Category: My Genealogy Journey
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The Ohio Valley / Western Pennsylvania Personality Type: Tough Hearts, Sharp Humor, Quiet Depth
Explore the Ohio Valley and western Pennsylvania personality type: tough, funny, loyal, guarded, emotionally deep, and shaped by industry, hardship, and resilience. Read more
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Midland American Speech: The Accent You Thought Wasn’t an Accent
Discover Midland American Speech, the overlooked U.S. dialect often mistaken for no accent at all. Explore its psychology, history, identity, and hidden cultural influence. Read more
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Midland, Pennsylvania — Major Events Since 1900
(THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES.) 1905–1906 — Company town is created and incorporated.• 1905: Pittsburgh agent T.K. Miller buys land to establish Midland Steel Co.’s town site.• 1906: Midland is incorporated as a borough and developed as a company town for the Midland Works. Wikipedia 1911 — Midland Steel sold to… Read more
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My Mother’s Story: A Biography of Kathleen Louise Galloway (Dunlap)
n the summer of 1965, in the small town of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, a baby girl named Kathleen Louise Dunlap came into the world. She was the youngest daughter of James E. Dunlap and Annenia Dunlap (Anderson), and from the very beginning she was known for her bright spirit and tender heart. Read more
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Lincoln High School: Pride of Midland, Pride of Our Family
In Midland, Pennsylvania, there once stood a school that carried not only the weight of books and lessons, but the heart and pride of an entire community—Lincoln High School. To many, it was simply where they went to class. To our family, it was a thread woven through generations, connecting parents, aunts, uncles, and even… Read more
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The Catholic Funeral Service of Kathleen Galloway
The funeral Mass for Kathleen Dunlap was held at St. Blaise Roman Catholic Church in Midland, Pennsylvania—a place deeply woven into her life. It was here that Kathleen married her husband, and here that all three of her children were baptized. Returning to this sacred space for her final farewell gave the service a profound… Read more
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School – Midland, Pennsylvania
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School in Midland, Pennsylvania, was founded in the early 20th century as part of the Presentation parish, established in 1912 to serve the growing steel mill town. The school was built to provide local children with a faith-based education, blending Catholic instruction with traditional academics. By the… Read more
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Biography of Emedio Donatella (Donatelli)
Emedio Donatella was born on March 1, 1883, in the small mountain town of Ateleta, L’Aquila, Italy, to Francesco Donatelli, age 29, and Maria, age 23. He grew up in a large family, one of many siblings whose lives reflected both the joys and hardships of turn-of-the-century Italy. Several of his brothers and sisters passed… Read more