As the most southern of northern cities in a state that bordered three slave states, antebellum Philadelphia maintained a long tradition of both abolitionism and fugitive slave activity. Although Philadelphia’s Black community lived in a free city in a free state, they faced constant threats to their personal safety and freedom. Enslavers, kidnappers, and slave […]
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PA Books: “Street Diplomacy” with Elliott Drago (2023)
PA Books: “Out of the Woods” with Ellen Williams
In the spring of 1861, as the nation balanced on the brink of the Civil War, a farmer from the Hudson Valley brought a pedigreed colt to his new home in the Cowanesque Valley of northern Pennsylvania. What were his intentions for the young stallion? For the next three decades, the stallion was controlled by […]
2020 PA Books: Out of the Woods
In the spring of 1861, as the nation balanced on the brink of the Civil War, a farmer from the Hudson Valley brought a pedigreed colt to his new home in the Cowanesque Valley of northern Pennsylvania.
2020 PA Books: Out of the Woods
In the spring of 1861, as the nation balanced on the brink of the Civil War, a farmer from the Hudson Valley brought a pedigreed colt to his new home in the Cowanesque Valley of northern Pennsylvania.
November 7: Exploring PA Boroughs – Wellsboro
Benjamin W. Morris bought all of the land in Tioga County on April 7, 1802, and built the first log cabin on the knoll overlooking Wellsboro, at the end of what is now Morris Lane. It’s believed that “Wellsborough” was named after Mary Wells Morris. She was the wife of Benjamin Morris, and the brother […]
2019 PA Books: Archaeology at the Site of the Museum of the American Revolution
When the Museum of the American Revolution acquired the land at Third and Chestnut streets in Olde City, Philadelphia, it came with the condition that an archaeological investigation be conducted.
Exploring PA Boroughs: Camp Hill
The borough of Camp Hill is in Cumberland County, across the Susquehanna River from Pennsylvania’s capital city of Harrisburg. The name “Camp Hill” is believed to stem from a split in a local church congregation. One faction of the church began meeting outdoors on a hill. During the Civil War, in late June of 1863, […]
PA Books: “Archaeology at the Site of the Museum of the American Revolution”
When the Museum of the American Revolution acquired the land at Third and Chestnut streets in Olde City, Philadelphia, it came with the condition that an archaeological investigation be conducted. The excavation that began in the summer of 2014 yielded treasures in the trash: unearthed privy pits provided remarkable finds from a mid-eighteenth-century tavern to […]
Exploring PA Boroughs: Waynesboro
Waynesboro is located in Southern Franklin County, only a stone’s throw from the Maryland border. The bedroom community’s culture and charm is reflected in the many businesses, restaurants, and community organizations.
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