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Watch this report about the barn where the mules lived that worked on the Erie Extension Canal 1844-1871: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 22, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Wow! Check out the barn that housed the mules working on the Erie Extension Canal 1844-1871 Continue reading →

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Local man has an eerie encounter beneath the underpass at 16th and Ash streets in Erie: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 22, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Learn what happened to someone who walked under an underpass and . . . Continue reading →

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Dr. Samuel J. Carter invented his Little Liver Pills in Erie, PA in around 1820: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 15, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Carter’s Pills started in Erie, PA back in the 1820s, read about it here. Continue reading →

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Famed Journalist Horace Greeley walked from New England to Erie County in 1830: Christine’s Chronicles.

Posted on April 11, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Horace Greeley’s parents lived in Wayne Township, Erie County. He walked there from New England in 1830. Continue reading →

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In the 1820s, Erie’s Dickson Tavern was that place where everybody knew your name in Erie: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 11, 2026 by xtinethewriter

By Christine Lorraine Morgan, April 10, 2026 Erie’s Dickson Tavern at 201 French St., accomplished some pretty amazing things during John Dickson’s time as owner from 1815 to 1831, including service to Lafayette during his visit to Erie in 1825. In … Continue reading →

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Commodore Perry’s Flag was created by Erie’s pioneer women during the War of 1812: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 9, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Most in Erie know about Perry’s flag that said “Don’t Give Up the Ship,” but how many of us know where that flag originated? Continue reading →

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Reviewing what was discovered at a burial site of the Erie Indian city of Rique, where present-day Erie, PA is located: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 8, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Reviewing some of the amazing artifacts that were unearthed at Rique, the Erie Indians’ capital at Erie, Pennsylvania, during the mid-20th century Continue reading →

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View these Erie, PA bayfront photos from 1986 featuring the Public Dock, grain elevator, railroad tracks and muddy conditions: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 2, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Get wow-ed by these 1986 images of Erie’s Public Dock and east bayfront area before it was developed. Continue reading →

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Take a photographic tour of the magnificent Galbraith Mansion in Erie, PA built in 1892: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 30, 2026 by xtinethewriter

Take a peek inside of this exquisite Erie, PA mansion that was built in 1892. Continue reading →

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Sample the flavor of Northwest Millcreek 10 years ago-Taki’s, Grasshopper, Pittsburgh Inn, Van Tuil, El Patio, Schickalay’s-they’re gone now: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 27, 2026 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan, March 27, 2026 In 2016 I started taking pictures to post on googlemaps. Thus I inadvertently created an extensive collection of local images in my computer and online that are fun to review 10 years later. … Continue reading →

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