Not the Cornell guy. Or the MMA fighter (aka "The Mongoose").  

"Thad to the Bone"

The unflinching radicalism of Thaddeus Stevens 

“The King of the Hoboes” 

'A-No. 1,' the legendary rambler, spent thirty years riding the rails and thirty more preaching against that lifestyle

"A Hero in the Midst of Cowards"

The righteous rage of John Brown 

"Spelling Out a New Narrative" 

Despite racial threats, Black student wins first-ever national spelling bee in 1908 

"Female Journalism Takes Flight" Barbara Hawley reached new altitudes for her profession in Erie

"Personalities at Play in 1904 Cambridge Springs Chess Tournament" 

The story of four top players and who prevailed

"From Erie to Selma in 1965"

Hammermill Paper's new plant drawn up amidst the historic Civil Rights marches 

"Tracing Erie's History of Redlining" 

Institutional racism that still resonates in our community 

"The Benninghoff Heist: The Wild West of Pennsylvania"

Boomtowns beget treachery, intrigue

"A Day in the Life of an Erieite, 1923"

What the world looked like 100 years ago

"A Study in Seamlessness" 

One-time Erieite Stephen Galloway recounts a career of creative movement

"The Town's Attic: The Importance of Our Small Town Historical Museums and Societies"

"Thinly Shrouded Racism" 

The Ku Klux Klan and white supremacy in Erie

"The Trailblazing Practice of Dr. Adella B. Woods" 

Learning more about Erie's first female physician

"Erie's Greek Dogs: A Slow-cooked History" 

How one of Erie's irrepressibly messy delicacies came to be

"A Horrifying Experiment" 

Ironically, eugenics movement brought out humanity's worst traits

"How Wendell King Found His Frequency in Erie" 

African American radio engineer met and obliterated the 'color line'

"Small Statures, Big Stories" 

Why little people like Erie's Alice Zenda are among history's greatest omissions

"The Unmistakable Anuszkiewicz"

 Erie-born Op Art pioneer's work spoke for itself

"A Scientific Basis for Hope" 

How mass vaccination eradicated poliovirus, helped prevent repeat of 1918 flu pandemic

"Conflict in the Keystone State, Then and Now"

"The Story of the Erie Triangle" 

How Pennsylvania's early expansion was fraught with tension and threats of war

"Unlocking the Legacy of The Pope Hotel"

How Erie's hub for black musicians thrived amidst adversity

"Pithole City: A Boomtown that Burst with Personality"

How the true stories from the oil region breed the stuff of tall tales