Philo T. Farnsworth, Glenside, Montgomery County
This week's quest is rather a fun one, with a marker photo courtesy of my friend and former coworker Sheila. (She said she saw it and thought of me - thank you!) Of course, as I've said many times in...
View ArticleW. W. H. Davis, Doylestown, Bucks County
First, happy capital day to the city of Lancaster! As you may remember, it was on this day in 1777 that Lancaster became the capital of the United States... and lost the designation one day later. The...
View ArticleRocky Glen Park, Moosic, Lackawanna County
We're finally in my favorite month of the year, the one with the pretty leaves and cooler temperatures. This weekend my husband ,Kevin and I will be heading up to Knoebels Amusement Resort, hopefully...
View ArticleRhoads Opera House Fire, Boyertown, Berks County
Next week, if all goes according to plan, I'll have something really special for my readers. My sister Liza and I are finally following through with something we had discussed before the 2020 lockdown....
View ArticleFred McFeely Rogers, Latrobe, Westmoreland County
I'm very pleased to report that yesterday's mission was a complete success - thanks to my 'baby' sister Liza, I was able to collect nine markers, including all three of those in Latrobe. So hello to...
View ArticleOld Log Church, Schellsburg, Bedford County
Happy Halloween! Well, almost. This time tomorrow I'll be heading north with the BFF Andrea, to collect as many of the remaining markers as I can in Columbia and Montour Counties. We'll be stopping in...
View ArticleSheppton Mine Disaster and Rescue, Sheppton, Schuylkill County
I really, really don't understand how it is November already. We turn the clocks back in a few days, and vote next week, and it just doesn't seem real. On the other hand, the store where I work has...
View ArticleGettys Crossroads and Tavern, Gettysburg, Adams County
I'll admit I was partly inspired to return to Adams County by recent events. Like many people across the commonwealth and the country, I've been fascinated by the exploits of Kevin Bacon the pig, who...
View ArticleJoseph Priestley and Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland, Northumberland...
As I mentioned last month, my bff Andrea and I took a day trip through some of the more northeastern counties to collect a few markers, and this post is a result of that. After this there's just one...
View ArticleChristopher Sholes, Danville and Mooresburg, Montour County
Well, my friends, this is it! Today's quest is the final one for 2023. Next week I'll be doing my annual wrap-up and looking at all the weird and wonderful things I've experienced through this blog...
View Article2023 Retrospective, 2024 Plans
2024 doesn't even sound like a real year to me. But neither did 2023 or 2022.Nevertheless, here we are again for another end-of-year wrap-up post! As those of you who have been with me for a while...
View ArticleHappy New Year!
Not a usual blog post, I'm afraid, but I didn't want to let another Wednesday slip past without an update. As those of you who follow the blog's Facebook account may have seen, there was no post last...
View ArticleNazareth, Northampton County
Well, the verdict is in - I've been battling an upper respiratory infection since the new year started. I'm doing much better now than I was these past two Wednesdays, and I'm easing myself back into...
View ArticleHarrisburg State Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County
I'm eager for the weather to improve so that I can start going out again in search of markers (and other adventures - I have some ideas up my sleeve). I'm also looking forward to throwing off the last...
View ArticleAndrew Ellicott, Lancaster, Lancaster County
Well, it might be another dreary January day in Pennsylvania, but at least it's the last one? Literally, of course, since tomorrow is the start of February. Rumor has it the temperatures might be going...
View ArticleSugarloaf Massacre, Sugarloaf and Conyngham, Luzerne County
Recently, the Luzerne County Historical Society's Facebook page began doing "Marker Mondays," in which they take a weekly look at one of the PHMC historical markers in their county. As I joked with my...
View ArticleFrank N. D. Buchman, Pennsburg, Montgomery County
Happy Valentine's Day! It's also Ash Wednesday, for those who observe the Easter holidays. We got hit with a fast-moving snowstorm yesterday which dumped an entire foot of snow on my neighborhood, but...
View ArticleAaron Siskind, Doylestown, Bucks County
Those of you who subscribe to the monthly newsletter already knew this was coming, but it's officially happened. As of Tuesday, February 20th, I am a podcaster. It's my hope that the blog will reach...
View ArticleCharming Forge, Womelsdorf, Berks County
First of all, I want to express my appreciation to everyone who has checked out the podcast so far! I genuinely had my doubts about it, despite what my friends said, but it's been very reassuring to...
View ArticleUnion Church, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County
Again, I really want to say how much I appreciate all the support I've received for the podcast. I haven't gotten a ton of feedback, but every single scrap I've been given has been very positive. Some...
View ArticleJames Lick, Fredericksburg, Lebanon County
About this time next week I expect to be in my usual pre-convention frenzy. All the things in the world to do, no time in the world to do them. It happens every year.But for today, I'm bringing you a...
View ArticleBellefonte Air Mail Field, Bellefonte, Centre County
It's crunch time for Zenkaikon. We leave tomorrow and spend three and a quarter lovely days in beautiful downtown Lancaster, hobnobbing with other weirdos (most of them in costume). I'll be doing two...
View ArticleIsaac Charles Mishler, Altoona, Blair County
I'm back from Zenkaikon and feeling very good about the whole thing! Also a bit melancholy, but that's nothing unusual - con weekend is one of the highlights of my year. All three of my historical...
View ArticleThe Banana Split, Latrobe, Westmoreland County
My apologies to anyone who missed a post last week. We had two and a half days of rain around here, and as my longtime readers know, my body does not take kindly to that sort of thing. I was hurting...
View ArticleTroxell-Steckel House, Whitehall, Lehigh County
I had hoped to be starting this post with the announcement that I've got a new podcast episode ready to roll. As it happens, however, I'm still waiting on YouTube's account verification and a couple...
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