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Overlooking a Battlefield and Preserving History

Posted on June 21, 2010 by admin

Seminary Ridge is famous to Civil War buffs as one site of the Battle of Gettysburg.  Decades before the war broke out, however, it was a peaceful and beautiful rise on which the Lutheran Theological Seminary was built in 1832.  … Continue reading →

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Pike County Historical Society – Proud Keeper of the “Lincoln Flag”

Posted on May 18, 2010 by admin

If someone were to ask you where you thought the Lincoln Flag was housed (the folded flag on which the president’s bleeding head was placed) what would you answer?  Perhaps the Smithsonian.  Or maybe the National Archives.  The really smart … Continue reading →

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What Can You Learn from a Quilt? You’d Be Surprised!

Posted on August 30, 2009 by admin

The Packwood House Museum in Lewisburg, Union County, will be exhibiting “Pennsylvania Quilts: Studies in Color” through October 24th. Along with the eye-candy that is this magnificant form of art, there are educational aspects to the exhibit as well. For … Continue reading →

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