Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! What perfect weather for a Christmas open house.
I had wanted to take my family on an afternoon outing to the Conococheague Institute near Mercersburg to see the frontier buildings decorated for Christmas. But the boys came down with fevers, so I sneaked out during nap-time on [...]
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The residents of Downingtown ( Chester County) have a heightened sense of things that “go bump in the night” dating back hundred of years involving historical figures, battles and the underground railroad. Hundreds of ghost stories have been passed down throughout the years and paranormal groups, such as Downingtown Area Paranormal Investigators (DAPI) have come together to investigate [...]
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Recently friends from Portland, OR visited my husband Dave and me. Architects like Dave, they wanted to see some of the architecturally interesting highlights of Pittsburgh. We printed out guides from Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and headed Downtown for a walking tour.
We started in the Cultural District on Penn Avenue—the Penn-Liberty area is designated [...]
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