James Sabulsky

The History of Martin School By Evelyn Gerry (Sec'y East Kensington P. T. A.) From the Dispatch Golden Jubilee Edition Nov. 21, 1941 The first log school in this district was located near the old Indian Trail, midway between the present Girl Scout Little House and Seventh Street Road, close to the brown of' the hill. It was built on Martin's property. This school, built in the early eighteen hundreds, and first used for a dwelling, was rather sparsely furnished. For desks apple boughs were...

HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MT. VERNON When the settlers came to Western Pennsylvania, Mt. Vernon was a part of a large Indian hunting ground. A well-known Indian trail traversed the hill on the way east from the Allegheny River and Pucketos Creek to the frontier places of refuge for the early settlers at Fort Hand and Carnahan's Blockhouse, near the Kiskiminetas River. There they ambushed the settlers and destroyed their cabins and crops. Westmoreland County was legislatively established...

The Tri-City Historical Society is seeking interesting artifacts you may want to donate to the sports section. Currently we have assorted memorabilia including cheerleader megaphones, majorette pom-poms, and nostalgic photographs of class sports events. The Burrell, Valley, and Arnold athletic sweaters with Letters add a charm to the area. One sweater is green with a yellow athletic letter (A) from 1944, we need help finding out its origins, as Arnold's official colors were orange and blue.