The Butler Pennsylvania Blog ~

Multifaceted Butler ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:22:27 +0000

The Italian Society of Butler was founded in 1908 and is a membership-based social organization that maintains a gathering place on Hickory Street. It fosters fellowship, preserves local Italian-American connections, and supports selected educational and initiatives in our town.

The Many Wedding Rings ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:48:57 +0000

Thanks: Barbara Bloom

The Fifth Graders ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:59:29 +0000

A pieture taken by J. Zambroski at a 1971 BHS Class Reuinion in August 2026.

Dr. Stanley Dugan ~ BHS' 50

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:44:56 +0000

We sat together all through the Grade School years, 1938 - 1945.

250th Anniversary ~ United States of America

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:00:00 +0000

. . . but how do you celebrate the unraveling of our Country?

Book Nook ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:22:27 +0000

Photo: Amanda Patterson

Butler Churches ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 08 May 2026 10:08:47 +0000

Photo: Brian Loch

Cummings Candy and Coffee ~ The Oldest Family Run Business in Butle

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:52:00 +0000

Founded in 1905, Cummings Candy and Coffee has been around for over 110 years of continuous family operation.

Photo: Robert Emeigh

Newly Published and Enlarged ~ 3rd Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:16:00 +0000

Barnes and Noble

Amazon

Willard Hotel ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:27:00 +0000

Our first class hotel.

1960

Janet Gall Piper BHS '80 ~ Butler Author

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:12:00 +0000

Janet Piper, who writes as Juliette Godot, released her book in August and received the Royal Palm Literary Gold Medal award.

The Bantam Jeep Building ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:56:00 +0000

Photo: Connie S. Sacco

Destroyed in a fire in on Sunday, November 2, 2025 in the early morning hours

My husband worked there in 1969-1970 when Armco used this building for the engineers. My husband’s paternal grandfather worked there during WW2 during the time when the Jeep was developed. Barbara Bloom

The Troutman Residence ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:31:00 +0000

The Fulminating Protest ~ more than 5 million people on the streets nationwide.

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:18:00 +0000

BHS Football ~ 2025 ~ Six Wins / Four Losses

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0000

08/22 BHS 32 [W] - Shaler - 26
08/29 BHS 48 [W] - Brashear - 24
09/05 BHS 48 [W] - Meadville - 34
09/12 BHS 06 [L] - Holidaysburg - 33
09/19 BHS 14 [L] - Westinghouse - 40
09/26 BHS 44 [W] - Connelsville - 27
10/03 BHS 35 [W] - University -27
10/10 BHS 35 [W] - Alderdice -08
10/17 BHS 13 [L] - Wheeling - 20
10/24 BHS 14 [L] - Clarion - 21

A Visit to an old Classroom ~ 5th Grade

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 16:08:00 +0000

See other photos by J. Zambroski on the occasion of his visit to Butler, August 2025.

A Tribute to a Soldier ~ Ira Hayes

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:40:00 +0000

Joe Rosenthal

Ira Hayes, an Indian Marine, is the soldier at the extreme left.

The Ballad of Ira Hayes

Pete Seeger

Shiloh Baptist Church ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:07:00 +0000

The Shiloh Baptist Church on Snyder Avenue in the West End was demolished in February 2025.

The church was built in 1914 as possibly the first, and one of the only, all black churches in the city of Butler.

Also, the wife of an early pastor was a former slave of Dr. Samual Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth following his assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Butler Radio.com

Grace Gealey ~ Butler Actor

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Thu, 29 May 2025 08:23:00 +0000

Photo: Wikipedia

Grace Gealey was born in Butler. She starred as Anika Calhoun in the Fox music-industry drama series, Empire from 2015 to 2018. In 2021, she began starring as Quinn Joseph in the Amazon Prime Video comedy series, Harlem. In 2022, She played a leading role in the comedy horror film, The Blackening.

Butler, Pa. ~ Quiet Town

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:21:00 +0000

Photo: James Zambroski

Out on Old 422 ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:50:00 +0000

Photo: George Joseph

Union National Bank ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 19:09:00 +0000

Thanks: Barbara Bloom

Made in Butler ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:53:00 +0000

American Bantam

Photo: Bantam Club

Christmas 2024

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:40:00 +0000

Photo: Grupps Farm

Looking Down Walnut Street ~

noreply@blogger.com (Charles) — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:06:00 +0000

Thanks: Brian Loch