance of this object? Hint: It’s part of the collection of artifacts housed by the Washington County Historical Society. Check back next Monday for an explanation as well as a new object to ponder.

100 Objects

Can you guess the significance of this object? Hint: It’s part of the collection of artifacts housed by the Washington County Historical Society. Check back next Monday for an explanation as well as a new object to ponder.[gallery_header ids="561581"]

100 Objects

Can you guess the significance of this object? Hint: It’s part of the collection of artifacts housed by the Washington County Historical Society. Check back next Monday for an explanation as well as a new object to ponder.[gallery_header ids="568517"]

Historic Mon River Buffs collection donated to Monessen historical society

Over four decades a dedicated band of volunteers assembled what is believed to be the most extensive collection of artifacts relating to the history of travel on the region’s rivers.The Monongahela River Buffs Association had a giant riverboat pilot wheel and an old U.S. Army Corps of ...