May Day on Mercyhurst College’s campus. 1933. As described in the Mercyhurst Collection: “The May Crowning was one of the graduation celebrations held along with a visit from the Bishop, special dinner, and Charter Day.” #EriePA #ErieHistory

These are all the breweries and malt houses listed in an 1873 Erie, PA business directory. #EriePA #InternationalBeerDay #ErieHistory

Erie's Hi-Lite Club was featured in the NAACP magazine’s The Crisis in 1957. The club was founded in 1954. #EriePA #ErieHistory

Map of Erie County, Pennsylvania, 1886. #ErieCounty #EriePA #ErieHistory (Source: University of Michigan Library)

“Investigate my easy tooth pulling methods.” Advertisement in the Oct. 19, 1918 edition of the Erie Daily Times. #EriePA #ErieHistory #History

Here’s what was playing at our local drive-in theatres, July 1965. From Erie Times News. #EriePA #ErieHistory