A.D.White Research Society

11/03/2025

11/02/2025

What a great turnout for Trick or Treat at the Train Station today! Thanks to Carolyn Lee for passing out the treats and to Phoebe Armstrong from McKeever Study Library Association, Inc. for keeping us supplied!

11/01/2025

What a beautiful day for Trick or Treat at the Train Station today 2 - 4 p.m.! The photo might be vintage but the candy isn't!

10/29/2025

A Heartfelt Thank You from the A.D. White Research Society!

We are deeply grateful to everyone who supported us on the 2025 Day of Giving through the Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF).

Thanks to your generosity, more than $4,500 was raised to preserve and share the stories that make our region’s history unique.

Your gifts help us digitize family records, document early settlements, and make our research archives more accessible to the public. Every contribution—large or small—strengthens our shared mission to protect the historical legacy of Northern Washington County for generations to come.

So far, 2158 searchable pages are available on our website: all 4 volumes of Under the Sugar Tree, 38 issues of The Quill and 6 issues of Backward Glances. Your donations will keep the lights (and heat!) on while we continue this work!

If you'd like to be part of this effort, please reach out to us at adwhite@hky.com or (724) 507-6001.

From all of us at the A.D. White Research Society, thank you for believing in the power of local history!

The A.D. White Research Society, Ltd. was formed in 1994 by friends and fellow researchers of Mr. White to continue his work of capturing, preserving and sharing the rich history of Northern Washington County, Pennsylvania.Mr. Alvin Dinsmore White was born in 1894 and served as a longtime teacher an...

10/27/2025

Did you know three of our Board members also work at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village? L to R: Lisa Maust, Andrew Donavan and Jade Milvet enjoying this beautiful fall day!

10/25/2025

10/23/2025

ADWRS is proud to be a member of the Heinz Affiluate Prigram, so we’re curious!

10/22/2025

that the Miller One-Room School, now part of Meadowcroft’s 19th-century village, served students in Washington County until 1921?

Pennsylvania’s 1834 school law created districts in every township, ward, and borough to ensure all children had access to an education. In those early years, classes ran from May to August and November to April, giving farm kids time to pitch in during the harvest season.