History Blog

Posted on December 07, 2025

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Posted on November 30, 2025

These young men look like they're having a good time. It's a photo of several members of the 1985 Bridgeport Hi...

Posted on November 23, 2025

Former City Clerk Judy Lawson, left is talking to the late Bridgeport Mayor Bud Hess in this photo from 1987. A...

Posted on November 16, 2025

Coming off of the school's first state championship, a look back at what is believed to be the second-ever Bridgeport...

Posted on November 09, 2025

This photo is from the 1971 Bridgeport High School football season and shows a bonfire taking place outside of the fi...

Posted on November 02, 2025

See anyone you know? These are the seniors from the Bridgeport High School 1961 football team. According to Hug...

Posted on October 26, 2025

Anyone know these young ladies? It is believed to be the members of the 1963-64 Bridgeport Junior High School cheerle...

Posted on October 19, 2025

This advertisment is from the mid-1990s when Hills was still a beloved member of the community a provided its a...

Posted on October 12, 2025

Although the exact date of this photo is unknown, it is showing a Bridgeport Pop Warner youth football team from deca...

Posted on October 05, 2025

This photo, perhaps from the 1960s, shows a legendary Bridgeport High School coaching staff for football. Top r...

Posted on September 28, 2025

This photo is from the 1971 season and it shows Phil Nicewarner (10) going in for a touchdown as Steve Stout (42) tra...

Posted on September 21, 2025

This picture taken from the Bridgeport High School 1995 Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook shows Mr. and Miss BHS for the 1994-95 scho...

Posted on September 14, 2025

Coach Randy Thornton is shown holding up a photo of what appears to be three muddy Indians football players while leg...

Posted on September 07, 2025

This is a photo from the 2004 Bridgeport High School yearbook showing the 2003 Indians volleyball team. Those p...

Posted on August 31, 2025

This is a photo from the 1970-71 Bridgeport High School Sports Banquet. Shown in the photo, from left, is Larry Burne...

From the Bench: For Those Clamoring for ...

For those who wanted it, you are going to get it. For those who said it would never happen in the regular season, well...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport's New Ambulance ...

This photo is from 1964 and shows the pride of the Bridgeport Fire Department - a new ambulance. The young man...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Reynoldsville Baptist Ch...

My family is among those who have fond memories of holiday hayrides with Reynoldsville Baptist Church to Christmas carol t...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Bridgeport's Beloved Connor ...

Bridgeport’s OG, or rather DOG, had a birthday this week. Connor, the beloved therapy dog and trusty sidekick of...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Take a Look at Our Variou...

If you are passionate about books and want to talk about them with like-minded people, the Bridgeport Public Library h...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Roz's Book Club's Blog Ne...

This month I am reviewing “The Miracle Among Us,” by Dr. Marc Siegel. This is especially appropriate durin...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
The Cyber Beacon: Christmas Spam - Not a...

A Short Story: “The Holiday Deal That Wasn’t” Maria loved Christmas. Every year she searched online...

Posted by Joe Earley