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By Rebecca E. Rogers Jacqueline Rogers (maiden name Ragner) arrived in State College with Thomas Hunton Rogers in 1961 when the University hired my father to teach fiction writing in the English department. A Frenchwoman born in Gascony in 1924, … Continued

By Adrienne Ott On Monday, October 7, 2024, the State College Borough Council approved a $1.5 million construction loan for the State College Borough Redevelopment Authority’s adaptive reuse project of a former fraternity building in the Highlands neighborhood. Located at … Continued

By Star Campbell When you are out in the neighborhood, check out the new little library at 617 East Hamilton Avenue, in front of the First Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) church. The little library was designed and built … Continued

By Peg Hambrick Hearts in the Highlands is ending the year with a look backward.  Because the Highlands neighborhood experienced a residential building “heyday” coinciding with the development of Penn State, many “centenarians-plus” reside in the Highlands.  Not humans, but … Continued

By Shane McGinness The Highlands is one of the several neighborhoods in the municipality of State College. It is also a very large neighborhood. How large? There are approximately 60 named streets, alleys, roads, and avenues in the Highlands. That’s … Continued

By Anastasiia Popova Sergei Vasil’evich Utechin, a historian of Russian history at Penn State, resided in Highlands from 1971 to 1976, and that was probably the quietest part of his life. He was born in 1921 in the USSR, underwent … Continued

By Katherine Joyce Stuart H. Frost was a quintessentially Pennsylvanian muralist who left quiet traces of his genius behind him. He traveled the world, spreading his art to places as magnificent as Washington, D.C.’s Capitol rotunda, and spent many years … Continued

Here is a repost about Memorial Field from the Centre County Historical Society Encyclopedia. By Ronald A. Smith Memorial Field is the historic home of State College Area High School athletic programs and other community events. Once a farmer’s field … Continued

By Carol White and Linda White We have always been interested in the Manhattan Project, as our family was almost involved with it. We’d like to share the family story with you. Our Grandfather, Dr. Marsh W. White, was a … Continued

By Dina Liberatore The Highlands community is composed of such a diverse array of people – young and old; students, faculty/staff and retired persons; people who own homes and people who rent; people who have spent a lifetime here and … Continued