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Stories
Diane Murkens: Special Events
"[We went to] the balloon [festival] and we have motorcycles so we used to participate in the Run in from Walt’s [?] and we usually go to Thunder in the City. They used to have wonderful fireworks up at the high school on Memorial Day, but they don’t…
Marlene Stainbrook: Parties
Our parties [are my fondest memory]. You know, when we first moved here you don't have famous restaurants. That's what's really nice about that: there are restaurants, a lot of them, that are locally owned and that’s what makes it fun. But, we had to…
Ron Reyer: Community Spirit
"We have a next door neighbor that we've just met within the last year because we haven't been here that long, and he volunteers down at the Academy Theatre. His wife acts down there and he works on stage scenery. He asked me if I wanted to get out…
Ken Montag: Businesses
"It's a great place to live. It is a thriving town. I'd like for it to be doing better but don't ask me what way. Cause I'd be up for... I'd be the mayor haha. But yes, I think that this is a thriving town. It's surviving. The corporations we have…
Anne Harned: We Knew Everyone
"My parents were dairy farmers and I got acquainted with a rural community of raising cattle and selling milk door to door like they did back in that day. In fact my dad had a delivery route and drove through Meadville with his milk truck and dropped…
Sandy Cupper: First Woman Assessor in the County
"I worked in the assessment office at the courthouse and became the first woman assessor in the county. And I remember one of the old commissioners in the county saying, “Now Sandy, don’t you disappoint me.” Well no one could get away saying that now…
Peg Weymer: A Booming Town
"[After we moved,] it took a little while to feel as if I were a part of the community. But within a year or two with the children now starting school, meeting people, meeting people through church, I began to realize we were very fortunate to have…
Joanne and Walt Tucker: The legacy of Former Businesses
Joanne: "Well, the main businesses when I lived here before was Talon and Avtex. They both had probably a thousand or more employees each and both of those being out of business now... And then later on the railroad repair shop moved out. So, I think…
Gene Tome: Activities at Church
"We were active in the First Presbyterian Church in Meadville when our kids are growing up, and we were junior high youth advisors. We camped with the kids. We went on field trips with them and we did lots of stuff in the church as far as programs…
Robert Stainbrook: Building the Log Cabin
"Even though you heard of the log cabin down in Meadville, you ever seen it at all? French Creek Seven built that. And it took us two years, a year and a half, actually. Yeah, we built that. Uh, along French Creek... This Kenny Beers who was the city…
Elaine Reyer: The Wesbury Community
"Wesbury community as a whole, as far as both of us are concerned, is an absolutely fantastic place to be. We debated for seven years, whether we wanted to come here or not. No, we don’t want to come. Yeah, maybe we should. No, we shouldn’t. And, we…
Kay Nageotte: Working at the College
"I worked the longest at Allegheny College and I liked that. There was a lot of the secretaries that bounced around to various offices. I was in the same office the whole time I was there and I liked it because I got to interact with the kids. I got…
Carol Tome: Johnnie's Drive-In
"We used to go sled riding down the hill and at the bottom of the hill, just one about one or two blocks away, was Johnnie's drive-in. And that was one of the things that in the evening, a lot of the people walked down and would get ice cream or a…
Carol Beers: Always a Lot To Do
"As a youth, as a teenager, we had what was called youth centers. They had them after school, Saturdays, Saturday nights. With several those we could go and dance and do things like that. So that was super. They'd be open for two hours after school…
Anne Furno: The Movies
"We had the Park Theater which was a big theater and it was really the better one, it was more glamorous. And I watched many movies that were shown there. They were wonderful Oh, I loved the movies. That was the big thing when you were kids and…
Lynn Atwell: Theaters
"I said that they should have theater in Meadville. Well, Meadville didn't have too many theaters at the time... And I said, it will be good training for their sons and daughters because that would be giving them an opportunity for communication and…
Gerrie Heibel: Emergency Care Then vs. Now
"My son was in school, so probably, I'm going to say 1965, he got stung by a bee on Wednesday afternoon and I called the family doctor Wednesday afternoon. All doctors are off. So I took him to the emergency room at City hospital. A friend took me…
Dave Murkens: Conneaut Lake Park
"It was an amusement park. There were rollercoasters and tilt-a-whirls, and all kinds of fun games. It was going great guns back then. Now it’s just a little bit of a shell of what it used to be, but they had trolley cars that came up from…
Cecilia Marstellar: A Wonderful Place to Raise Kids
"We had four kids [when we moved here], my youngest was nine months old. And we just really dove right into things in the community. And I found that it was a wonderful place to raise kids. I had two more children after that. And so we had six kids.…
Peg Acker: The Farmers’ Market
"The Market House is one of the big things [in Meadville]. I don’t want to leave the Market House! It has been very good. They still are going strong with their fresh vegetables and fruits in the summer. I know one of my friends here… her husband…
Women's Services Community Garden
Since 1977, Women’s Services has worked to help victims of domestic and sexual violence. Women’s Services believes that every individual has value and has the right: to be safe in mind and body, to live out of harm’s way in affordable housing and to…
Seton Catholic School Garden
The Seton Catholic School Garden has become a part of the curriculum since it was established.
Meadville Medical Center City Garden
The Meadville Medical Center sponsors this garden adjacent to their main building.
MARC Community Garden
The MARC Community Garden engages residents who come to the Meadville Area Recreation Complex for a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
MAMS-MARC Edible Trail
The Edible Trail is a Community Wellness Initiative Project, and a partnership with the Meadville Area Recreation Complex and Allegheny College. Designed, built, and planted by Allegheny faculty, staff and students, the Trail is an interactive…
MAMS Edible Garden
The MAMS Edible Garden is located at the Meadville Area Middle School
Carr Hall Garden
Carr Hall Garden, known as The Carrden by the Allegheny College campus, originated as an idea in a Junior Seminar class in the Environmental Science Department. It is unique to most of the vegetable gardens in Meadville because it serves as both a…
242 Chestnut St: The Green Shoppe
The Green Shoppe, owned and run by Julie McClymonds, sells sustainable products such as green shampoo, hand soap, children’s toys and clothing. As part of her efforts to help people make greener choices and live a healthier life, she also offers…
252 Chestnut St: Tarot Bean Roasting Company
252 Chestnut St stands today as Tarot Bean Roasting Company, a community oriented coffee shop and roastery owned by Michael and Tonya Reed. Along with providing coffee, other beverages, and freshly baked goods, Tarot Bean also acts as a gathering…
283 Chestnut St: Mannino Italian Garden
Mannino Italian Garden is in the heart of downtown Meadville, just a short walk up from the downtown mall or a stroll down from Diamond Park, allowing prime access to all of the community members and the students of Allegheny College. The restaurant…