In response to Crystal M. Geary's message:

Looking for Geary family
My e mail address is cgeary@salamancany.org I am trying to look for information on the Geary family. I know that many of them grew up in Connellsville PA in Fayette County. Some names that I have are Wade Strong(stewart)Geary, William Grant Geary, Edith, Homer(shorty), Hazel, Carl,Roy, Eugene, Thomas E., Wade Randall and Robert William. Any of these ring a bell? Any information would help. It was said that they lived on Geary hill. Is there really a Geary Hill or did they just call it that? Thank you for your time and any information. Crystal M. Geary(daughter of Thomas E. Geary)

In response to Crystal M. Geary's message:

Looking for Geary family
I am trying to look for information on the Geary family. I know that many of them grew up in Connellsville PA in Fayette County. Some names that I have are Wade Strong(stewart)Geary, William Grant Geary, Edith, Homer(shorty), Hazel, Carl,Roy, Eugene, Thomas E., Wade Randall and Robert William. Any of these ring a bell? Any information would help. It was said that they lived on Geary hill. Is there really a Geary Hill or did they just call it that? Thank you for your time and any information. Crystal M. Geary(daughter of Thomas E. Geary)

In response to me's message:

RE: What old hotel is still standing in the 200 block of Water Street/Connellsville
As far as I can think that is where Sidewinders bar is now located. I don't know the exact address but it is on the corner of water and peach street.

In response to cdwhip35's message:

What old hotel is still standing in the 200 block of Water Street/Connellsville
I am working on some Connellsville history and was wondering where the old KELLY HOTEL stood. I have found an address of 207-209 Water St. but I have been told the numbers have changed since 1904. Any help at all will be appreciated! Thanks, Carol

In response to cdwhip35's message:

What old hotel is still standing in the 200 block of Water Street/Connellsville
I am working on some Connellsville history and was wondering where the old KELLY HOTEL stood. I have found an address of 207-209 Water St. but I have been told the numbers have changed since 1904. Any help at all will be appreciated! Thanks, Carol

In response to Tony M's message:

RE: Where was Soisson Park
It was between E. Park Avenue and Dushane Avenue in South Connellsville

In response to ConnieCheddar's message:

RE: Where was Soisson Park
Soisson Park I believe was in Dunbar Township at the end of 16th St. which is all woods now. Another way of going would be up the hill from the Super WallMart or up over the hill from the minature golf course. If you go in the woods there, you will still see concrete slabs that used to be the park.

In response to Pastor Bob Pyle's message:

RE: Where was Soisson Park
Drew, please give me a call at 570-539-2506 and leave message or e-mail me at revpyle@aol.com lost your contact info and just happen to be on this blog. Bob Pyle

In response to Drew Ritenour's message:

Where was Soisson Park
I wanted to know if anyone can tell me where was Soisson Park? My mother is 81 and states she doesn't know where it was. Thanks

In response to YES's message:

RE: More Memories
You can still smell the aroma. Connellsville and Fayette County in general classifies as a nut shop.

In response to More Memories's message:

RE: More Memories
Can you smell the aroma coming from The Nut Shoppe on south Arch Street?

In response to (ex-South Sider)'s message:

RE: More Memories
Regarding Daily, Phillips, Clark, Shupe, Reagan, Meyers, Treaher, Slagell, you must have attended the old Southside School with the fire escapes on the outside. Went to Koury's grocery on Davidson avenue, across from the Gulf Station at the corner of Davidson and Race Streets. Maybe visited Shartzer's grocery a little further up on Davidson Ave.. The janitor that played Santa Claus had to be Harold May. He would roast apples on the school's boilers for us kids if we brought them in. Going to Newmeyer's Store in the Colonial Theater Building and watching them roast that lovely roast beef every Friday (during Lent) in the Rotissomat in the front window of Blocker's Grill across the street from Keagy's Drug on the corner. Getting those shoes repaired at DiLella's shoe repair (next to Newmeyer's). Playing ball in the vacant lot bordering Pittsburgh St. between Cedar Ave. & Washington Ave. The other church on the corner of Green & Pittsburgh streets across from the big gray church (now a parking lot). McIntire Funeral Home & McCormick's funeral home across Pittsburgh street on the other side. Buying candy at Millies store near the bottom of Wills Road. Getting your coats cleaned at Goodman's cleaners. Watching the Pennsylvania Railroad trains cut across Pittsburgh Street go over the river and cut across Crawford Ave.. Shopping at the big markets like A&P, Acme, Thorofare, Loblaws. Greitzer's, Luckey's, Rulli's, and Clover Farms Stores. Having your milk delivered in glass bottles from Quality Dairy."From early morn, 'till late at night, We work together, with all our might, To give you a product that's rich and pure, and it's the best, You can be sure!

In response to More Memories's message:

How about G.C. Murphys candy counter just to the rear of the wide downstairs steps? Can you smell it? Go around the candy, past the handkerchiefs and then turn to go down the wide tan-marbled stairs divided with a rail, and walking striaght back, they had a bucking bronco horse, I think you put a dime in it, by the restrooms, and at Easter, pink, green, blue, yellow colored "peep peeps" (baby chickens) in a long bin against the wall by the toys; riding the elevator in Troutman's, with it's elevator man and his rounded stool, opening the wirey, rot-iron door first, then the outside elevator door, both for us to enter; The bras and underwear manicans in the window of some underwear store past Atkins--how embarrassing, yet giggley we kids would be pointing and laughing; riding the taxi cabs to town once in a while with thier 2 round kid's seats in the back that had fold down backs and then folded again to rest out of the way on the floor; frozen milky way bars from some store across from the library; YMCA swimming pool--the entrance was not in the front--you had to go around the front, part-way down the Fairview Hill and enter there; Mrs. Gilmore's "Andy Buckram's Tin Man", civil war reconstruction mural, Soviet Union "strip" films, she used to call them (we couldn't wait, til we saw they were film strips AND we had to take notes in the dark!!!!! Mr. Carmichael, Mrs. Daily, Miss Clark, Miss Shupe, Miss Reagan, Miss Meyers, Mrs. Phillips, Miss Treaher, Miss Slagel, Miss Guzeman (student teacher), Mr. ?????? who WAS the janitor that played Santa Claus, and everyone loved????? In 7th grade, we had to walk to the Jr High building for swimming and in the winter, we'd walk back down to Cameron, combing our wet hair and the comb would have snow on it, even if it wasn't snowing; Mickey Mouse coming to the Orpheum Theater one Saturday and selling Mickey Mouse ears; Bobby Hanks at WCVI and the Hit Parade Lists you could get at Atkins; The Colonial Building with the Corner Bar, the Apartments, Marsh's Barber Shop, Newmeyers Store where you could sit down and have a soda (ice cream plus pop), the shoemaker's store and the wall there where the big boys would sit and the teenage girls would walk past and flirt with them--one was Bunny and her sister(?) Sonnie? The army tanks kept at the armory, the soldiers marching on Pittsburg Street and singing cadances while jogging; The victorian house at the corner of East Green and Race Street with a wrap-around porch; walking down the hollow, up the dirt cemetery road, past the moseleum, then running the rest of the way to the top east park entrance, running uncontrollably down that hill to the playground programs every Thursday night.