The State Normal Schools: Teaching Teachers and Others

Posted by Mark Fritz on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on The State Normal Schools: Teaching Teachers and Others In view of their complex, if not complicated, information systems, computers and advanced technology seemingly snatched from the next century, Pennsylvania’s “modern” state universities evolved from what were originally called “normal” schools. During the last century, both educational and social traditions have changed drastically; in fact, nineteenth century...
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Philadelphia Thirtieth Ward, 1940-1960

Posted by H. Nelson on Nov 28, 2013 in | Comments Off on Philadelphia Thirtieth Ward, 1940-1960 When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, little did black residents in Philadelphia’s Thirtieth Ward suspect their neigh­borhood would change dramatically and commence a steady regression toward an economically depressed area.   I The ward’s grandest and most exciting days were achieved during the Second World War. The war placed money into the hands of...
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Camp Nepahwin, Canton, Pa.

Posted by PA Heritage Staff on Nov 20, 2013 in | Comments Off on Camp Nepahwin, Canton, Pa. Spelled throughout history as Lake Nephawin and as Lake Nepawhin, the sixty-acre lake located in the southwest corner of Bradford County, one mile south of Canton, was originally known as Gillett’s Pond. Popular writer and journalist Grace Greenwood, who had been dubbed “the Patriot” by President Abraham Lincoln for her ardent support of the U. S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War,...
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