Bertha Wold’s World War I Diaries

Posted by on Mar 17, 2023 in | Comments Off on Bertha Wold’s World War I Diaries The Pennsylvania State Archives holds a large collection of diaries written by Pennsylvanians from all walks of life. Two small diaries by Army nurse Bertha Wold document her experience as she traveled by train through France at the end of the First World War to transfer wounded soldiers to base hospitals. Her entries, which begin on November 5, 1918, in Toul, provide some interesting details of...
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Trailheads

Posted by on Oct 15, 2020 in | Comments Off on Trailheads Charter Day – always the second Sunday in March – kicks off the spring season on the Pennsylvania Trails of History. Public program schedules start to fill up, and the influx of school group visits reaches its peak. Spring lambs and other animal babies make their appearance at sites with livestock programs, and our many gardens show signs of new life as well. For up-to-date...
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