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Johnstown flood, nine years without NCCo tax hike: News Journal archives, May 26-June 1
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and...
London writers' local visits shaped fictionalized play on 1889 Johnstown Flood
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 29—LONDON — The 134th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood of 1889 will draw attention outside western Pennsylvania when it's commemorated on Wednesday. Some 3,700 miles away, members of the ...
Flood anniversary events include survivor stories
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSIDMAN, Pa. – Participants will have the opportunity June 1 to experience the Great Johnstown Flood from the viewpoints of those affected in the locations swept by floodwaters May 31, 1889.
Restored 'The Johnstown Flood' silent film from 1926 to debut at State Theater
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 15—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A restored version of the 1926 silent film "The Johnstown Flood" will premiere on May 28 in The State Theater of Johnstown, which just so happened to open in that same ...
Friends of Johnstown Flood National Memorial hear about Clara Barton
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 30—SOUTH FORK, Pa. — Park Ranger John Hrubochak was "just amazed" as he learned more and more about Clara Barton while doing research for a presentation that he gave inside the Johnstown ...
Ground broken for last leg of Path of the Flood Trail, all the way to dam ruins
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 17—SOUTH FORK — When Doug Bosley started working at Johnstown Flood National Memorial, he heard stories about how one day a trail would be built to follow the path of the 1889 Johnstown ...
Exterior renovations begin at Johnstown Flood Museum
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 22—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — The Johnstown Flood Museum's 50th-anniversary facelift is finally underway. Preparation work began on Monday for the first phase of the project, consisting of repairs ...
$750K awarded to help Johnstown Area Heritage Association save flood story
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 15—Johnstown Area Heritage Association has been awarded a $750,000 federal grant to pay for remodeling the interior of the Johnstown Flood Museum. Funds will come from the National Park ...
'America's best narrative historian': David McCullough, author of 'The Johnstown Flood,' remembered...
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 9—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Back in the 1960s, David McCullough, then a writer working on his first book, came to the Johnstown area to research the historic May 31, 1889 flood. He dug through newspaper ...
Johnstown Area Heritage Association CEO Burkert retiring after 44 years; successor named
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 17—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — After 44 years, Richard Burkert, president and chief executive officer of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association, is retiring. Burkert, whose retirement is effective ...
