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A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Tale of the Two Simons

On April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 By Jessica HilburnIn History & Obituaries3 Comments

Have you ever run into someone that has a name similar to yours? Maybe people would get you confused with them or think you had an accidental twin? That's what happened to the Strauss and Strouse families of Titusville in the early 1900s. To make matters even more complicated, they were actually related!

Edwin Garnet Riley: The Famed Poet of Titusville

On April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 By Jessica HilburnIn History & Obituaries6 Comments

Edwin Garnet Riley was born in Titusville in 1880 and became Titusville's first and only poet laureate. He traveled throughout the United States campaigning on behalf of education for African Americans and remains one of Titusville's most prominent historical figures.

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