May 11, 2025/
By: Jessica Welker When early settlers arrived in western Pennsylvania, one of their first priorities was clearing land for crops....
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March 8, 2025/
The Jack Sled is a relic of early American winters, once a staple for both work and recreation in snowy...
March 8, 2025/
The battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, were the first military engagements of the American Revolution....
February 1, 2025/
Jonathan Klemens, MS, FSA-Scot Author and Historian The poorly trained and ragtag Continental Army, unable to prevent the British forces...
November 5, 2024/
As historians, we constantly search for tools that reveal the day-to-day realities of people in the past. One often-overlooked but...
September 23, 2024/
THE STORY OF TALLEY CAVEY: THE ROOTS OF HAMPTON TOWNSHIP By Jonathan Klemens, MSLBE Author and Historian With the granting...
August 17, 2024/
By Jonathan Klemens, FSA-Scot Author and Historian Surviving the 18th Century was a very perilous challenge. If war or Indian...
July 7, 2024/
By Jonathan Klemens, FSA-Scot Author and Historian Marquis de Lafayette Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de...
April 24, 2024/
Rediscovering 18th-Century Boiled Dinners By Kimberly Chaffee, BA-English, PLCGS -American Records As the warmth of spring breathes new life into...