Hello readers! We are taking a brief hiatus from the obituary posts. Don’t worry, they are still diligently being digitized, but we thought a change of pace may be nice as well! image This week in doing some commissioned research, I came across an Honor Roll list of men from the Titusville region and surrounding areas who passed away during service in World War II. The list is from the December 7, 1945 edition of the Titusville Herald.
Author: Jessica Hilburn
My name is Jess and I am the administrator & author of the NWPA Stories blog as the Executive Director of Benson Memorial Library in the small northwestern Pennsylvania town of Titusville. I am a trained historian experienced in public and academic history. I am also the webmaster of the Hydetown Boro government website and social media and an administrator and editor of the Ridgway Cemetery website and database. I have a Masters in History from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. I explore obituaries, local history, interesting news from yesteryear, and the exciting past of Northwestern Pennsylvania!
A Deed of Blood: Mother Attacks Daughter with Hatchet, Rouseville, 1874
A Thousand Ways to Die in the Oil Region, Episode 4 While digitizing some obituaries this morning, I came across an obituary card referencing a woman who drowned in a well after attempting to murder her daughter. I had to know more. So, I looked up the September 21, 1874 edition of the Titusville Morning Herald and found the following eloquently written, but horrifying article:
Fire, Disease, Horses, & Death by Grief
A Thousand Ways to Die in the Oil Region, Episode 3 April 5, 1873: William Barry was burned beyond recognition in an accident on the Jamestown Railroad at Oil City. He was only able to be identified by a pistol which he carried. He was 17 years old.
The Barr Family Tragedies
AKA: Episode 2 of A Thousand Ways to Die in the Oil Region. Just after the oil boom, Dr. George W. Barr moved to Titusville with his wife and children in mid-1865. Little did he know the tragedy that would befall him in his new home.
Weird 1800s Deaths in Titusville
A short update of weird or different deaths that we have come across while digitizing our obituary records for Titusville, PA!
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