Category: Pennsylvania
The Impact of Gettysburg
Most people who visit Gettysburg, Pennsylvania tour the battlefield and learn about the fighting that took place in the first week of July 1863. Many…
Getting Caught in the Battle of Gettysburg
When the battle began here in Gettysburg, Hettie Shriver and her two young daughters left town and went to stay with her parents. Unfortunately, her parents…
The Dangers of Being Kicked By A Cow
If you’ve spent much time around cattle, there’s a good chance you’ve been kicked. The right blow can put a person down in pain. Now…
The Eisenhower Farm
It may be an overstatement to proclaim that a herd of cattle helped thaw the cold war. However a visit to the Eisenhower farm was…
The President’s Farm
Many U.S. presidents grew up on a farm. However, their duties as chief executive often took them away from rural life for months or years. …
Gettysburg Week: The General (Most of) America Forgot
In the three days leading up to Indpendence Day, 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another at Gettysburg. So on the 150th…
The Liberty Bell
July 4th, 1776…Indpendence Day in the United States. One of the symbols of our freedom is the Liberty Bell. But most folks don’t know the…
Benjamin Franklin, Inventor
His first invention involved a kite–and perhaps his most famous discovery involved one too…
Jim Thorpe
In 1912 he was proclaimed the world’s greatest athlete and some of his Olympic records from that year still stood two decades later. He was…
A Star Athlete
When you think of historically great collegiate football programs, names like Notre Dame, Penn State and Alabama might come to mind. Most people don’t name…
