After our great experience at the York County History Center, Tom and I decided to spend a day at the Lancaster History Center. This is the York experience taken to the next level. The York History Center is sandwiched into a refurbished building in downtown York. The Lancaster History Center is on a campus on …
From November 2019
York County History Center, York Pennsylvania
As part of our genealogical research, Tom and I visited the York County History Center in York, Pennsylvania. My experience of county historical societies hasn’t been very positive. They usually seem to be a collection of odds and ends housed in an old building and not well curated. The Richland County Historical Society (in the …
Dietz Family Cemetery in Hellam Township
As I have mentioned before, Tom and I have done a great deal of work in genealogy. Two years ago we developed family trees for most of our relatives. While we were in Harrisburg, we decided to find out what we could about my ancestors in Pennsylvania. Our first stop was the Dietz Family Cemetery …
Hampton National Historic Site in Baltimore
After visiting Fort McHenry, Tom and I headed to Hampton National Historic Site, on the northwest side of Baltimore. Neither of us had ever heard of Hampton National Historic Site before looking at our list of places to see in Baltimore. We weren’t really very interested in it. But I am compulsive about getting all …
Impact of Antioch Church in Acts 11
Last week at Lewis Center United Methodist Church, Pastor Tom continued talking about the “real life, real impact” of the church. To do so, he read Acts 11:19-30, which talks about the early church in Antioch. The church in Antioch was established by apostles fleeing the persecution in Jerusalem. Some of those who fled preached …
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
While Tom and I were in Harrisburg, we took a day trip to Baltimore to visit the two National Park sites there. The first of these is Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine. The Historic Shrine, in particular, caught my eye. What is a National Historic Shrine? I still don’t know because Fort McHenry …
First State National Historical Park
Most states have at least one National Park site. Until 2013, poor little Delaware did not. So, in 2013 President Obama and Congress designated First State National Historical Park in Delaware. First State National Historical Park celebrates Delaware’s status as the first state to ratify the Constitution. The nine sites, scattered all over the state, …
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Tom and I visited Hopewell Furnace in the morning and then headed over to see Valley Forge National Historical Park. It was less than 30 minutes to Valley Forge from Hopewell Furnace. Valley Forge National Historical Park is, of course, where the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778. The name has become synonymous with …
Pennsylvania Grand Canyon: Pine Creek Gorge
Although I still have plenty of things to write about our time in Pennsylvania, I want to be sure to include the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon: Pine Creek Gorge. I know you were waiting on the edge of your seats for this one! Tom and I visited the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, Pine Creek Gorge, in 2007. …
Mission Minded Lewis Center United Methodist Church
One of the things Tom and I really enjoy about attending Lewis Center UMC, the church we attend when we are in Ohio, is how mission minded they are. Lewis Center is filled with people who are really trying to make a difference in their community. The church’s motto is “Real Life, Real Impact” and …