I've been reading about the causes of the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and discovered that shortly before in 1787 there was a similar tax rebellion in Massachusetts known as Shays' Rebellion. (Shays' Rebellion was basically a showdown between the establishment - of which Mrs. Adams is an example - and the rebels who were being... Continue Reading →
Souvenier From Monongahela Old Home Week 1908
This is a souvenier from the Monongahela Old Home Week Celebration of 1908. Originally it would have included a ribbon attaching the top and bottom of the medal. I purchased this off eBay a few months ago and was excited to receive it in the mail. Kind of gives you a sense of connection with... Continue Reading →
Owes 70 Cent Tax – In Jail Five Months
From the Lawrence Journal-World May 5, 1927
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Monongahela PA – Then and Now
I came across an old post card showing St. Paul's church as it appeared years ago when it still had a steeple. It's always interesting to compare how things change over the years so here is a photograph of the church taken in 2010: And here is how the church appeared on a postcard with... Continue Reading →
Mrs. Adams And The Dropsy – Neighborhood News from the Daily Morning Post (Pittsburgh PA) Monday, December 19, 1859
FAYETTE COUNTY - Sometime in February, 1854, Dr. S.M. King was called upon to perform an operation on the person of Mrs. Adams, residing near Monongahela city. She was afflicted with the dropsy, or, as medical men term it, asciles, and the doctor drew from her fourteen gallons of water; from that time to January,... Continue Reading →
Lost Monongahela 