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Small Town Noir is dedicated to recovering the life stories behind mug shots from the vanished golden age of one American town.
The men and women in these mug shots are nobody special, but they saw things that none of us will ever see. They were all arrested in New Castle, a small town in western Pennsylvania, right over by the Ohio border. It was once one of the most industrially productive cities in America, but all that’s gone now.
At the beginning of the 20th century, New Castle was a boom town – its population almost tripled between 1890 and 1900 as thousands of immigrants from Europe and across America arrived to work in its tin plate mills, steel factories, ceramics works, foundries and paper mills. The depression of the 1930s hit the town as hard as anywhere else, but world war two and the Korean war kept its manufacturing base going. The population peaked at 48,834 in 1950, but it was downhill from there. Today, around 28,000 people live in New Castle. The unemployment rate is twice the national average.
The mug shots on this site date from the 1930s to the 1950s – from the temporary slump of the great depression to the terminal slump that followed Korea. Those decades also happen to correspond to the classic era of American crime cinema, from the Warner Brothers gangster movies of the 1930s to the noirs of the 1940s and 1950s, and the faces in the photographs wouldn’t look out of place in the background of any thriller from Little Caesar in 1931 to Touch of Evil in 1958.
I write another blog, The Unsung Joe. It’s about unknown extras and bit-part players in old Hollywood films — the kind of people who played the waiters, the cab drivers, the passers-by in the street. It’s surprising how much you can find out about them, about their hopes for their careers, about their disappointments, their tragedies and their joys. Then again, they lived in Hollywood at a time when it was the centre of the imaginative life of most of the western world, and anything that happened there was reported in gossip columns, magazines and newspapers wherever English was spoken.
That was never the case with New Castle. However, the New Castle News - the local paper, still going today – diligently recorded the goings-on in the town and made sure that its readers knew who had visited whose house for dinner, who had been sent to war, who had drunkenly crashed their car, who had gone to jail. The record is patchy, of course, but it’s possible to piece together some of the stories of the people who were arrested all those decades ago and, in doing so, catch a glimpse of what life was like in that long-gone town.
Diarmid Mogg
Diarmid,
I was surprised to see a photo (mugshot) of my grandfather, Louis DeLuria here. Can you please tell me how you came about this information, and the story that goes with the photo? I would greatly appreciate any information you can supply. Thank You.
Julie
July 27, 2010 at 12:31 am
Julie,
Thanks for getting in touch. It’s always wonderful to hear from a relative of one of the people I’ve researched! I’ll e-mail you with the full newspaper stories that mention your grandfather.
Diarmid
July 27, 2010 at 12:59 am
I have been a fan on Flickr for a year or so, and now I can become a fan of the blog. Your writing is clear, concise, and powerful; your research is top-notch; and your heart is always open. A respectful journey into, as you say yourself, things that none of us will ever see.
August 18, 2010 at 12:10 am
Thanks, Kendall. Very good of you to drop by – it’s always good to know someone’s reading this stuff!
August 18, 2010 at 11:30 am
Excellent work, Diarmid! So many of these read like they should be the basis for screenplays, or subplots in screenplays–do you have that in mind down the road, or is it my job?
August 21, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Michael – I’d love it if you were to use any of these stories in fiction of any sort. Feel free!
August 21, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Diarmid-
I Love your blog. As someone who does a lot of reading,enjoys good writing and attempts to write some himself the twists your stories take are inspiring.
Cheers,
-Rick
September 1, 2010 at 12:32 am
That’s really great to hear, Rick. Thanks!
Also, I checked out your blog – what a lot of interesting music. I’d encourage anyone reading this to head over there and treat themselves to some good times: http://realdeepblues.blogspot.com/
September 1, 2010 at 9:13 am
Hey there, Diarmid,
Thanks very much for all the work that must go into this blog. It’s one of my favorites!
September 7, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Really? That’s excellent! Keep dropping by; there’s lots more unfortunates still to come – I’ve got an interesting selection of female transgressors that I’ll post over the coming weeks in the interests of evening up the gender balance around here.
Thanks for saying you like the stories.
September 7, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Fascinating stuff! Are you from New Castle? If not how did you manage to choose my hometown for your blog?
It’s rumored that there is a lot of mob and gangster history in New Castle. Have you ever run into that?
September 15, 2010 at 9:17 pm
I’m not from New Castle; I’m from Scotland. I’ve ended up writing about the town mostly by chance – the mug shots from New Castle that you can buy online tend to come with complete arrest information, and the New Castle News archive is full of all sorts of details about the lives of the old townspeople, criminals and regular folks alike. As I started to research the stories, I got more and more interested in New Castle’s history, and finally decided it would make a great theme for a blog.
The full story should be in the New Castle News within the next couple of weeks – a reporter from the paper just interviewed me, and the piece will be published soon. I’ll post a link here when it is…
As for the mob, yes, I found out some stuff in connection with the mug shots of a couple of Italian guys, which I’ll publish later on. If I remember correctly, they were tangled up in numbers running and that sort of thing rather than anything to do with narcotics or violence.
September 15, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Hi,
I’m a french art student living in Brussels.
I’d like to thank you for the blog and I ‘d like to know about the status of these mug shot.
I’m looking for this type of mug shots for a work, so I’d like to know if the site content is protected or free of rights.
You can contact me for further informations.
Thank you
November 10, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Thom – thanks for writing. I’ll e-mail you to talk about your ideas, but, essentially, you’re welcome to use the photographs in your art. Of course, I’d appreciate it if you were to credit Small Town Noir and/or Diarmid Mogg as the source. I’m looking forward to seeing what you do!
November 11, 2010 at 8:42 am
Hi Diarmid,
I’ve written you before, long ago, to express my appreciation for Unsung Joe. It is and has always been one of my favorite blogs and I look forward to each entry. Somehow I’d missed the start of smalltownnoir, but I’m looking forward to reading the posts. Most especially because I have a consulting client in New Castle and have spent quite a bit of time there. Thank you for all your hard work.
November 28, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Thanks for dropping by, Rob – it’s an honour to have you.
December 1, 2010 at 2:36 pm
hello there diarmid, my name is carlos and just wanted to say that i looove your blog/site,its very addicting,i still have to check the unsung joe one,thanks for all your research, i find all this kind of stuff fascinating,had one question,are some of the articles without mug shots or is there something wrong with my computer? thanks again for posting these great stories!!!!
January 22, 2013 at 5:18 am
Hi Carlos – thanks for your comment; it’s good to know you like the blog. There are no posts without pictures, so I can’t think why you’re not seeing some of them. No one else has mentioned it, and I’ve never come across one with a picture missing. Perhaps your browser is out of date or something? Try a different, new, browser and see what happens. If there’s still a problem, let me know and I’ll look into it…
January 22, 2013 at 2:35 pm
great site, fascinating stories that brings to light stories we would never normally hear, and people who would normally be forgotten. and you bring a good sense of understandingn and insight that gives the town and its people some dimensions. Suprisingly you are not even from small town America.
thanks, keep them coming.
February 13, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Thanks very much. I have a box full of these photographs, so I should be able to keep them coming for a while yet. Glad you’re enjoying them.
February 15, 2011 at 8:45 am
Love this blog! Just found it. I’m from Greensburg Pennsylvania originally, but now live in Ireland (and working as a photographer). You have a great way of writing these people’s stories in a film noir fashion. It should be a book!
March 3, 2011 at 8:45 pm
Thanks, Lisa. You’re very kind. I hope your memories of Pennsylvania are nothing like the stories I’ve been writing about!
March 3, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Thank you for this blog. It’s the closest thing to time travel going; history you can project your imagination into.
Once we pulled down a wall in a house and found a newspaper article printed ninety years earlier to the week, a report of a woman who walked into Boston common and slit her wrist. The article hinted at a fall into poverty and despair.
This blog gives me the same sensation as that discovery, a connection to the past through empathy and the human condition.
March 8, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Sean – I know what you mean about that strange feeling you can get from awful old stories that you stumble across. I’m glad this blog is giving you some of that. Thanks very much for writing.
March 11, 2011 at 10:07 am
Great articles. You have referenced my late father, Police George S. Sigler from the NCPD in numerous articles. My father was an officer with the NCPD from 1936 until 1966, when he became Sheriff of Lawrence County. He served as Sheriff from 1966 until retirement in 1989. My mother, Mary Jane Sigler was also an officer with the NCPD from 37 years, retiring in the late 1980′s.
March 8, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Bette – I’m very glad you wrote. I keep coming across your parents in old copies of the New Castle News and I’d wondered whether they were married, so it’s good to have that confirmed! I expect George will feature in many more stories. I’m pretty sure there are a few mug shot stories that I’ve done some preliminary research on where he, rather than the person who was arrested, is the most interesting character.
March 11, 2011 at 11:09 am
This is an amazing site ! It is unbelievable what people will throw away. I have sent a link to some of my old New Castle buddies. Great job!!!
March 11, 2011 at 4:16 am
Thanks Scott! It’s always good to hear from someone with connections to New Castle – I figure that, if they like the stories, I’m probably on the right track.
March 11, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thanks for putting this together. Good job and I look forward to future posts.
April 1, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Thanks, John. There’s plenty more to come!
April 2, 2011 at 12:27 am
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I just discovered Small Town Noir as well as Unsung Joe. I love it! I have read every last word of both blogs and look forward to reading more. I notice that you haven’t updated Unsung Joe since late last year. Any chance you’ll be picking this up again?
April 19, 2011 at 6:22 pm
Very glad you like the blogs. The Unsung Joe is on a little bit of an extended hiatus at the moment, as I’m burrowing deep into New Castle lore and everything else, even that wonderful world of golden age Hollywood, seems a little less enthralling than before. But it’s not done with by any means – I’ve got a few interesting old walk-on actors to write up, and I hope to get around to them some time towards the end of the year. (I think of it as season 2…)
Small Town Noir will continue to be updated every Thursday, like normal. Got some good ones coming up.
Thanks again for writing. It means a lot.
April 19, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I can not find news about a plane crash on the south side of New Castle. It was in the mid 50′s on Hamilton St. A plane crashed into a General Store. I hope you can help me find a news article or something.
Thank you, Chris
May 21, 2011 at 3:08 am
Hi Chris – You’re right. A US Air Force T-33 jet crashed into the Wasilewski general store on Hamilton street on the evening of 25 July, 1956. The New Castle News wrote: “The plane sheared off a tree in nearby Gaston Park, plowed through the south side of the Wasilewski Bldg, Carl and Hamilton streets, and burst into flames. Only two walls of the building remain standing today.”
The crew were on a training mission when the aircraft developed generator trouble and lost its electricity and radio system. They said that they searched for a safe place to land until they were almost out of fuel, and ejected after trying their best to ensure that the plane would miss the city. Obviously, their best was not quite good enough…
The owner of the store, Walter Wasilewski, and the only customer at the time, a Mrs Bockum, went outside when they heard the noise of the plane’s engines and were standing by the building when the plane hit it. They were uninjured.
Apparently, several thousand people jammed the streets near the scene of the crash, hampering the rescue and fire-fighting operations. Were you one of them?
I’ll e-mail you the PDFs of the newspaper pages. Thanks for alerting me to the story!
May 23, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I remember the evening it happened and my dad (USAF man) wanted to go see what it was about . (WKST made it well kown that it had just happened.) We got into the neighborhood, but realizrd we would be in the way and didn’t try to get close, so went back home. I remember the news paper headlines, but was young then. If you have NC News articles, I would love to see them. Thanks for the post!
July 2, 2011 at 2:08 am
ED, I googled New Castle News plane crash 1956. I found articles but the only New Castle News article I received was from Diarmid in a PDF file.
July 2, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Hi Diarmid. I just read the article about you in the New Castle News today. it was very interesting and led me to this site. I was a young boy and playing ball in the street with my friends when we saw the plane go down. We ran to the crash scene to get a closer look. One of the pilots who parachuted out of the plane landed in a ballfield where my brother-in law was playing softball.
That was a day to remember.
July 19, 2011 at 1:51 am
Hi! Glad you dropped by after reading the article! I visited the site of the plane crash when I was in New Castle – it seems that nothing was ever built on the plot after the crash. I saw the old steps that must have led up to the front door of the store. It must have been quite something to see it happen as a little kid!
July 19, 2011 at 4:25 am
I came across your blog while researching the death of my grandfather, George J. Shellogg. He lived his whole life in New Castle, PA. He died in early 1956 … I think around March. Our family always claimed that his death was an unsolved murder. He was a New Castle fireman, he worked on the railroad, and he owned a small “mom and pop” grocery store near the old fire station downdown. He lived on Delaware Ave. on the North Hill.
The story goes that he was working as a switchman on the railroad early one Sunday morning. When he failed to pick-up my grandmother, Frances Shellogg, for church that morning, she reported him missing. The police found him dead by the railroad switching station. The family always contended that he was killed for his money by someone who was riding the rails. When the police found his body, his cash was missing (money that my grandmother had given him that very morning), and he had blunt force trauma to the head.
Would you have access to any police or newspaper reports that would describe this incident? I would be most appreciative.
June 18, 2011 at 1:25 am
Hi John. I’ve read about the Shellogg case in papers from that year, and I would tend to agree with you that George was attacked. I’ll find the relevant pages and email the PDFs to you early next week.
June 18, 2011 at 8:39 am
Hi Diarmid.
I am a fan of your unsung joe site. I read your last entry with the link to this site. What a great idea and entertaining content. Thanks.
Marc
June 28, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Good to see you, Marc! Glad you like it here, and thanks for dropping by!
June 30, 2011 at 12:37 am
enjoyed your blog great reading..
rab glasgow, scotland.
June 29, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Good of you to say so, Rab – drop by any time…
June 30, 2011 at 12:39 am
just wondering if you heard of floyd monaco from mohoningtown he shot a police officer in a drug raid years ago not sure what year the officer died and i believe floyd got life in prison but has tried for parole but i heard he screwed up filing the paperwork by just a couple days past the deadline. very good job on the blog
July 18, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Hi John – I haven’t come across that case at all. I’m still traveling in the USA, but I’ll check it out when I get home and see if it connects to any of my mug shots. Thanks for telling me about it!
July 19, 2011 at 4:22 am
Sorry I missed your visit to New Castle. There is an interesting news story concerning the shooting of a New Castle police officer in the 1930′s that I would like to share if you are interested. I’ve done extensive research on the officer and I have managed to obtain his badge among other items. Your blog is very interesting and well done and I have enjoyed visiting.
July 19, 2011 at 11:28 am
Hi – thanks for writing. I’m intrigued. I guess you’re talking about the murder of either Brady Paul in 1930 or Clarence Campbell in 1932. Or maybe even another one! I’m still traveling in the US, but I’ll e-mail you when I get back home…
July 19, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Neither of those well known stories sorry to say but headlines none the less. I’ll fill you in completely via email when you are home.
July 21, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Excellent! I’ll email you when I get back to Scotland.
July 23, 2011 at 4:41 pm
Hi Mike,
It’s Diarmid, the writer of the Small Town Noir blog. I’ve made it home from the States, so it would be great if you could write with some details of the police killing that you’ve been researching. I’m very intrigued…
Diarmid
July 26, 2011 at 4:39 pm
I still remember the night that may Dad was arrested. Before he and his buddy turned themselves in for the 1961 string of Burglaries, he gave me a small red plaster piggy bank and told me that if I worked hard and saved all of my money I could have anything that I wanted in my life. He passed away in 2004 and is buried as a veteran.
He was given the job of being a “nurse” in the prison infirmary while incarcerated and was released early never to be incarcerated again. He accepted the fact that “If you do the crime, you will do the time, nothing in life is free”. My Mother never recovered from the mental stress of those times. She suffered many years with severe mental illness and died 20 years ago as an organ donor extending life for two people with her kidneys.
My red piggy bank crashed to the floor one day but I have saved, became a Psychiatric Nurse and remembered that nothing in life is free, there is always a price to pay.
Can you forward me the information that you uncovered about the burglaries from 3 Aug 1961, 4 Aug 1961, 11 Sep 1961, and 25 Oct 1961 Penitentiary.
Thank You, Thomas Williams Jr.
July 19, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Thomas – thanks so much for sharing that story with me. It’s remarkable. I’d be glad to send you the articles I’ve found. I’m still in the USA just now, but I’ll email you when I get home.
July 23, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Diarmid – Thank you greatly for your kindness of sharing your research efforts with me. I have always intended to do this research myself, but I never got around to it. Little Tommy Jr. also may have also appeared in your search as he was hit by a car on Long avenue on his way to school that September 1961 – while his father was in jail. I’m glad that you did something creative with the mug shots that you obtained. There must have been a multi county release of this type old information as I had seen a similar auction for mug shots from Beaver County (south of Lawrence) on Ebay some time ago. I also find these things interesting and wonder about the past lives and what became of these people. I have a set of photos picked up at a yard sale that cover a number of years spent in Africa during the 40′s by a missionary woman – quite an interesting time in the Congo. I hope that you will continue to enjoy your interests.
Best regards Thomas E Williams Jr.
July 27, 2011 at 12:51 am
I love this blog!! I’ve always been really interested in old photos, clothing, books etc..This makes it all come to life. I’m going to add this page to my favorites and tell my friends about it.
I’ve lived in New Castle almost my entire life and as you were telling the stories – I was picturing the streets and sights of some of these places.
I think it would be fantastic to contribute to this.
I haven’t looked through all the pages yet but did you write anything about the murder swamp?
Thanks for sharing all the stories you found!!
July 20, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Thanks Liz – I’m really glad you like what I’ve written. You seem like the ideal reader of the blog! I’ve read all about murder swamp, and I’d like to include it in a mug shot post, if I can find a way to work it in…
July 23, 2011 at 4:45 pm
Love that someone is interested in these old stories. Is this West Pittsburgh area of New Castle talked about in this article?
July 23, 2011 at 5:15 pm
Hi Chris. I’ve come across stories that took place in West Pittsburg, but none that feature any of the people in my mug shots – at least, not so far…
July 24, 2011 at 4:10 pm
This is amazing. I think your work is very powerful on a global historical level. Very important. Thank you for saving this.
Will be in touch.
-The Eye
November 23, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Very kind words. I really appreciate them.
November 23, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Hi Diarmid…I wrote to you once and told you my great grandpa was gene buckley, the night desk sergeant who wrote so creatively about the crimes, criminals,and new castle. Sorry I missed you in new castle. Where did you say I could find entries in the police record from him? He was there about 20 years but it was beginning in1907 or so, before most of the crimes/mug shots I am finding now. Thanks if you could help me find it!
December 22, 2011 at 10:53 am
Hi Eileen. Good to hear from you again. I think that there’s a very good chance that the police dockets that your great grandpa Gene wrote still exist. If so, they’d most likely either be in the police department’s files or in the possession of the New Castle Historical Society. If you ask the police for the arrest dockets from 1907 to 1925 (and tell them why you’d like to see them!) they’ll probably be able to help. Please let me know if you find them. I’d love to see them some day…
December 29, 2011 at 4:31 pm
Diarmid – what a unique and mesmerizing blog! I stumbled across it just today. The images and stories are like parting a veil and entering into another world. It’s hard stop reading! I’m a professional editorial illustrator. I also collect vintage photographs (including a small collection of mug shots) and I occasionally including them in my work. I am currently working with an animator, we are combining talents to create moving illustrations. Would you be willing to grant us permission to use some of your posted images in the experimental work we are doing? You can see some of my work at my site http://www.mattwood.net – I am based in Colorado. Every face tells a story… what a great place to come for creative inspiration!
January 29, 2012 at 8:10 pm
Hi Matt. Sounds good! I checked out your work and I love it. I’ll send you an e-mail…
January 31, 2012 at 8:50 am
HI Diarmid
I am opening a gallery in Newcastle, England / U.K. (a possible reference to the naming of New Castle P.A.?) … would you consier exhibiting your photos and the storys you have found in a show here ? e:mail me your thoughts and we can take things from there
Thanks
Ali @ Ouse Stret Arts Club
February 27, 2012 at 11:18 am
Thanks for writing. I’ll get in touch and we can sort something out.
February 27, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Diarmid,
Your blog is one of my favorite things to read. Your research is the standard of excellence, but your story telling makes this a work of art. I truly love the stories that carry on after the event of the crime – such as going on to be a war hero or growing old with no other incident, or even the ones that get into more trouble. You allow me to follow someones life and see into their souls. Thank you for providing me many hours of enjoyment!
March 2, 2012 at 7:44 am
Thanks, Jason! I’m glad to hear you like the stories. Researching the lives of these people is one of my favourite things to do – it’s like a strange, voyeuristic scavenger hunt, and you never know what you’re going to find out next. (Although there’s a good chance that it’ll be pretty depressing.)
Thanks again for writing. I really appreciate it.
March 2, 2012 at 8:32 am
Hi Diarmid
Wonderful project! My name is Dennis Mohr from Toronto, Canada. I’m friends with Mark Michaelson and producing an independent documentary film about mugshot photography. I’m wondering if I can talk to you more about the project?
Cheers & thanks again!
Dennis
March 3, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Hi Dennis – Thanks for getting in touch. Any friend of Mark’s, and all that…
I’ll e-mail you later on tonight. Speak to you soon!
Diarmid
March 3, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Hello Diarmid,
I’m writing to ask your permission to use some of these mugshots as the basis for an art project I’m working on – please email me and I’ll let you know more details. I will of course credit you, your site, and send you a copy of what I eventually do. Thank you for this fascinating and darkly beautiful pics!
March 26, 2012 at 4:34 am
Hi Zoe – Thanks. I’ll e-mail you later today.
March 26, 2012 at 7:39 am
Now this is impressive. No sarcasm here, either. Underrated, and not nearly as known as it should be, I feel not unlike a moneyless vagrant desperately longing for an overly-priced candy bar, then stumbling upon a winning lottery ticket someone tossed away.
thanks for the cool site, and the incredible efforts to create/maintain/expand its rule of the www roost.
Now a question: Are there any similar endeavors known, regarding Somerset County, PA, and specifically, the town of Windber?
Stunning site. A treat beyond words.
Rich
May 2, 2012 at 3:46 pm
Hi Rich — that’s a fine colourful lot of praise indeed! Thanks very much!
Sorry to say, I haven’t come across any mug shots from the Somerset County area, let alone any writing about them. The closest I’ve got is the mug shot of a guy called John Franell, who was arrested once in New Castle but was a native of Altoona, which is pretty close to Windber, isn’t it? Anyway, the story’s here: http://smalltownnoir.com/2012/01/19/john-franell-drunk-31-july-1957/
If you come across any old mug shots from Windber, let me know, and I’ll do what I can to help you research them, if you like…
May 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm
great blog! very interesting! where do you get your sources from? I would love to read the articles of the dates at the bottom of the blog about Ross Paswell. how do I locate each of those articles? thanks!
Elizabeth
May 9, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Thanks Elizabeth. I’ll e-mail you with some details…
May 9, 2012 at 5:29 pm
I’ve read them all and love the stories…the penalties..amount of money things cost along with the fines. All fascinating stuff from my home town. Thank you for realizing what you have Diarmid,
May 15, 2012 at 4:21 am
Thanks a lot, Frank. Now, if only someone would do something like this for MY home town…
May 15, 2012 at 7:23 am
Awesome blog! I’m from New Castle and currently live here. One small suggestion I have is the inclusion of the WordPress Search widget. It would be a very useful tool. Keep up the good work!
May 21, 2012 at 1:31 am
Thanks, Dave. Good idea – I’ve added a search box in the side bar. Hope it helps!
May 27, 2012 at 10:58 am
Diarmid,
Congratulations on such a fantastic blog! It’s rare to find such a combination of well presented research and vintage mug shots.
I wanted to touch base because I am the PA Commissioning Editor with The History Press – a traditional publisher of local and regional histories. You might be familiar with some of our titles in the region such as “Kill for Thrill” by Michael Sheetz and ” Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania” by Thomas White.
I’d be very interested in speaking with you about doing a book based on your blog. Please feel free to shoot me an email, and we’ll keep the conversation going.
Best,
Hannah Cassilly
May 25, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Thanks Hannah. I’d love to talk to you. I’ll send you an e-mail later today.
May 28, 2012 at 7:14 am
Your site celebrates the best and worst in the rest of us. Forget Hollywood.
September 3, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Thanks, John. Who needs Hollywood when you’ve got New Castle PA?
September 3, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Diarmid…very fun to see NC in print…i am from NC and enjoy reading about it…i will look forward to more. and you are correct…you could write a book…LOL
ron
September 27, 2012 at 5:31 pm
Hi Ron. Thanks for commenting. Glad you’re enjoying the site — if you stumble across any relatives here, let me know…
September 27, 2012 at 7:33 pm
Dear Diarmid,
I was in contact with you in late 2009 regarding my grandfather, Frank Siegel. You mentioned you may be doing a book. Has this happened? Could you shoot me an email as I am still in China. Blogs and different web sites tend to get blocked; as an example, I can’t access the photos on your blog.
Best regards,
Frank Siegel
October 2, 2012 at 2:48 am
Hi Frank! Good to hear from you again. Hope everything’s going well with you. Yep, the book is coming along — I’m waiting to hear back from people about it… I’ll e-mail you later on today.
October 2, 2012 at 7:31 am
Hi Diarmid – really love the exhibition in the Filmhouse right now, the images are very striking and so, so interesting. Fabulous, congratulations.
December 6, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Thanks! I’m so glad the Filmhouse let me show them there. I figured the arthouse clientele were likely to be among the more appreciative in town…
December 6, 2012 at 4:38 pm
hey diarmid,this is carlos, i ended up clearing my cache and cookies and that seemed to solve the problem that i was having about not being able to see some of the pictures on your site, thanks for the tip earlier!! the pictures are a absolute must when reading the story.
January 23, 2013 at 1:15 am
I’m blown away by this amazing blog. Cool photos and interesting storys. Great job!
March 14, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Thanks very much, Jenny! There’s a good few more to come…
March 14, 2013 at 8:38 pm