This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Playoff memories from 1955 56 state basketball finals
Recounts of Meadville and Farrell state semi finals and Meadville earlier wins in 1956. Steelers finish as state champions, beating Palmer ton. Wilbert Jenkins on the all state second team. 1955 notes Vincent district 10 exit and South Pittsburgh first round. A separate wedding notice describes Justine Weld and J Randolph Schumacher uniting in marriage at First Presbyterian Church Warren on March 23. Schumacher later employed by Sylvania in York.
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Pitt Field
Meadville Bulldogs
Farrell
Steelers
Palmerton
Philadelphia
Meadville
Kane
Wolves
Oliver
Pittsburgh
Dogs
Wilbert Jenkins
Eric Strong Vincent
South Pittsburgh
Steel City Boys
First Presbyterian Church
Justine Eleanor Weld
C. Vance Weld
Pleasant
Warren
J. Randolph Schumacher
McKeesport
John R. Schumacher
Chester
Palmyra
N. Y
Penn Hall Junior College
Drexel Institute of Technology
Schumacher
Drexel
U. S. Army
Sylvania Electric Products
York
Pi Kappa Phi
Westinghouse
Sharrar
West Virginia
McCoy
Sharon
Northwestern
Oil City
Clarence Burch
Pitt
Gail Nelson
Ted Shattuck
Franklin
Ted Marchibroda
Marchibroda
Detroit
Pittsburgh Steelers
Shattuck
Penn State
Jets
Sam
Nelson
Great Western
Gannon
Warren’s Dragons
Bradford
Norristown
Cuono
Titusville
Peabody
Warren High
Homestead
Allegheny
Allentown
Dick Harris
Wash-Jeff
Sharpsville
WPIAL
Stu Edwards
Hilltoppers
Rocky Grove
Everett
Ashley
Sheffield High
Fredonia
Williamsburg