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It’s Lawrence Park’s 100th Birthday! Celebrate the Centennial with a special quiz about Lawrence Park’s Unique History: Xtine’s 20 questions

Posted on December 8, 2025 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan and Jaye H. Beebe * * * * * * * This quiz was written specifically for the Lawrence Park, PA community, to commemorate that township’s Centennial Celebration in 2026. Most residents of Erie County, PA … Continue reading →

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Check out the pre-Civil War Wood-Morrison House on Millionaire’s Row in Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 29, 2025 by xtinethewriter

Learn about one of Erie, PA’s beautiful historic homes, the Wood-Morrison House. Continue reading →

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Erie, PA Little Italy Quiz: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on February 27, 2025 by xtinethewriter

It’s time to shine up your little Italy knowledge and put it to the test, literally, by taking this 15-question quiz. Continue reading →

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Erie’s splendid “Illig House” continues to fascinate: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on February 15, 2023 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ February 15, 2023 People in Erie, PA continue to be awed by one of its most bewitching structures from the past, the Illig House. This image of the Illig House was captured in 2021. One … Continue reading →

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Observe the place where Daniel Dobbins built the ships that helped win the Battle of Lake Erie in Erie, PA: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on October 25, 2022 by xtinethewriter

By Christine Lorraine Morgan, October 25, 2022, updated 12/4/2025 THIS HISTORICAL MARKER AT THE FOOT OF CASCADE STREET TELLS A VERY ENLIGHTENING TALE OF ERIE’S BAYFRONT PAST. Erie’s bayfront is seeped in history ~ Check out these images showing where Daniel … Continue reading →

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Extreme HistoERIE Quiz: The Earliest Years of Erie, PA 1795 to 1884: Xtine’s 20 questions

Posted on May 22, 2022 by xtinethewriter

If you know who’s buried at the Wayne blockhouse in Erie, PA then take this quiz! Even if you don’t know, take the quiz anyway! Continue reading →

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“The Native Legend of Presque Isle: Sheltering Arm of the Great Spirit:” Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on April 9, 2022 by xtinethewriter

by Christine Lorraine Morgan ~ April 9, 2022 “It is said that Manitou, the Great Spirit, led his favorite children, The Erie Tribe, to the shores of this great inland sea where they fished its waters, hunted, and tilled the … Continue reading →

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Marvintown: A Beautiful Painting By Ida Heibel Shows An Idyllic Place From The Past In Erie, PA ~ includes a story about the old neighborhood as told by Marian Fromknecht: Christine’s Chronicles

Posted on March 21, 2020 by xtinethewriter

Journey to Marvintown, as shown in a historic oil painting by Ida Heibel from her childhood memories and a story by Marian Fromkneckt Continue reading →

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