Several folks asked how can view the story WPXI produced about the Ravioli sale sponsored by the Monongahela Main Street Program and Bethel AME church. Proceeds will pay for a historical marker to honor African American soldiers from Monongahela who fought for the United States in the civil war. What makes story unique is that... Continue Reading →
Help Identify 1912 Monongahela Football Players
A follower posted this picture on the Lost Monongahela Facebook page however she didn't know the names of anybody in the picture. I found the following article published in the October 5, 1912 edition of the Monongahela Republican that gives the last names of eleven of them: The twelve names listed in the article are... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Area Photographic Mysteries To Be Solved Thursday Evening
Several photographic mysteries will be solved 7:00 PM Thursday in the parlor of the First Presbyterian Church, Monongahela, Pa. Here are few examples: (click image to enlarge) Mystery #1 The photo above was taken very early in the 1900's (my guess would be sometime between 1900 and 1912) when women almost always wore their hair... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Haze
I stumbled upon a wonderful blog by Monongahela native Devin Bartolotta. Following is an excerpt from a recent post titled "Monongahela Haze" Monongahela summer evenings have a certain haze to them, or at least they do at my house. But the Monongahela summer haze isn’t just tangible. It’s a feeling, too. It’s when the air... Continue Reading →
Monongahela Documentary Video To Help Monongahela Library
From Youtube description: Sales from One Extraordinary Street are helping to "Raise the Roof" and get the LIbrary a new roof. Please read ending credits and this description. One Extraordinary Street is a documentary about a small street in the Western PA river town of Monongahela, PA. The documentary tells how a community was built... Continue Reading →
Remember Terry Lee Trunzo of The Terry Lee Show?
"If you grew up in the Mon Valley in the 1960s and '70s, and you liked rock and roll music, chances are you were listening to the Terry Lee show." Read about this Mon City native over at Tube City Online.
Reminiscences by Maury Tosi
I just found a great website called Reminiscences by Maury Tosi. Maury grew up in Monongahela and graduated from Monongahela City high school in 1942. He later served in the military and became an engineer. He wrote a fascinating story about his life, much of it spent in Monongahela PA. Here is an excerpt about... Continue Reading →
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