Can It Already Be Fall?

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Can It Already Be Fall? New Exhibits An exciting new long-term exhibit recently opened at Drake Well Museum and Park at Titusville, Venango County. In the Summer 2011 issue of Pennsylvania Heritage, I profiled the building renovation project at Drake Well, including plans for a geothermal climate control system and a new comprehensive exhibit. There’s a Drop of Oil and Gas in Your Life Every Day, which made its...
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Built by the New Deal

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Built by the New Deal With the nation mired in the grim depths of the Great Depression, industrial Pennsylvania was far from being immune to the financial instability with the closing of 5,000 manufacturing firms and the loss of 270,000 factory jobs by 1933. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt launched his New Deal, a series of innovative programs targeted to giving work to the unemployed, stabilizing a downward...
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Exploring the Pennsylvania Energy Trail of History

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Exploring the Pennsylvania Energy Trail of History Pennsylvania’s vast natural resources helped fuel the growth and development of both state and nation, spawning innumerable advances in transportation, industry, technology, and science. These resources propelled an economy that supported generations of men and women. The Pennsylvania Trails of History, a network of historic sites and museums administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and...
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Lost and Found

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Lost and Found Lost In 1970, the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) deemed St. John Evangelist Episcopal Church, Dingmans Ferry, Pike County, to be in excellent condition and considered it noteworthy because it retained many of its original details, including Celtic crosses, stained glass windows, lancet entrance, and an open belfry. St. John’s parish was originally organized to serve not only full time...
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Saving Eckley Miners’ Village One Building at a Time

Posted by on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Saving Eckley Miners’ Village One Building at a Time Settled in 1854, Eckley Miners’ Village, ten miles east of Hazleton in southern Luzerne County, is a rare survivor of the hundreds of company mining towns or “patches” that punctuated northeastern Pennsylvania’s anthracite region in the nineteenth century. Mining companies created the settlements so that employees would live near the collieries – complexes...
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