Brockway Saga

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Brockway Saga Index of Articles

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1994-1999
Volume 1, No. 1 – 1994, Spring
  • Feature Article: “Brockway’s Founding” – Brockway Record Jan 2, 1891
  • Memorial to Lew Reddinger
  • Family Keepsake- about HS Senior Project Lore Lacny teacher
  • Facts About the BAHS
  • Beginning of the Coal Mining Industry in Brockwayville
  • Mengle Glass Collection
Volume 1, No. 2 – 1994, Fall
  • Father of Brockway Dr. A. M. Clark(e)
  • Family Keepsake – $50 EE bond awarded to Christina Buzard and Jenny Wilcox
  • Charles F. Haag
  • Lumbering – Chapter 1 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 2, No. 1 – 1995, Spring
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 1 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1892-1908
  • Richard (Dick) Jacobs
  • Trees and Sawmills (Lumbering – Chapter 2 (Adam H. Sabatose))
Volume 2, No. 2 – 1995, Fall
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 2 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1907-1917
  • The Founder of Pennsylvania (Hax McCullough)
  • Trees and Sawmills (Lumbering – Chapter 3 (Adam H. Sabatose))
Volume 3, No. 1 – 1996, Spring
  • Population of the Beechwoods by the Smith Family (James H. Sterrett)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 3 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1906-1919
  • Chauncey Brockway, Sr. – Part 1 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Negro Slavery in Pennsylvania (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 4 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Sugar Hill Has No Mail Service
  • Brockwayville 1852
Volume 3, No. 2 – 1996, Fall
  • Vernon Taylor, Philanthropist Humanitarian (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Fourth of July at the Museum (Gary R. Keister)
  • Chauncey Brockway, Sr. – Part 2 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Ridgway & Snyder Townships (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 5 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Early History of Washington Township Jefferson County – Part 1 (Thomas Kearney)
Volume 4, No. 1 – 1997, Spring
  • History of the Beechwoods Presbyterian Church – Part 1 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1918-1929
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 4 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 6 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Cornplanter (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 4, No. 2 – 1997, Fall
  • Headless Ghost Terrifies People (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of the Beechwoods Presbyterian Church – Part 2 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Early History of Washington Township Jefferson County – Part 2 (Thomas Kearney)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 5 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1911-1930
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 7 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 5, No. 1 – 1998, Spring
  • Macaroni Factory Started in Brockwayville (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 6 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1929-1935
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 8 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • True Tales of an Old Settler – Jacob I. Shaffer
Volume 5, No. 2 – 1998, Fall
  • History of the Brockway Crystal Water Company (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Brockway Family Visitors (Gary R. Keister)
  • Little Red School Houses of Snyder Township (Gary R. Keister)
  • Reminiscences (Gary R. Keister)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 7 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1935-1937
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 9 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 6, No. 1 – 1999, Spring
  • Billy McDonald’s Haunted Farm (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 8 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1938-1941
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 10 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 6, No. 2 – 1999, Fall
  • Brockway as a Railroad Center
  • Vernon F. Taylor (Gary R. Keister)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 9 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1941-1942
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 11 (Adam H. Sabatose)
2000-2009
Volume 7, No. 1 – 2000, Spring
  • The Brockwayville Hose Company (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Brockway’s Name Changed
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 10 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Bart Belton-Memories of his years at Brockway Glass
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 12 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Family History Room, New Displays, Opening (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 7, No. 2 – 2000, Fall
  • Prospects of Brockwayville Motor Factory Wiped Out (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Unwritten Law for Horse Traders (Gary R. Keister)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 11 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1942-1944
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 13 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 8, No. 1 – 2001, Spring
  • Brockwayville to Have an Opera House (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 12 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1942-1944
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 14 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 8, No. 2 – 2001, Fall
  • An Auto with a Brockway History (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 13 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1944-1946
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 14, 15 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • A Daydream of the Valley and Its Wonderful Water
Volume 9, No. 1 – 2002, Spring
  • Local Driver Races at Daytona Beach, Florida (Gary R. Keister)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 14 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1947-1948
  • Article from the Brockway Record March 6, 1891 (Adam H. Sabatose, Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 15 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 9, No. 2 – 2002, Fall
  • Riding the Raft to St Louis, Mo. (C. Russell Tobin)
  • Local Man Becomes Governor of Idaho (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Rover Red and Black (Gary R. Keister)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 15 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1948-1949
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 16 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • A man who really didn’t enjoy his stay in Brockway (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • A New Industry for Brockway (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 10, No. 1 – 2003, Spring
  • Brockway Clay Company (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Why a Rising Young Man Declined Further Political Involvement (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 16 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1948-1954
  • Drunken Woodsmen (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 17 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 10, No. 2 – 2003, Fall
  • Brockway Area Historical Society Celebrates its Golden Anniversary (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 17 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1949-1950
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 18 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Articles from the Brockway Record July 15, 1892
  • Historical Society Happenings (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 11, No. 1 – 2004, Spring
  • An Early History of the Snyder Township School District (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 18 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1950
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 19 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Museum Happenings (James Sterrett)
Volume 11, No. 2 – 2004, Fall
  • The Story of George Leo Boschini, a Brockway Boy Who Paid the Ultimate Price in WW II (Nathaniel Baker)
  • From the Brockway Record July 31, 1925
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 19 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1951
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 20 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • Genealogy Corner (James Sterrett)
  • Our New Roof (James Sterrett)
  • From the Brockway Record Fall of 1918
Volume 12, No. 1 – 2005, Spring
  • A Brockway Family’s Contribution to WW II (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – Part 20 (Harry J. Charlesen) 1952-1953
  • The Gillung Brothers (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Progress in Raising Funds and Renovation of the Museum (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 21 (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 12, No. 2 – 2005, Fall
  • A Brockway Family’s Contribution to Military Service
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1954 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 22 (Adam H. Sabatose)
  • A Tribute to Adam H. Sabatose (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Brockwayville June 1900 (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Snyder Township (Adam H. Sabatose)
Volume 13, No. 1 – 2006, Spring
  • Rev. John Wray (James Sterrett)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1955 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • The Town of Forestville (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 23 (John R. Keith)
Volume 13, No. 2 – 2006, Fall
  • John Tracy Morrison (James Sterrett)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1956 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Forestville: Life in the Valley (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 24 (John R. Keith)
  • Brockway Hi-Times – September 23, 1927 (Nathaniel Baker)
Volume 14, No. 1 – 2007, Spring
  • Hoops, Anyone? 1928 Tri-County League Basketball Champions (Nathaniel Baker)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1957 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 25 – 1899 Part 1 (John R. Keith)
  • Brockway HI-Times – May 11, 1928 (Nathaniel Baker)
Volume 14, No. 2 – 2007, Fall
  • Owens Plant 18 Celebrates 100 Years (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lane’s Mills Sesquicentennial (Rob Keith)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1958 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Dellwood Trestle turns 100 Years Old! (Rob Keith)
Volume 15, No. 1 – 2008, Spring
  • Brockway HI-Times – December 7, 1928 (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 25 – 1899 Part 2 (John R. Keith)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1959 (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 15, No. 2 – 2008, Fall
  • The Empire Tunnel turns 100 Years Old (Rob Keith)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1960 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Brockwayville Mortality 1895 – 1905 (Nathaniel Baker)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 26 – 1900 Part 1 (John R. Keith)
Volume 16, No. 1 – 2009, Spring
  • Borough High School Notes from Brockwayville Record (David Petruzzi)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1961 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 26 – 1900 Part 2 (John R. Keith)
  • Brockwayville News from the Brookville Democrat, October 8, 1879
Volume 16, No. 2 – 2009, Fall
  • My Walk Up and Down Main Street in 1934 (David A. Petruzzi)
2010-2019
Volume 17, No. 1 – 2010, Spring
  • Did You Know? Interesting Fact about Brockway (David A. Petruzzi)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1962 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 27 – 1901 Part 1 Cont. (John R. Keith)
  • New Book! “Brockway and Little Toby Valley” by Joh Keith through Arcadia Publishing
Volume 17, No. 2 – 2010, Fall
  • My Walk on Broad Street – Part 1 (David A. Petruzzi)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1963 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 27 – 1901 Part 2 (John R. Keith)
Volume 18, No. 1 – 2011, Spring
  • My Walk on Broad Street – Part 2 (David A. Petruzzi)
  • History of the McCullough Addition (David M. Dodd)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1964 (Harry J. Charlesen)
Volume 18, No. 2 – 2011, Fall
  • 150th Anniversary of the Start of the U.S. Civil War (Robert Anderson)
  • Brockway Celebrates 175 Years (Rob Keith)
  • My Walk Down Kearney Road (David A. Petruzzi)
  • Rover Football! An interview with Tony Inzana: 1939 Brockway Rover football team
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1965 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 27 – 1901 Part 2 Cont. (John R. Keith)
Volume 19, No. 1 – 2012, Spring
  • The Civil War in 1862 (Robert Anderson and Tim Carnahan)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1966 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 28 – 1902 (John R. Keith)
Volume 19, No. 2 – 2012, Fall
  • My Walk Down Bond Street (David A. Petruzzi)
  • The Daniel J. Cook Violin (Richard E. Flickinger and Fay Trentini)
  • The June Flood of 1861 (Ada Clarke Green)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1967 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 29 – 1903 Part 1 (John R. Keith)
Volume 20, No. 1 – 2013, Spring
  • My Walk on McCain Street (David A. Petruzzi)
  • Brockwayville Depot Turns 100 Years Old! (Rob Keith)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1968 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Lumbering on the Little Toby Creek Watershed – Chapter 29 – 1903 Part 2 (John R. Keith)
Volume 20, No. 2 – 2013, Fall
  • My Walk on Church Avenue (David A. Petruzzi)
  • 80th Anniversary of the CCC (Rob Keith)
  • Civil War in 1863 (Robert Anderson)
  • History of Glass Manufacturing in Brockway – 1969 (Harry J. Charlesen)
  • Oyster Power Plant Built 100 Years Ago (Rob Keith)
Volume 21, No. 1 – 2014, Spring
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Chapter 30 – 1904 (Rob Keith)
  • Civil War in 1864 (Robert Anderson)
  • Civil War Soldiers of Brockwayville, PA (J. D. Petruzzi)
  • Drummond Plant of the Shawmut Clay Manufacturing Company (Brockwayville Record 01/08/1904)
Volume 21, No. 2 – 2014, Fall
  • Historical Marker Placed at the Ross Leffler School of Conservation (Jim Grant)
  • The War of 1812: Brockway’s Most Influential War? (Bob Anderson and Rob Keith)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Chapter 31 – 1905 (Rob Keith)
Volume 22, No. 1 – 2015, Spring
  • The Civil War in 1865 (Robert Anderson)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Chapter 31 – 1905, Part 2 (Rob Keith)
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 1 (Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass, Part 2 (Rich Jacobs)
  • Caroline Longwell (James Grant)
Volume 22, No. 2 – 2015, Fall
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 2 (Mark Lussky)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley: Bear Run Sketches No. 1(Rob Keith)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 (Nathaniel D. Baker)
Volume 23, No. 1 – 2016, Spring
  • Wildwood Cemetery Turns 150 Years Old (Rob Keith)
  • Tales of the Brockway Lancers! (Mark Lussky)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 (Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 3 (Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • A. Pomeroy’s Map of Jefferson County 150 Years Old
Volume 23, No. 2 – 2016, Fall
  • Pittsburgh & Shawmut Railroad 1916-1996 (Rob Keith)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 ( Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • The BR & P Railroad Wreck of November 11, 1916 (Rob Keith)
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 4 Conclusion (Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • 1816: The Year Without Summer 200 Years Ago- (Rob Keith)
Volume 23, No. 2 – 2016, Fall
  • Pittsburgh & Shawmut Railroad 1916-1996 (Rob Keith)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 ( Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • The BR & P Railroad Wreck of November 11, 1916 (Rob Keith)
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 4 Conclusion (Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • 1816: The Year Without Summer 200 Years Ago- (Rob Keith)
Volume 24, No. 1 – 2017, Spring
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 ( Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • The Helman Homicide Case – Part 5 Conclusion (Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • News From the Field: BR & P Railroad, Shawmut & Ridgway Railroad, Buzard & McCain Siding Discovered (Rob Keith)
Volume 24, No. 2 – 2017, Fall
  • 200th Anniversary of the Brockway Family Emigration (Rob Keith)
  • McKnight’s History 100 Years Olds (Rob Keith)
  • World War I (Robert Anderson)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 (Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • Old Time Pickup Baseball in Brockway (James Jackson)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • From the Field: Blue Rock Booms (Rob Keith)
Volume 25, No. 1 – 2018, Spring
  • RIP Brockwayville School (Rob Keith)
  • 1918 The Great War Comes to an End (Robert Anderson)
  • Brockwayville Gleanings 1859-1885 (Nathaniel D. Baker)
  • The Beechwoods: Unlikely Bastion of Knighthood (L. Mark Lussky)
  • Recollections of Brockway Glass (Rich Jacobs)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • From the Field: Millstone Creek, Branch of Carrier’s Railroad, Shawmut & Ridgway Railroad, Shawmut Finds (Rob Keith)
Volume 25, No. 2 – 2018, Fall
  • Renovation Complete!
  • The Brockways 200 Years Ago (Rob Keith)
  • WI Tower Turns 100 Years Old (Rob Keith)
  • Brockway Inventor August Paris (L. Mark Lussky)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
Volume 26, No. 1 – 2019, Spring
  • Pioneer Cemetery Purchased
  • Croyland CC Camp Gets Sign
  • Umbrella Rock
  • Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad 150 Years Ago (Rob Keith)
  • Wendell August (L. Mark Lussky)
  • Without Prejudice: Honoring All the Heroes in Our Families Part 1 (Lynn Serafinn)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
Volume 26, No. 2 – 2019, Fall
  • Italian Heritage Festival
  • Brockway High Basketball Team League Champions 1952-53 and again in 1953-54
  • Without Prejudice: Honoring All the Heroes in Our Families Part 2 (Lynn Serafinn)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • From the Field – Raine & Raine Logging Railroad, Leonard Morey/Joseph Mead, Horton City Logging Railroad, William Kersey’s Mill Site (Rob Keith)
2020-now
Volume 27, No. 1 – 2020, Spring
  • Military Banners, Pioneer Cemetery, The Virus
  • Ross L. and C. Aileen Ferraro (Ed Ferraro)
  • Robert Benson “Bob” Taylor (L. Mark Lussky)
  • Without Prejudice: Honoring All the Heroes in Our Families Part 3 (Lynn Serafinn)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • From the Field (Rob Keith)
Volume 27, No. 2 – 2020, Fall
  • Pioneer Cemetery Updates
  • Letters-Vernon F. Taylor 1970-1971
  • “Jimmy” Wilson: A Man of Parts (L.Mark Lussky)
  • Memories of WWII, Duke Benasutti, Medic (L.Mark Lussky)
  • Lumbering in Little Toby Creek Valley – Bear Run Sketches by Bion H. Butler (Rob Keith)
  • From the Field-Elmira Hayes’ Home, The Bish Fields, Old Shawmut (Rob Keith)