When church bells ring across Meyersdale on Feb. 19, they ll signal the borough s 150th birthday and the beginning of a year full of events to mark the occasion.
Donald Frederick Fuhrer, age 93, formerly of Pittsburgh, Meyersdale, and McVeytown, Pa., died on Feb. 5, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Don was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sept. 23, 1930, the son of Joseph Charles Fuhrer and Marie (Banze) Fuhrer. Don was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Joseph C. Fuhrer, Jr., and […]
In 1837, while in the custody of the Texas military, Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna, infamous in America because he commanded the Mexican troops that slaughtered the defenders of