World War One Diary Tells of Duty, Terror, and Survival
Pierce’s diary, written in the moment, offers a completely different perspective than history books or memoirs.
Category: History
Women of the Italian Resistance in World War II Were True Heroes
A Italian woman finds her murdered son and caresses him in her shock and sorrow. (Screen grab from Women of the Resistance.)
Brave female resistance fighters in Italy were tortured, and often murdered, for their bravery in the World War II resistance movement.
Is Ukraine Going the Way of China? Where Will Communism Go Next?
A woman kisses a man while cooking on an open fire outside an apartment building which had no electricity, water or gas since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Bucha, Ukraine, Sunday, April 3, 2022. Courtesy Flickr https://flic.kr/p/2nctqso
I, like so many, feel utterly helpless sitting here at home while a maniacal monster scourges the landscape of Ukraine. I wish I could reach back in time and change the course of history and the insidious spread of communism …
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My Self-Publishing Journey—William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader
Purchase William E. Dimorier: Servant Leader It’s been a long time coming, but the Dimorier Project finally has something to show for years of research and writing to honor a good man—William E. Dimorier. After numerous efforts to get William’s story …
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Myron Hutchinson Silverthorn: Erie County Servant Leader
His independent thinking and disaffection from the traditional Republican party ultimately cost Silverthorn his political career in Harrisburg, but afterward, he continued vital public service.
The Perry Monument That Almost Never Was
Perry Monument 1968
Note the steps. This is before the moat was built, which is dry and littered today. My mother told me that she and her best friend used to sit on the steps and "solve the problems of the world."
If funds leftover from a War of 1812 centennial had been used to build a stadium, there might never have been Perry Memorial on Presque Isle State Park.
Unforgotten: A Classmate Cares for Slain Girl’s Grave 55 Years Later
Christina Marie Watson (Photo courtesy of MaryAlice Ball, Tina’s sister)
Two strangers came together at a cemetery on a bright, sunny Memorial Day 2020 weekend and shared memories of the sweet girl whose spirit brought one to care for her grave so many years later. They reminisced about her shortened life and the unthinkable circumstances surrounding her death.
The Sergeant and the Shooter
Sgt. Leo J. Waldinger, Erie Police Department; Erie, Pennsylvania
“. . . the entire force, from the highest echelons down, despite the shootings, that the police principle, ‘let the other guy shoot first,’ should be followed.
Zuck Park: A Millcreek Legacy
Stone monument built by WPA workers in the 1930s, at Zuck Park.
Photo credit: James S. DeDad
Zuck Park, in Millcreek Township, PA, has quite a dramatic history. In 1925, John Joseph Zuck gave the City of Erie 20 acres to be used perpetually for recreation. The problem? The land wasn’t situated within the city limits.
