Meyersdale Public Library – 1998 Southern Somerset County Tornadoes Oral Histories
On the evenings of May 31 and June 2, 1998, tornadoes swept through Southern Somerset County, shocking local residents with the occurrence of such an unusual more
Meyersdale Public Library – African American Burials in Somerset County
As part of a larger statewide effort, in 2018 the Meyersdale Public Library undertook a project to document and compile a list of known African American more
Meyersdale Public Library – From Dale City to Meyersdale
Before the southern Somerset County community of Meyersdale was incorporated as "Meyersdale" on February 19, 1874, it was known as "Dale City." On May 2, 1870, more
Meyersdale Public Library – Garrett Memorabilia
In June of 2022 a patron of the Meyersdale Public Library lent to its Pennsylvania Room a copy of a 1939 Garrett High School yearbook and more
Meyersdale Public Library – Pennsylvania Maple Festival Memories
With the Pennsylvania Maple Festival Board of Directors' permission, the Meyersdale Public Library digitized nearly 400 35mm slides documenting the Pennsylvania Maple Festival from the late more
Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection
The Meyersdale Public Library photograph collections contain approximately 2,000 photographs. From the total collection, about 320 will be selected for digitization based on the selection criteria. more
Meyersdale Public Library – Rockwood Area Historical & Genealogical Society – Casselman Village
Incorporated in 1871, the Borough of Casselman is today a remnant of its former self. Named in 1864 for its location along the banks of the more
Meyersdale Public Library – Rural African Americans of the Allegheny Mountains
These 18 photographs are part of a larger Meyersdale Public Library – Photograph Collection. The photographs selected for display as part of that larger PA Photos more
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Johnston Bender Family Collection
The Johnston Bender Family Collection combines photographs, letters, scrapbooks, and business records of two families--the Rev. Elias S. and Anna (Odell) Johnston family of Altoona and more
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Miller Machine
Gideon D. Miller (1862-1941), a Mennonite minister, shifted from his family's woodworking traditions to metal. He started with his patented steam traction engines shipped across the more
Meyersdale Public Library – Springs Historical Society – Wagner Collection
William Wagner, a cooper of Salisbury, Somerset County, worked on farms in the 1870s and then bought a farm near West Salisbury (Elk Lick Township) in more
Meyersdale Public Library – The History Behind the Meyersdale Public Library
The Meyersdale Public Library dates back to 1938, when the Meyersdale Woman’s Club, under the direction of Frances Livengood Imler, appointed a committee to plan for more
Meyersdale Public Library – William Henry Welfley Scrapbook Collection
Born in 1840 in Salisbury, Somerset County, photographer, author and Civil War veteran William Henry Welfley would earn a reputation as "the county's historian." Serving 19 more