We are in our final week of working at Fort Necessity – at least for this year. We might be back. It has been a good place to work and we enjoyed being so close to Ohio. So today I wanted to highlight a few things that aren’t big enough to get a post of …
From National Parks
Common Questions Asked at Fort Necessity
Now that Tom and I are almost done with our stint at Fort Necessity, I decided it was time for my common questions post. At the end of every place we work, I talk about the most common questions asked by visitors. They are different every place we go, and Fort Necessity is no exception. …
Flight 93 National Memorial
While my parents were visiting, we went to Flight 93 National Memorial. We went the week after the 9/11 anniversary. Even though it was after the anniversary, the park was extremely busy with the kind of number we usually see only in the big western parks. The day we went I counted six school buses, …
DC Stamps in My Passport Book
I have been to Washington DC so many times I have lost track. I was last in DC when Tom had a conference there in 2011. During the week-long conference, I visited every possible memorial on the National Mall. I spent hours in the Smithsonian museums. I went to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum …
Blacksmith at Mount Washington Tavern
When we agreed to come to Fort Necessity, the Chief of Interpretation let us know that he was very interested in Tom being a blacksmith here. Mount Washington Tavern, as part of their full-service reputation, would have had a full-time blacksmith here. After all, if you are driving a wagon or stagecoach over a rough …
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Until we came to Fort Necessity, I had never heard of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail. But that isn’t unusual. Tom and I are always finding National Park System units that we have never heard of before. You probably never heard of Fort Necessity before I started working here! The Potomac Heritage National Scenic …
Mount Washington Tavern: History Lesson 8
Tom and I work four days a week with three days off. At Fort Necessity we work Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. On Sunday and Monday I work in the Visitors Center. On Friday and Saturday I get dressed up in a historic outfit and work at Mount Washington Tavern. Last week I wrote about …
Anniversary 265 of the Battle of Fort Necessity
On July 3 we celebrated Anniversary 265 of the Battle of Fort Necessity. Although July 3 was a regularly scheduled day off for Tom and me, every available staff member worked that day. Tom was out in the meadow doing Living History, and I was in the Visitors Center welcoming guests. We didn’t have a …
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
As promised yesterday, I am writing about the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site which Tom and I visited last week. This is one of the five parks in the Western Pennsylvania group of National Park Sites. It is also the farthest away from Fort Necessity: almost 95 miles. You might think that the Allegheny …
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Last week, on our weekly adventure day, Tom and I visited three National Park sites in western Pennsylvania. Today I will write about the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Tomorrow I will write about the Allegheny Portage Railroad. I will save the third, Flight 93 National Memorial, until we have time to visit again. The Johnstown …