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Western Pennsylvania’s “Big Snow of 1950”
In November 1950, nearly three feet of snow fell on Geneva’s campus, shutting down the college and extending Thanksgiving break.
- Kae Kirkwood
March 24, 2026
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Kae Kirkwood
Kae H. Kirkwood '83, MLS is the archival librarian at Geneva College. Read more here.
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Before the Welcome Center: The George-Wylie House
Ever wonder what used to be on the lawn next to Alumni Hall, the site under construction to become the Dwight E. Wagner Welcome Center?
- Kae Kirkwood
December 23, 2025
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A Brief History of Old Main’s Stairs and Doors
Did you know there used to be a six-foot gap in John White Chapel's stage? Or that the Old Main door facing towards the Student Center had no outdoor stairs for its first 65 years?
- Kae Kirkwood
November 11, 2025
3 min read
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Geneva's History in Astronomy
Did you know that over 132 years before the College erected the John Paul Schaefer Memorial Observatory at the 33rd Street field (2013), Geneva students were fascinated by the subject of astronomy?
- Kae Kirkwood
October 14, 2025
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