Local History

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Serenity, a term that can still adequately be used to describe the great natural...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Health, something that has concerned mankind since the beginning of time, has brought many...

The Greene County area’s bucolic hills and peaceful woodlands make it the perfect place to get out and enjoy the...

By Colleen Nelson When Bowlby Library director Kathy McClure and I pored over a thick stack of photos from the...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Crucible Ferry The Monongahela River, a beautiful and scenic waterway that snakes its way...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Greene and Fayette counties have always been next door neighbors, each holding their claim...

By Colleen Nelson It seems that the words that historian Andrew H Waychoff saved from 1917 have come true: “The...

By Colleen Nelson When Dollar General built a store on the hill above Rogersville it looked like the 21st century...

By Colleen Nelson I’m very familiar with the basement of the Rogersville Methodist Church – I spent ten years attending...

By Matthew Cumberledge, GCHS Executive Director Anyone who has researched any area of Greene County, Pennsylvania’s history is likely very...