Summering at the Cottage: Camp Meetings, Chautauquas and Other Retreats in Pennsylvania

Posted by on Jul 25, 2023 in | Comments Off on Summering at the Cottage: Camp Meetings, Chautauquas and Other Retreats in Pennsylvania For more than a century and a half, Pennsylvania wayfarers have left their homes after Memorial Day to vacation at their summer cottages. Whether by horse, train or automobile, the trip to the summer cottage has been an established part of the season for urban, rural and suburban families. Escaping the heat for the bucolic mountains or sunny beach was, of course, a primary reason for owning a...
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Perkasie Park Camp Meeting

Posted by on Jul 24, 2023 in | Comments Off on Perkasie Park Camp Meeting Pennsylvania’s religious groups have long sought peace in gatherings away from the commonwealth’s bustling cities. In the 19th century, this led to a rise in camp meetings across the state, especially among the pietist sects. Located in Bucks County, the Perkasie Park Camp Meeting was founded in 1882, when nine investors agreed to purchase property and form a camp meeting association. The first...
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Editor’s Letter

Posted by on Jul 24, 2023 in | Comments Off on Editor’s Letter For years Pennsylvania has been recognized as a seedbed for first-class professional athletes, not the least of whom are the baseball players who have hailed from the state. The names have become legendary — Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson, Stan Musial and Roy Campanella, Reggie Jackson and Mike Piazza. Among this cream of Pennsylvania’s substantial baseball crop is Dick Allen, who began his...
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