Local History

Rarely in life do we get to take a stroll down memory lane, but to quote Jon Bon Jovi, “Who...

When it comes to finding an amazing old photograph from an almost forgotten past, Greene County historical researcher Candice Buchanan...

The purpose of an artifact, largely, is to tell a story or recall some element of past human history so...

April showers bring May flowers, and what do Mayflowers bring? Pilgrims! April showers bring something else as well: seasonal flooding...

It’s been a busy winter at the Greene County Historical Society Museum, all about the maintenance, repairs, and renovations that...

A box of old photos can take you on an adventure. We find these in attics, closets, chests, all over...

It was the day before Edna “I go by my middle name Lucille” Tharp’s 100th birthday and the kitchen of...

“When one door closes, many more open.” We’re sitting in the Ice Plant Restaurant on 342 Stoney Hill Road, Greensboro...

When Lisa Rumble Miller messaged me this little snapshot of the original Ice Plant Restaurant that she and husband Curt...

When I ran across this old photo of a float in a World War I Veterans Day parade in Waynesburg...