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2019.187.0002 - Can, Milk
A painted black milk can (one of two) from Phyllis and Vere Woods Dairy. Milk cans were used to store and transport raw milk before storage tanks and trucks.

Record Type: Object
2019.187.0003 - Bottle
A 8 inch clear glass bottle with label from Edinboro University of PA. Held "Sparkling Water" A round gold label says, "Congratulations Bruce 1992," probably referring to Bruce Baumgartner's Olympic Wrestling wins.

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2019.187.0004 - Bottle
A half gallon glass milk container. Writing in green says, "Woods Dairy, it's fresh as a daisy."

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2019.187.0005 - Bottle
Glass half gallon milk container. Labeled in red "Schruers Dairy, Edinboro PA."

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2019.187.0006 - Bottle
Three 7 oz bottles from Saegertown Beverages, "The Aristocrat." 2 are clear and one is green.

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2019.188.0001 - Horseshoe
A wooden case, 26 inches x 38 inches, containing horseshoes. In the middle is a black and white picture of a man, James M. Skiff. He was born on February 7, 1847, and lived most of his life in Edinboro as a blacksmith doing specialized horse shoeing. He is listed as having a shop on Normal Street in 1873. He died in 1924. A copy of a newspaper article states it was donated to the Edinboro Historical Society by his daughters Anna and Bessie in ...

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2019.188.0002 - Newspaper
A copy of a newspaper article dated February 10, 1944, talking about items presented to the Edinboro Historical Society by Anna and Bessie Skiff. They are to be stored in the Public School building. The Historical Society is "only a skeleton organization" at that time. Only the horseshoe collection is now located.

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2019.189.0001 - Program
8 x 10 inch paper program for the Dedication of two Historical Markers, Edinboro Grange and Sunset Camps, held at Lakeside, August 11, 2019.

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2019.190.0001 - Magazine
Collection of 9 magazines from Edinboro home about gardening including "Flower Grower" and "Better Homes and Gardens" from mid 1930's to early 1940's.

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2019.190.0002 - Magazine
Two teacher instruction magazines, 1933 and 1937. Found in Edinboro home.

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2019.190.0003 - Book
A 1906 book titled "The Human Mechanism, Physiology, Hygiene and Sanitation." Boyd W. Ghering is written inside but also the names Velma and Mytle Schruers. Perhaps it was first owned by him and then used at the Edinboro State Normal School in 1917 by the Schruers..

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2019.191.0001 - Sign
A 3' x 4' white wooden sign with red and blue lettering announcing the arrival of the Bicentennial Covered Wagon Train stopping in Edinboro on June 13, 1976. 60 wagon trains started in Blain, WA, on June 8, 1975, and followed traditional wagon routes. They stopped at towns and met up in Valley Forge, PA, on July 4, 1976.

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2019.191.0002 - Program
An 8 x 11 inch tan program booklet titled "Bicentennial Wagon Train Pilgrimage to Pennsylvania, 1975-1976." It is 32 pages long and explains the idea behind 60 wagon trains following the old routes to Valley Forge to celebrate the Bicentennial.

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2019.192.0001 - Map
A 24 inch x 18 inch paper map dated 1925 but redistributed in 2007. It is a contour map of various townships in Erie County and shows the locations of the one-room school houses.

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2019.193.0001 - Map
A 20 x 9 inch map showing the route of the trolley from Erie to Cambridge Springs. Copied.

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2019.193.0002 - Booklet
A 6 x 4 booklet with 7 pages describing the trolley route from Erie to Cambridge Springs with stops in Edinboro. Titled "The Edinboro Route" and published by the Erie Traction Company. This is a reproduced copy. Photos are creditied to Kupper.

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2019.194.0001 - Notecard
6 x 5 inch notecard and envelope addressed to Mel Daughenbaugh, Manager of the Holiday Inn in Edinboro. The note is from George Bush thanking him for making his event successful. Sent April 15, 1980. Possibly a presidential campaign event.

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2019.197.0001 - Booklet
A 9 x 11 inch black and white booklet written in 2009 describing the 132 year history of the Draketown Christian Church.

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2019.198,0002 - Envelope
A copied 4 inch x 3 inch piece of an envelope stamped by the post office at McLallen's Corners, PA, 1889. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. Melissa Reynolds in Logan, Kanses. The stamp has been removed.

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2019.198.0001 - Newspaper
A copied obituary of Barbara McLallen Kersletter from October 16, 2010.

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