Susquehannocks, Catholics in Seventeenth-Century Pennsylvania

Posted by Colin Varga on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Susquehannocks, Catholics in Seventeenth-Century Pennsylvania With its seemingly endless vistas of shopping malls, housing developments, technology parks, truck terminals, and warehouses, it’s hard to imagine Pennsylvania’s lower Susquehanna River valley a vast, undisturbed wilderness. Yet, little more than two centuries ago, the region was home to a group of Native Americans generally called the Susquehannocks, but also known as the Minqua, the Andaste,...
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Executive Director’s Letter

Posted by James Vaughan on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Executive Director’s Letter Historians frequently contend that each generation rewrites the record of the past. It’s rarely because they think early versions are incorrect or full of errors, though. Sometimes it is because new sources or records have come to light that change our understanding of events and individuals. But most often it’s because each generation looks to the past with a different set of questions that beg...
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