Trafford History Trafford Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County

Trafford History

The Trafford Historical Society typically meets inside the Trafford Library on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM. Other events and speakers will be announced here and on Facebook.

Please join us on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, @ 6:00 PM in the Trafford Library.  Note the date changed due to New Year's Day taking place on the first Wednesday of the month.  

Last updated Dec 8, 2024 

Trafford's Oldest 250 Buildings

Trafford Map Project for Westmoreland 250: MAP HERE

Behind the numbers (map project).

2024 Articles and Posts

Jan 4, 2024 Henry Wynn $20 Bill

Jan 6, 2024 1954 Celebration photos  

Jan 13, 2024 BY Pond Ice Skating  

Jan 17, 2024 Lacivita's Beauty Studio  

Jan 20, 2024 Capets Army Air Corps  

Jan 23, 2024 Municipal Building 100 years  

Jan 24, 2024 James Joseph Mastroianni 100  

Jan 27, 2024 Ralph D. Wheeler III  

Jan 29, 2024 Henry Harrison Berlin  

Feb 2, 2024 Lexie Carter earns Eagle Scout 1931  

Feb 6, 2024 Remembering Wayne S. Greer

Feb 10, 2024 State Store

Feb 12, 2024 Louis Jenets building

Feb 14, 2024 Donald E. Lloyd

Feb 15, 2024 Troop 1 - 100 years ago

Feb 19, 2024 Kay Pasterick's Opinion

Feb 22, 2024 Tavern Owners

Feb 27, 2024 The Biggest Kid on the Mat

Feb 29, 2024 Big Mike Zeravica - Tavern Owner

Mar 2, 2024 Trafford Motor Company

Mar 7, 2024 Springtime Lunch - Tavern Owners

Mar 9, 2024 Eddie "Moose" Erwin

Mar 13, 2024 Crookston - Trafford Terrace

Mar 18, 2024 A.C. Scales and the Turnpike Killer

Mar 24, 2024 Shadow Woods

Mar 29, 2024 National Vietnam War Veterans Day

Mar 30, 2024 Famous War Veteran

Mar 31 - April 10, 2024 Who and When - recognize anyone?

April 11, 2024 Legion Baseball is Back!

April 16, 2024 Croatian Fraternal Union behind the bar

April 21, 2024 Shearer Building

April 24, 2024 Another Legion Baseball photo 

April 26, 2024 More Trafford High Cheerleaders

May 1, 2024 May Queen

May 14, 2024 Surprising Discovery

May 16, 2024 More E.E. Bandy negatives developed

May 29, 2024 Memorial Nationally Recognized

June 15, 2024 Triangle Bar

June 17, 2024 More Trafford high school football

June 20, 2024 Going My Way

June 25, 2024 New Video - Reflections of Trafford

June 29, 2024 Who are these guys?

July 6, 2024 Blackburn Then and Now

July 9, 2024 Blackburn Farm

July 10, 2024 Was Nikola Tesla in Trafford?

July 11, 2024 Bank Deposit Door Display

July 16, 2024 Bennie Westwood and his 'stache

July 22, 2024 Class of 1955 as Seventh Graders

July 24, 2024 Early McBride Theatre

July 26, 2024 Bus accident and early signage

July 30, 2024 AI Magic - who are these guys?

August 2024 Several photos from Joe Thompson in the 1960s

Aug 9, 2024 Trafford Rotary Sign

Aug 12, 2024 Remembering Frank Glendenning

Aug 15, 2024 Inspired by Bob Marker

Aug 16, 2024 Heintzelman Home & Edel Gift

Aug 28, 2024 The first opponent to face the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sept 6, 2024  Old Westinghouse Property Tour

Oct 20, 2024 Pioneer in Science Fiction born here

Oct 18, 2024 PART 1 Talking Trafford History Fried Jumbo Podcast

Oct 25, 2024 PART 2 Talking Trafford History Fried Jumbo Podcast

Oct 31, 2024 Bridge Dedication 1964

Nov 11, 2024 Veterans Day 2024 photos shared

Dec 6, 2024 The Tonsil Hospital

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Images of America: TRAFFORD   

This book was written by Don Cole and Andrew Capets

for the TRAFFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The book is available for purchase at Arcadia Publishing. Thank you!