By Randall S. May Kingswood & Beginnings During the heart of the great depression, Scott & Nellie Romesburg of Uniontown, Pennsylvania moved about 35 miles with their four children – Garnet, Mildred, Betty, and Scott Jr. – to a small farm owned by their family in the village of Kingwood. After graduating from Somerset High […]
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Laurel View Village has recently unveiled the results from their Creative Health Impact Grant (CHIG), a partnership between 1889 Foundation and the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance. Laurel View, a local retirement community, used their grant funding to facilitate the creation of mosaic benches along a nature trail. Residents had the opportunity to work alongside a
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1889 Foundation is delighted to announce that a Conemaugh School of Nursing scholarship has been set up by the Gerber family in honor and memory of their mother, Alberta Simpson Gerber, a 1947 graduate of the Conemaugh School of Nursing (Alberta is highlighted in her graduating nursing class in the image above). Although Alberta left
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On Monday, July 26, the 1889 Classic took place at Sunnehanna Country Club! It was a wonderful day of golf with a beautiful summer day for it. We are grateful to our presenting sponsor Conemaugh Health System/Duke LifePoint Healthcare, and everyone who helped make the event such a success. A gallery of photos highlighting the
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