…of Pennsylvania, was born to Gibson and Susan Elizabeth (Fahs) Smith at King’s Mill in West Manchester Township, near York, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 1854. His father was a grain,…
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…Pennsylvania Traveler” and “The Amazing Pennsylvania Canals.” He did this through the American Canal & Transportation Center, a family-run publishing company still in operation. The center’s Web site provides an…
…helped attach the name Kentucky long rifle to certain flintlock muskets. Well, many Kentucky long rifles were made in York County and elsewhere in Pennsylvania. For example, George Shumway’s book…
…War 150, pacivilwar150.com, has released a Pennsylvania Civil War Road Show 2011 schedule, listing the 22 Pennsylvania counties that will play host to a traveling exhibition in the first year…
Murray Schrotenboer gives private tours of the Fulton County tunnels on an abandoned stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and their inner workings. (See additional photos below.) Also of interest: The…
Hog maw is a popular Pennsylvania Dutch dish. Mount Royal United Methodist Church, near Dover serves it at hog maw/oyster community dinners. Their recipe is below. And below is a…
…Levi and learned to read Dutch. One day, Sprenkel heard 14-year-old John reading newspaper articles in Pennsylvania Dutch to customers in Pierce Emig’s Store. At that time, the dialect was…
…of powwowing, a faith-healing tradition the Pennsylvania Dutch brought to Pennsylvania from central Europe starting in 1790. Many York County people visited powwow doctors well into the 20th century, seeking…
…ancestors and preserve their history. Learn more at www.sail1620.org. Blog post of the day I: Joan Concilio writes about, well, mud? Check out: A fun Pennsylvania Dutch pastime: The mud…
…sometimes would travel unannounced on the Northern Central Railroad, later the Pennsylvania Railroad, to Hanover Junction and then head along the line from there to Gettysburg. Hanover’s Mother Smith —…