~~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~~
Special
Feature Article
~~ OLD OVERHOLT: The
History of a Whiskey ~~
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Updated & Renovated December 10, 2005
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Old Overholt,
Part I
Introduction
George Washington Effectively Begins the
French and Indian War
The Overholt Family: From Bucks to
Westmoreland County
Descendants of Henry Oberholtzer
Whiskey as a Necessity
The Excise Tax and the Whiskey Rebellion
of 1794
Old Overholt,
Part II
Abraham Sees a Future in
Distilling Whiskey
Descendants of Abraham Overholt
A Whiskey of Quality and Character
Abraham Discovers Coal in the Region
A Reputation Spanning American History
Old Overholt,
Part III
Changes
Over Time
Grandson Henry Clay Frick
Modern Broad Ford and the Overholt
Distillery [circa 1935]
The Overholt Family Tree~~Karen's
Branches
Addenda, Part
I
Text of Legal Papers
RE: The History of the Overholt
Distilleries
Contents, Part I
Addendum A, B, C, D, E, F
Addenda, Part
II
Text of Legal Papers
RE: The History of the Overholt
Distilleries
Contents, Part II
Addendum G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O
Timeline
National and Economic
Events/Overholt Family Events
The 16th & 17th Century
The 18th Century
The 19th Century
The 20th Century [to 1935]
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Special
Feature Article
~~ Sons & Grandsons ~~
Sons & Grandsons
of Westmoreland County, Part 1
Articles &
portraits from old history books,
newspaper articles, etc.
Abraham Overholt - Henry Stauffer
Overholt
Jacob Stauffer Overholt - Christian
Stauffer Overholt
Abraham Overholt Tinstman - Benjamin
Franklin Overholt
Abraham Carpenter Overholt - Ralph
Overholt
Martin Overholt Overholt - James E.
Tinstman
Henry Vinton Overholt
Big Fire At The Overholt Distillery
(1905)
Sons & Grandsons
of Westmoreland County, Part 2
Articles &
portraits from old history books,
featuring:
Samuel Dillinger - The Overholt Family
The Stoner Family - The Fox Family
The Kline Family - The Loucks Family
Peter Stauffer Loucks - Col. Israel
Painter
John W. Painter - Joseph Lippincott
William J. K. Kline, M.D.- Dr. Nicholas
L. K. Kline
The Markle Family
Sons & Grandsons
of Westmoreland County, Part 3
Articles &
portraits from old history books,
featuring:
Gen. Joseph Markle - Cyrus Painter Markle
Shepard B. Markle - Shepherd Brown Markle
Cassius Clay Markle
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~~ Karen's Background
Story ~~
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Updated & Renovated January 5, 2005
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The Overholt
Family
Introduction
Life Stories
First Visit to West Overton
(1984)
The Overholt
Family Tree ~~ Karen's Branches, Page One
Introduction
Family Tree
The Overholt
Family Tree ~~ Karen's Branches, Page Two
The Overholt Family and West
Overton, PA
4 Photos of West Overton
The Overholt
Family Tree ~~ Karen's Branches, Page
Three
The Overholt Family and West
Overton, PA (continued)
4 Photos of West Overton
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In
Memory of My Mother
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Mrs.
Rose J. Fink
Birth
Name: Rosa Domenica
Plocido
(aka Rose Joann Overholt)
b. September 17, 1929,
Pittsburgh, PA
d. April 6, 2010, Tampa,
FL
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~~ West
Overton ~~
~~ NPS Report on West
Overton (1985) ~~
West Overton
Ranks as a Landmark in 1985
This National Park
Service Report led to
West Overton's rank as a Landmark (1985).
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~~ HABS Report on West
Overton (1990) ~~
Introduction
to HABS Report on West Overton
Illustrations from
HABS Report
Photographs of Pertinent Individuals
HABS Report,
Page One
Excerpts from HABS
Report, pp. 1-12
Karen's Notes
HABS Report,
Page Two
Excerpts from HABS
Report, pp. 12-26
Karen's Notes
Timeline
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~~ Reflections On West
Overton ~~
Reflections
on West Overton
Thoughts, Hopes
& Dreams
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~~ Jacobs Creek ~~
Winifred Paul
and Along the Banks of Jacobs
Creek
Highlighting
Author Winifred Paul and Her Book
A Letter From Winifred Paul
Contacting John B. Roose
The Town of Jacobs Creek, PA
The Jacobs Creek Watershed Association
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~~ Our Stauffer Cousins ~~
Our Stauffer
Cousins
Written
in collaboration with Thomas Ridenour
Drawing of Stauffer Farm & Mill
Drawing of Dexter Coke-Works
The Stauffer Family Tree ~~ Thomas
Ridenour's Branches
Map of West Overton Area
Stauffer Family History in Pictures
Stauffer
Family History in Pictures
Old Photographs of Stauffer Properties
Antique Photographs of Stauffer Family
Charcoal Portraits
Joseph R. Stauffer Obituary
Abraham K. Stauffer Obituary
Stauffer
Generations
The
Story of the Rev. Abraham Stauffer
Christian Stauffer Generational Chart
Stauffer Family Tree Web Sites
The Stauffer
Homestead House
Introducing the Stauffer
Homestead House
A Few Stauffer Generations
The Stauffer House in Pictures
Photos From June 18, 2005
Photos From May 17, 2004
Arranging a Visit
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~~ Aerial Photographs ~~
Broad Ford Views
Aerial
Photograph of Broad Ford Overholt
Distillery
Aerial
Photograph of Samuel Dillinger Distillery
Aerial
Photograph of West Overton Village
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~~ West Overton In The
News ~~
West Overton
in the News
Introduction
West
Overton News 2011
(coming soon)
West
Overton News 2010
(coming soon)
West
Overton News 2009
(coming soon)
West
Overton News 2008
(coming soon)
West Overton
News 2007
News Stories from
December 22 Back to July 20
West Overton
News 2007b
News Stories from
July 27 Back to January 17
West Overton
News 2006
News Stories from
December 17 Back to January 18
West Overton
News 2005
News Stories from
December 14 Back to January 2
West Overton
News 2004b
News Stories from
December 18 Back to June 29
West Overton
News 2004
News Stories from
June 29 Back to January 4
[plus special article from November 2003]
West Overton
News 2003
News Stories from
November 16 Back to January 16
West Overton
News 2002
News Stories from
December 8 Back to January 11
West Overton
News 2001
News Stories from
December 8 back to August 16
West Overton
News 2000
News Stories from
December 17 back to October 28
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~~ Broad Ford
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~~ Overholt Whiskey &
the Mellons ~~
The Famous
Case of Heiner v. Mellon
The Text of the 1938 U.S. Supreme Court
Case
Plenty of Questions & Notes on the
Side
1867 Atlas Drawing of West Overton
How to Order a CoDallas Newspy of the 1867
Atlas Drawing
Text of Letter from R. B. Mellon to H. C.
Frick
Documents From Historic Pittsburgh
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~~ HABS/HAER Report on
Broad Ford (1990) ~~
HABS/HAER-Broad
Ford
America's
Industrial Heritage Report on
The Overholt Distillery at Broad Ford
(1990)
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~~ Broad Ford Safari ~~
Broad Ford
Safari
Introduction
Photographs & Notes
Changing the
Course of History
Nomination
of Broad Ford for Endangered Status
Notification Letter from Preservation
Pennsylvania
Broad Ford in
the News
News Stories from
December 18, 2004 back to October 16,
2004
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~~ Broad Ford Seasons ~~
Broad Ford Geocacher
Photographs
by Geocacher "JimBat"
Living Green
Old Overholt Distillery Swinging Bridge
Cache
Geocaching - A Short Introduction
Broad Ford Autumn
Photographs
by Jeffrey Antol
Brittle Leaves Underfoot
When Yellow Brick Looks Burnt Orange
Off the Beaten Path
Broad Ford Winters
Classic
Photographs
Frozen Hush of Winter
Broad Ford's Youghiogheny River
History in Black and White
Brian Krummel's Forgotten Bridge
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~~ Broad Ford Aerial
Photographs ~~
Broad Ford
Views 2
Bird's
Eye Views from Virtual Earth and
Penn Pilot
Broad Ford
Views 3
More
Bird's Eye Views from Penn Pilot
Broad Ford
Views 4
Some
More Bird's Eye Views from Penn Pilot
Broad Ford
Views 5
Even
More Bird's Eye Views from Penn Pilot
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~~ Broad Ford Past &
Present ~~
Broad Ford
Aerial History
Historic Aerial Photographs from
Penn Pilot
Aerial Photographs from 1939
Photo of A. Overholt & Co.
Distillery Complex, c.1942
Aerial Photographs from 1959
Aerial Photographs from 1967
Thinking Over Lost Time and Times
So, How Much Is Left?
Graphic Showing Lost & Existing
Buildings
Exerpts from HABS/HAER
Report on Broad Ford (1990)
Afterthought:
The Conveyor Engine?
Broad Ford
Aerial History, Page 2
Aerial
Photos of Broad Ford Terrain from Penn
Pilot
More Penn Pilot Aerial
Photography
History and The Overholt Family
Curious Terrain, or Hey! What IS
that?
See More Photos
Broad Ford
Dismantled
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
Flickr Photographer Visits Broad
Ford
Bonded Warehouse D
Not A Perfect Rectangle
Warehouse Damage Exposed
When Walls Were Still Standing
Demolition Rubble
Overholt Distillery Row
Little Information from Shallenberger
Construction
Ages of Overholt Distillery Bricks
Lest We Forget the History
Broad Ford
Distressed
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
Flickr Photographer at Broad
Ford
Study of the Granary Building
The Building Has Two Faces
Granary Interiors
The Bonded Bottling House
Report of 2004 Fire in
"Cafeteria"
Bottling House Interiors
Future Location of Karen's Old Farm
Distillery?
New Fermenting House
Drying House & Machine Shop
New Fermenting House Interiors
Mystery of the Abandoned Sewing Machine
Broad Ford
Distressed 2
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
More From Flickr Photographer at
Broad Ford
Distillery Building Interiors
Studying The Fermenting Tubs
Mounting For A Copper Still?
Free Warehouse A -- aka, Machine
Shop-Fabricating Shop
Free Warehouse A Interiors
The Office Building
Office Building Interiors
The Grain Elevator
Trespassers Beware!
Broad Ford
Distressed Summer
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
Summer Shots From Flickr Photographer
Studies In Gold
On A Bright Summer Day
Distillery Road Warehouse
Free Warehouse A
The Bonded Bottling House In Summer
Distressed Bottling House
Study Of A Bridge Support
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~~ Broad Ford Forsaken ~~
Inside
Looking Out
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
Inside Looking Out
Inside The Office Building
A Track Runs Through It
Looking Toward The Light
Light & Shadow Inside Free Warehouse
A
Inside The Granary Doorway
Inside The Water Tower Supports
New Fermenting House & Attached
Buildings
Inside The Glow Of Past Glory
Inside The Ruins Of The Tax Paid Case
Warehouse
The Window As Art
Inside Looking At The Outside Green
Real Eye-Openers
Outside
Looking In
Pictures
by Flickr Photographer
cjb19772009
Outside Looking In
Outside At The Office Building
Still Outside Looking In
Outside Free Warehouse A
Outside The Grain Elevator
Outside The Granary
Outside The Water Tower Supports
Outbuildings
Outside New Fermenting House Closet
Outside The Bottling House
Looking In A Distillery Hallway
Graffiti At Hallway's End
Outside A Tunnel Looking In
Outside The Stack
RE: Temple Bricks
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~~ Broad Ford 2012 Spring ~~
Broad Ford
2012 Spring Exteriors
Pictures by a New Internet Photographer
Broad Ford
2012 Spring Interiors
Pictures by a New Internet Photographer
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~~ Samuel Dillinger ~~
The
Overholt-Dillinger Connection
Was
Dillinger Whiskey Another Overholt
Whiskey?
Samuel Dillinger
The Dillinger Obelisk
Sam Komlenic Discovers the Dillinger
Monument
The Overholt-Stauffer-Loucks-Dillinger
Connection
The Loucks-Dillinger Connection
From Public Squares to Pike Journeys: The
Story of the Wagoners
The Hixson-Dillinger Connection
The Baer-Dillinger Connection
The Dillinger Connection to Coal Mining
& Coke Works
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~~ Found Bottles &
Artifacts ~~
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Renovated October 22, 2008 ~~
Balach Found
Bottle
Borghoff
Found Bottle
(Updated
3-22-08)
Broad Ford
Overholt Distillery, c. 1942
Burfield
Found Bottle
Critchfield
Bell
Fred &
Ralph Overholt, c. 1949
(Updated
6-14-06)
Karen's Quilt
Square
Lion Found
Bottle (In a Portrait)
Martin
Overholt Headstone
Old Overholt
Clock
Overholt's
Orchestra
Ridenour's
Frick Checks
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~~ Overholser Family
Association ~~
August 5, 2006 -
Overholser Family Association 100th
Anniversary
Tales of Last
Year's 100th Family Reunion
From July 26, 1906 to the Present
Photos From the 100th Reunion
The Upcoming 101st Family Reunion of the
OFA (August 4, 2007)
Maps For Finding Your Way There
Updated ** Purchasing The Oberholtzer
Book ** 1-14-08
Postscript
Memoir:
Barbara Babst Ford
The Life and Times
of Barbara Babst Ford
Contributions by Stephen Ford
Photographs from Barbara's Life
Contributions by Jack Sholl & Dennis
L. Oberholtzer
Perspective by K. R. Overholt Critchfield
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~~ Our Family Cemeteries ~~
Alverton
Cemetery
30 Photographs
& Genealogical Data
Mount
Pleasant Cemetery
8 Photographs
& Genealogical Data
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~~ Deep Run ~~
Last Remains
& Family Plots
Reading
Headstones at Deep Run
Deep Run Photographs by John Lipman
Drawing of Old Mennonite Church of Deep
Run, PA
Searching the Pages of A. J. Fretz &
Barbara Ford
Excerpts From the Rev. A. J. Fretz
A Tale of Two Churches
Map of Deep Run Churches
The Lipmans Visit Deep Run ~~ And Take
Pictures!
Marking the Passage of Time
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~~ Karen as Author ~~
Photos of A
Tale of Stone Soup
St. Peter's Players Perform
Karen's Play
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~~ InterOverholt Memoranda ~~
InterOverholt
Memo (12-26-2005)
Best
Wishes to All & Happy New Year 2006
My, How Time Flies!
Registering A Trademark
Background Story
Going Into the Whiskey Business
Letter From the PA Liquor Control Board
The Story Continues On the American
Whiskey Trail
The Samuel Dillinger Distillery
Living With Scleroderma
Creating The Extended Overholt Family
Foundation
Conversation at West Overton
Spilling the Beans About the
"Original Recipe"
Spilling the Beans About My Trademark
Application
A Quick Tour of Abraham's House
David C. Overholt & The National
Trust For Historic Preservation
My Plan to Start a Small Family
Foundation
Hoping All Goes Well
InterOverholt
Memo (1-5-2005)
Critchfield
Family Portrait
From Season's Greetings to Happy New Year
Evaluating the Past Year in Light of Past
Years
Ghosts of Christmases Past
Changes for Karen's Branches
Fire at Broad Ford Overholt Distillery
Meeting John & Linda Lipman
Meeting Rick Sebak
New Web Pages & Those On the Way
A Belated Christmas Card to Everybody
InterOverholt
Memo (11-10-2003)
Autumn Greetings
Falk School Loses Its Theater Arts
Program
Actors Civic Theater Does Godspell,
Junior
Becoming A Playwright
New Web Pages Now Online
A New Look For Some Old Pages
First Contact! With Linda &
John Lipman
Update for Lion Found Bottle (In A
Portrait)
Two Updates for Balach Found Bottle
Future Plans For Karen's Branches.2
InterOverholt
Memo (8-13-2001)
So Much to Do . .
. and So Little Time!
A New Look for the Old Web Site
New Web Pages Added
Regarding Old Overholt Whiskey
Controversy Over Frick Archives
First Contact With the Riffle Family
Highlighting The Oberholtzer Book
Endangered Trees in Pennsylvania
InterOverholt
Memo (8-4-2000)
Busy Summer Months
News of Two Family Reunions
Upcoming Events at West Overton
InterOverholt
Memo (5-12-2000)
Unclaimed Property
in Pennsylvania
InterOverholt
Memo (4-28-2000)
Discovery of My
Uncle's Family
April 14th Visit to West Overton
Proposal For a Future Project
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~~ Research Articles ~~
Research
Entry #1
Beginning
My Internet Search
Overholt Family Origins
Research
Entry #2
Researching Henry
Clay Frick.1;
Henry Clay Frick: An Intimate
Portrait,
by Martha Frick Symington Sanger
Henry Clay Frick: The Gospel of Greed,
by Samuel A. Schreiner, Jr.;
Triumphant Capitalism: Henry Clay
Frick and
the Industrial Transformation of America,
by Kenneth Warren;
URL to autobiography of radical Emma
Goldman
Research
Entry #3
The
Overholt-Stauffer-Critchfield Connection
Three Checks From Henry Clay Frick
Along the Banks of Jacobs Creek,
by Winifred Erb Paul
Research
Entry #4
Two Books by
Kenneth Warren:
Wealth, Waste, and Alienation: Growth
and
Decline in the Connellsville Coke
Industry
and
Big Steel: The First Century of the
United States Steel
Corporation, 1901-2001
Research
Entry #5
Highlighting
Authors Mellon, Sanger and Perez
Thomas Mellon and His Times, by
Thomas Mellon;
The Henry Clay Frick Houses,
by Martha Frick Symington Sanger, Wendell
Garrett;
Breaker, by N. A. Perez
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~~ Be sure to
check back for new pages! ~~
E-mail
I would
be happy to hear from you! Thanks!
(new e-mail address) karen@karensbranches.com
(old e-mail address) kroverholtcritchfield@yahoo.com
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