Spring Mix

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Spring Mix In the last installment of Trailheads, we took a look at how Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum in Lancaster prepares for winter. As a rule, historic sites and museums on the Pennsylvania Trails of History – especially those with outdoor exhibits – are quieter during the winter. Some sites close for a month or two, others are open fewer days during the week. It’s a time to plan...
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Hatching Room at the Pennsylvania State Fish Hatchery

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Hatching Room at the Pennsylvania State Fish Hatchery Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817–1894) of Bellefonte, Centre County, is remembered in history as Pennsylvania’s “War Governor” for his ardent and early support of President Lincoln and the Union during the American Civil War, but he also played a critical role in conservation in the mid-nineteenth century by naming James J. Worrall the Commonwealth’s first Commissioner of Fisheries in 1866....
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