Pennsylvania Woman as Artist: Mary Cassatt

Posted by John Furlow on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Woman as Artist: Mary Cassatt A tombstone stands thirty miles northwest of Paris, France. It is inscribed to the memory of a “Native of Pennsylvania of the United States of America.” Not only is the presence of the grave of a Pennsylvanian in France a somewhat uncommon occurrence, ‘except for soldiers who served there in past wars, but this Penn­sylvanian held many other distinctions as well. Beyond the...
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The Moon Men of Agriculture

Posted by Lorett Treese on Nov 25, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Moon Men of Agriculture On November 7, 1849, a brief notice appeared in the Germantown Telegraph notifying Philadelphia gentle­men that a club for farmers was about to be organized. Individuals interested in becoming members were informed where and when they could attend this organizational meeting. This single paragraph in a small, local newspaper seems hardly worthy of note, except that this group, the Farmers’...
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