In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on October 23, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. The Gray family’s roots in Johnstown date back to 1885 when James Albert…
Read MoreEarly Johnstown Schools
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on September 25, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. In the late 1800s, country schoolhouses dotted the landscape on the edges of…
Read MoreHistorical Society Fundraising To Preserve The Johnstown Breeze Newspaper Archives
This is a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on September 4, 2025. Enjoy this story, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. A local newspaper is the beating heart of its community. Often the most factual account and near complete…
Read MoreThe Eureka Building
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on August 28, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. William Parkin and John Sansom purchased lots on the east side of Main…
Read MoreThe Masonic Temple
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on July 24, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. In October 1911, Harvey J. Parish and 14 other local Masonic Brothers formed…
Read MoreThe Johnstown Tornado
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on June 26, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. On the morning of June 29, 1928, Susie McLaughlin and three lunch guests…
Read MoreWho Was Jud Martin?
In this ongoing series, we feature a piece from our Museum Director, Billie DeLancey, originally published in The Johnstown Breeze on May 22, 2025. Enjoy this look back, and keep an eye on the paper for the newest stories shaping our community. George Oliver “Jud” Martin came to Johnstown in 1920. He purchased and operated…
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