Around 1844, a farmer named Simon Truby built a big brick house (photo above) that today is one of the oldest buildings in Apollo, PA, a town established in 1816. Every house has a story. And the Truby farmhouse has quite a tale to tell! To learn more about Apollo, the Truby family, and western PA history, visit these pages:
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This year — 2026 — marks the 10-year anniversary of this Truby Farmhouse website. But more important, of course, it’s also the 250th anniversary of our country. So this year I’ll be writing stories not only about the Truby farmhouse but also about my ancestor James Chambers, who was a private in the Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary war.
Please look around the site, and comment if you’d like. You might be surprised by what you can learn about our Pennsylvania past!
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