We are building an immense puzzle in which we are fitting historic photos, post cards, biographies, geographies, histories, newspaper clippings, personal histories & interviews, obituaries, artifacts, & memorabilia all together to form huge portrait puzzle of this magnificent McKean County & Smethport area. The pieces do not come in a box. They are hidden in attics, shoe boxes, albums, and, of cou
rse, in our local museums. It is our job to find them and put them back together to built this GIANT PUZZLE! WE BECOME TIME TRAVELERS! Through the magic of the internet we can now weave all the past into a single, connected unit , a mural jig-saw puzzle in a way absolutely never possible in the past. This is not a book; its a creation that records and recreates our past so we can time travel through our streets and through our history and then back to the present. VERY much UNDER CONSTRUCTION
This is a long term project! We will be adding to this and expanding our giant tribute to McKean County for many years. There is lots of research involved with each additional piece that is added. We have LOTS of additional material (puzzle pieces) to add right now. YOU CAN HELP! Our PUZZLE PIECES (photos and information) come from all over. We simply scan the photos and photocopy the info. You can bring materials to Sany of our "Community Nights" and we will scan the material while you wait! The owner's name will be included under the contribution on the site. Wonderful photos have been EMAILED to us from all over. When you contribute materials or information we will add your name to the CONTRIBUTOR'S PAGE
