What clues can gravestones give us about a person or family now gone? See if you can match grave markers to brief Truby family bios.
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Tea for Three
Apollo’s news-loving ladies at Terrace & 7th kept each other informed at the turn of the century.
Where Simon Truby’s Kids Lived
The Apples Didn’t Fall Far from the Tree. All 9 of Simon Truby’s children stayed close to home once they reached adulthood. Here’s where they lived, and where their children lived too.
The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Growing Family of Simon Truby Technically speaking, Simon Truby was Apollo’s real-life farmer in the dell—especially when he stood on his property along today’s
Apollo’s Thriving Farm & the U.S. Agricultural Census
If you happened to live in Apollo from 1859 to nearly the turn of the century, a thriving farm was practically a stone’s throw away
Apollo & the Historic Sites Survey of 1980-81
In 1980, Armstrong County PA deployed a fleet of experts in architecture & history to scour the region looking for historic structures. Nearly 30 were in Apollo.
Truby Farmhouse Apollo PA 