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Old Black Joe (Lancaster daily intelligencer., August 16, 1889)
on September 30th, 2011 at 1:48 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
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Sep14
Sanders Barber Jr. (Condors)
by admin on September 14th, 2011 at 4:15 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits, McKeesport, Pa. Specific
August 30th, 2006Sanders Barber Jr., founder and lead singer of the doo-wop group the Condors, has died in Pittsburgh at age 68.Barber founded the singing group with six others following high school graduation. plastic surgeon . The Condors performed throughout Pennsylvania, including venues like the White Elephant in White Oak, Dave’s Walnut Inn in McKeesport […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep10
tree work . diamonds . casino dal vivo . God’s Emergency Numbers When in sorrow – call John 14When you are lonely or fearful – call Psalms 23When you want to be fruitful – call John 15When you have sinned – call Psalms 51When you grow bitter and critical – call 1 Corinthians 13When […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep10
History of Storer College (Isaac Isaiah Jenkins’ College)
by admin on September 10th, 2011 at 9:25 AMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Storer CollegeFollowing the Civil War, the Reverend Dr. Nathan Cook Brackett established a Freewill Baptist primary school in the Lockwood House on Camp Hill. Brackett’s tireless efforts to establish freedmen’s schools in the area inspired a generous contribution from philanthopist John Storer of Sanford, Maine, who offered $10,000 for the establishment of a school in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep09
Mulatto, A Term for Discussion
by admin on September 9th, 2011 at 10:28 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Subject: fw: Mulatto, A Term for Discussion From: SaundraB@aol.com Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.african Date: 10 Aug 1999 11:26:08 GMT Subj: The Term ‘Mulatto’ Date: 99-07-04 22:48:49 EDT From: sandrad@ldl.net (sandra doolittle) While I was growing up in Georgia , I had always heard and even our Dictionaries said, Mulatto was the first offspring (generation) of a white […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep09
Pittsburgh Courier — Jan 1, 1927 (“Our Gang”)
by admin on September 9th, 2011 at 10:27 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Pittsburgh Courier — Jan 1, 1927World’s Youngest Film Actress Has Won Permanent Role in “Our Gang” ComediesHal Roach Promotes Farina’s Sister to Regular Cast in Comedy ReleaseCulver City, Calif., Jan. 27 – (Pacific Coast News Bureau.) -Miss Jane F. Hoskins, age 3, is now the world’s youngest film actress. After serving an apprenticeship on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Sep09
Pittsburgh Courier – Jan 8, 1927 ( Epithets Cause Many Beatings)
by admin on September 9th, 2011 at 10:26 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Pittsburgh Courier – Jan 8, 1927Epithets Cause Many BeatingsPHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 6. backpage . (By A. N. P.)-Three colored citizens, one a woman, avenged the word, “nigger” used by three trolley conductors here recently by soundly thrashing each of them. In one case the conductor had been warned by the motorman for using such a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep09
Transcription from Pittsburgh Courier – Jan 8, 1927 regarding lynching.
by admin on September 9th, 2011 at 10:25 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Transcription from Pittsburgh Courier – Jan 8, 1927 Fla. Leads In Lynchings In Last YearTUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Ala.,Jan. 6.-The following facts have been compiled concerning lynchings during the year 1926 by Tuskegee Institute in the Department of Records and Research.It was found that there were 29 persons lynched in 1926. This is 13 more than the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep09
Aunt Jemima of Pancake Fame Is Killed By Auto
by admin on September 9th, 2011 at 10:24 PMPosted In: Interesting Tidbits
Aunt Jemima of Pancake Fame Is Killed By AutoCHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 13 Pancake season is coming, but in some Chicago households this fall the sizzling of the griddle will bring memories tinged with sadness.“Aunt Jemima,” is dead. Lawyers in Vineland NJ . The aged woman whose ability to make “flapjacks” was capitalizes by millers, whose […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sep09
Keeper StallionA little history first and then the modern application. A “Keeper Stallion” was a stallion the owner could make money off of by charging a stud fee. The Stallion may have been know as a good worker for pulling freight wagons – heavy freight like coal, picking up milk from farms – Menzie Dairy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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McKeesport Obituaries
- Joanna Hardimon Guiton (May 8, 2007)
- Deacon James L Saylor Sr (Oct 11, 2003)
- McKeesport school doctor dies at home. (Aug 29, 1950)
- Fred Larson, Veteran Mail Carrier Dies (Oct 4, 1944)
- Joretta (Gaither) Harper (Mar 16, 2000)
- McKeesport Promoter dies at 59 (July 23, 1951)
- Bernard Goodman: Expert jeweler who ran McKeesport business (April 4, 2001)
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- Security Guard Admits Role in McKeesport bank robbery. (June 13, 2000)
- Willie Jones Gets Reprieve Oct 20, 1941 (McKeesport, Pa)
- Negroes Convicted & Hung for Murder (Sept 6, 1906) (McKeesport, Pa)
- McKeesport Policeman accused of shooting Negro in garage (Feb 23, 1930)
- Article about Charles Mikell of McKeesport (Aug 11, 1978)
- David Hefling of McKeesport charged with murder (Jul 2, 1931)
- Lonnie Brown of McKeesport returns (Jun 26, 1996)
- NAACP battles city over "Brick Alley" (Aug 15, 1966)
- Two Racket Raids in McKeesport (Aug 20, 1950)
- Two women take poison (Apr 7, 1938)
- Decaying Lounge is Causing Waves (Oct 14, 1982)
- Brother, Kenneth Jenkins shot in hunting accident (Jul 21, 1965)
- 121 G C Murphy Stores to close (Sept 28, 1985)
- The death of a store (Cox's) (Dec 27, 1982)
- My Grandfather rescuing a drowning boy (Mar 11, 1929)
- My Uncle Dave Jenkins arrested in McKeesport (Jan 20, 1950)
- McKeesport Little Tigers playing in Sarasota Fla. Circus Bowl (Dec 28, 1964)
- McKeesport Little Tigers have impressive win record. 120 wins & 8 defeats in 10 years (Dec 15, 1964)
- Sayles Family of McKeesport, Pa
- Police Block Protest Walk, Arrest Many (The Milwaukee Journal – Jun 12, 1963)
- Colored Miners (Daily Times – Aug 9, 1895)
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