The Crawford Store

11/02/2026

What do you get when you mix a charcuterie board in the shape of an ugly sweater, holiday drinks, a 50% off sale, and one creepy waving storefront Santa Claus? The amazingly popular annual Ladies Day Out 2026 in Downtown Meadville!

The Crawford Store, at the Crawford County Historical Society, is literally PACKED with new merchandise, great gift ideas, holiday decorations, and fantastic sales to make your holiday season start off right.

Stop by for:

-50% off select books
-Gift Card Sale - Buy $25 in gift cards to our shop and get an additional $5 card free!
-Free gift for all shoppers spending $50 or more
-Free beverages and ugly sweater charcuterie (who doesn't like a good cheese board?)
-Shiny Brite Ornaments in Stock!
-All shoppers will receive a coupon for 20% one item next visit
-Crystal Crawford County ornaments available for the first time
-Much Much More!

We're located at 869 Diamond Park - see you then!

10/31/2026

10/31/2026

Introducing New Merchandise: Crystal Crawford County Ornaments

Remember your childhood every time the Christmas lights glow through these crystal ornaments of Crawford County’s most beloved landmarks! Each glass ornament is individually packaged in gift boxes and ready for giving. This limited series of Cruz Dragosavac designs are 3.35 inch memories of Crawford County’s past and will be available while supplies last!

Featuring:
The Blue Streak
Mount Hope (Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum)
David Mead Log Cabin
Drake Well (We know it’s just over the line, but it’s honorary Crawford!)
Meadville Market House
Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad
Pymatuning Spillway
Riverside Inn
Complete Sets of 8 available!

Get yours here: https://crawfordhistorical.square.site/shop/crawford-ornaments/EMQCAVMW5C5ICGSDPUOSWODY?mc_cid=f09fb9b3b5&mc_eid=cea5bfc4ce

10/30/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) - Citizen Reporters: S. S. McClure, Ida Tarbell, and the Magazine That Rewrote America

A fascinating history of the rise and fall of influential Gilded Age magazine McClure’s and the two unlikely outsiders at its helm―as well as a timely, full-throated defense of investigative journalism in America

The president of the United States made headlines around the world when he publicly attacked the press, denouncing reporters who threatened his reputation as “muckrakers” and “forces for evil.” The year was 1906, the president was Theodore Roosevelt―and the publication that provoked his fury was McClure’s magazine.

One of the most influential magazines in American history, McClure’s drew over 400,000 readers and published the groundbreaking stories that defined the Gilded Age, including the investigation of Standard Oil that toppled the Rockefeller monopoly. Driving this revolutionary publication―a cornerstone in the history of journalism―were two improbable newcomers united by single-minded ambition. S. S. McClure was an Irish immigrant, who, despite bouts of mania, overthrew his impoverished upbringing and bent the New York media world to his will. His steadying hand and star reporter was Ida Tarbell, a woman who defied gender expectations and became a notoriously fearless journalist. Through McClure’s, they cemented investigative journalism’s crucial role in democracy and introduced Americans to the voices of Willa Cather, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, and many others.
Tracing McClure’s from its meteoric rise to its spectacularly swift and dramatic combustion, Citizen Reporters is a thrillingly told, deeply researched work of American history and biography of a powerhouse magazine that forever changed American life. It’s also a timely case study that demonstrates the crucial importance of journalists who are unafraid to speak truth to power.

Gilded Age History: Go behind the scenes of the investigation that toppled the Rockefeller monopoly and provoked the fury of President Theodore Roosevelt.

A Biography of Muckrakers: Discover the improbable partnership between S. S. McClure, an ambitious Irish immigrant, and Ida Tarbell, the notoriously fearless reporter who defied gender expectations.

A Free Press in Democracy: Learn how McClure’s cemented the crucial role of speaking truth to power and forever changed the landscape of American journalism.

Landmark Literary History: Trace the magazine’s meteoric rise and see how it introduced Americans to the iconic voices of Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, and Arthur Conan Doyle.

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here: https://crawfordhistorical.square.site/product/citizen-reporters-s-s-mcclure-ida-tarbell-and-the-magazine-that-rewrote-america/OA6Q56GV3SXUYVKFCYVAW7TT

10/28/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) - Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time: How Mamie Fish, Queen of the Gilded Age, Partied Her Way to Power

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the author of Madame Restell and Get Well Soon, a biography of Mamie Fish that explores how women used parties and social gatherings to gain power and prestige.

Marion Graves Anthon Fish, known by the nicknames “Mamie” and “The Fun-Maker,” threw the most epic parties in American history. This Gilded Age icon brought it all: lavish decor; A-list invitees; booze; pranks; and large animal guest stars. If you were a member of New York high society in the Peak Age of Innocence Era, you simply had to be on Mamie Fish’s guest list. Mamie Fish understood that people didn’t just need the formality of prior generations — they needed wit and whimsy.

Make no mistake, however: Mamie Fish’s story is about so much more than partying. In Glitz, Glam, and a Damn Good Time, readers will learn all about how Fish and her friends shaped the line of history, exerting their influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings. In a time when women couldn’t even own property, let alone run for office, if women wanted any of the things men got outside the home—glory, money, attention, social networking, leadership roles—they had to do it by throwing a decadent soiree or chairing a cotillion.

To ensure people would hear and remember what she had to say, Mamie Fish lived her whole life at Volume 10, becoming famous not by playing the part of a saintly helpmeet, but by letting her demanding, bitchy, hilarious, dramatic freak flag fly. It's time to let modern readers in on the fun, the fabulousness, and the absolute ferocity that is Ms. Stuyvesant Fish—and her inimitable legacy.

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here: https://crawfordhistorical.square.site/product/glitz-glam-and-a-damn-good-time-how-mamie-fish-queen-of-the-gilded-age-partied-her-way-to-power/4KAD7LQIESEZUPRP36QILW4B

10/27/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) -
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks 1000-Piece Puzzle

Inspired by Richard Scarry’s bestselling classic children’s book Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, this puzzle promises hours of challenging fun! As you assemble each of the 1000 pieces, you’ll see a lineup of Busytown vehicles, from an alligator car to Lowly Worm's iconic Applecar. With a finished size of 20 x 27 inches, this puzzle will let you rediscover the whimsical spirit of Richard Scarry's busy, busy world.

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here:
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10/26/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) - The Nature of Our National Parks

Follow along as one young adventurer embarks on an epic road trip to discover the breathtaking beauty of every national park in the United States

Which park is home to the driest, lowest, and hottest landscape in America? Where can you find lots of mountain goats and more glaciers than anywhere else in the lower 48 states? And what would it be like to journey through all 63 national parks in one incredible adventure?

That's exactly what our young adventurer sets out to do—packing up an old camper van and hitting the road, traveling from Acadia to the Everglades, Death Valley to the North Cascades, Hawaii Volcanoes to Alaska’s Denali, and every other park in between. Inspired by a true story, The Nature of Our National Parks shares detailed insights into each park’s unique flora, fauna, and geographic formations alongside kid-friendly hikes and insider tips that make every destination exciting and accessible for families.

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding with this beautifully illustrated and comprehensive book that inspires readers of all ages to explore, learn about, and connect with America’s national parks. With all kinds of trip recommendations for every park and hundreds of fun facts about the fascinating species found across our country, you’ll be motivated to immerse yourself in our wild, magical lands.

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here:
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10/25/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) - American Scary: A History of Horror, From Salem to Stephen King and Beyond

From the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ultimately, culture—from the taut, terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the grisly, lingering films of Jordan Peele

America is held captive by horror stories. They flicker on the screen of a darkened movie theater and are shared around the campfire. They blare out in tabloid true-crime headlines, and in the worried voices of local news anchors. They are consumed, virally, on the phones in our pockets. Like the victims in any slasher movie worth its salt, we can’t escape the thrall of scary stories. In American Scary, noted cultural historian and Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber takes the reader to the startling origins of horror in the United States. Dauber draws a captivating through line that ties historical influences ranging from the Salem witch trials and enslaved-person narratives directly to the body of work we more closely associate with horror today: the weird tales of H. P. Lovecraft, the lingering fiction of Shirley Jackson, the disquieting films of Alfred Hitchcock, the up-all-night stories of Stephen King, and the gripping critiques of Jordan Peele. With the dexterous weave of insight and style that have made him one of America’s leading historians of popular culture, Dauber makes the haunting case that horror reveals the true depths of the American mind.

"America is the world's biggest haunted house and American Scary is the only travel guide you need. I loved this book." —Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House and The Final Girl Support Group

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here: https://square.link/u/WeR9Xodq

10/24/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society) - Botany: The Board Game!

Experience the thrill of the hunt in Botany: the ultimate Victorian flower collecting game for 1 to 5 botanists. Take on the role of a plant hunter in the Victorian Era as they travel the world in search of fame, fortune, and the coveted Queen’s Prize in Botany. Each turn, players will move around the board to the locations designated on the Specimen cards in their hand. While they travel the globe, each player will need to manage their expedition funds, overcome events, and acquire items, crew, and pets to help them along their journey. Each time players return to their estate, they will add their live and pressed specimens to their garden and build garden features such as orangeries and conservatories. The player with the most points at the end of the game earns the Queen’s Prize in Botany and is the winner.

Get yours today at our store at 869 Diamond Park or by clicking here: https://bit.ly/Botany-cchs

10/23/2026

Today’s feature at The Crawford Store (part of the Crawford County Historical Society ) - Mister Rogers Sticky Notes

Hi, Neighbor! Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Sticky Notes can remind you to feed the fish or visit the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. This handy 3 1/4" X 4 1/4" booklet comes with plenty of message-friendly sticky notes and page markers featuring X the Owl, King Friday XIII, Daniel Striped Tiger and Lady Elaine Fairchilde. Leave a nice note for your neighbor! Each 3 1/4" X 4 1/4"booklet contains over 300 sticky notes of assorted shapes and sizes.

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