† May 13, 2023Butler mourns the passing of Carl Yankowski : an excellent businessman who over his thirty–year career worked for such well–known brands as Proctor & Gam… Read More
David Pichler was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. He began diving at the age of 15. At 32 he had won 12 national titles and was generally considered a threat in international competition, He w… Read More
Deshon VA Hospital 1942My father (R) was a pharmacist at Deshon. He sometimes remarked of his time at Deshon General that "We fought the battle of the Airport Inn." Obviously, a… Read More
WaymarkingButler architect F.J. Porter, who designed the home of George Troutman(now City Hall) and the First Methodist Episcopal Church, also designed this 1910 neo-classical revival b… Read More
St. Paul's ConventSister Mary ScholasticaSr. Mary SalomeSr. Mary AlbanSr. Mary RaymondSr. Mary LuellaSr. Mary EthelredaSr. Mary PatriceSr. Mary TheodoreSr. Mary InezSr. Mary FidelisSr. Mary… Read More
CBS"It is said that the human mind has a greater capacity for remembering the pleasant than the unpleasant. But today was a day that will live in memory and in grief. Only history can write… Read More
Marc Fogel is a Butler native. He taught high school history in Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Venezuela and, for the last decade, at the Anglo-American School in Moscow. He had planned t… Read More
J.B. Sherman built two automobiles in his Star Iron Works. Here a letter to his daughter. [Click to enlarge]Thanks: Jeff Schalles More Information Read More
AmazonMichael Dittman is an instructor in humanities and social sciences at Butler County Community College. His most recent book is entitled "Who Holds the Devil" Read More
Keith Vargo is a writer, researcher, martial arts instructor, and fighter based in Tokyo. He was a columnist and Japan correspondent for Black Belt magazine for nearly 20 years.  &helli…Read More
Photo: American Classic Images In the 1950s this was a hit, especially for teenagers.Read reminiscences of Bob Osborn BHS '58. Back in the 1950's Butler Co. had six Drive-in Theaters, C… Read More
upiJ.F.K.23 November 1963Grief came flooding inover every hill,down all our streetsright into the heart of town,the day the President was shot,insisting that he lie in statehere with usfor… Read More