Steubenville OH Archives - Appalachian History

The Dotey family’s going from riches to rags was a shocking example

Father preached economy incessantly, & frequently held Harry Dotey & his sister up to us as horrible examples of what happens to spendthrifts.

We know him as Dean Martin, world famous crooner. But he was born Dino Paul Crocetti, in Steubenville, OH, the son of Italian immigrants.

I told him I wanted this pin but had only 75¢ to pay for it. He suggested cheaper ones, but I said, “I want this very one. It’s for mother.”

The ‘Harding Bee Hive’ from Harding Junior High School in Steubenville, OH gives us the love story of Jimmy and Virginia.

All the sounds, sights & smells you picked up along the way, piece by piece, some you wanted to save, some you’d just as soon forget.