Learning About Local and National History at the Bucks County Civil War Museum
In one sense, I don’t even understand why there is a Bucks County Civil War Museum. After all, the closest fighting of the war was in Gettysburg, nearly 150 miles …
Museums
Learning About Philly’s Strangest Tradition by Visiting the Mummers Museum
Pennsylvania has many strange traditions, but very, very few are as weird as the Mummers of Philadelphia. Part fraternal order, part performing arts group, the Mummers put on a yearly …
Learning about the Legacy of Washington’s Army by Visiting Valley Forge National Park
The fall of 1777 was not kind to George Washington and his Continental Army. Over the course of several months, Washington’s army had lost the United States capital city of …
Uncovering the Legacy of a Legend While Visiting the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, Pennsylvania
There have been many famous entertainers to come out of Pennsylvania. However, few have attained as much acclaim and long-lasting fame as Indiana County native Jimmy Stewart. Born to a …
Learning About an American Institution with a Visit to the Zippo Museum
Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but until I started planning my trip to McKean County in the Pennsylvania Wilds, I had no idea that Zippo was headquartered in …
Visiting the Weird and Wonderful at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art
I’m just going to put this out there at the beginning: the Carnegie Museum of Art has a lot of weird stuff. Not that that should be entirely surprising from …
Exploring Dinosaurs, Gems, and World History at the Fantastic Carnegie Museum of Natural History
One of my favorite things about Pittsburgh is the amount of amazing cultural destinations in the city. In fact, I would go as far as to say that the city’s …
Discovering the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Bradford County Museum
Recently, I had my first chance to visit Bradford County, Pennsylvania. And, as I so often like to do when visiting a new area of the state for the first …
Learning About Milton Hershey and His Empire at The Hershey Story
If there’s a single person who left the most indelible impression on the history of Dauphin County, you could argue that it’s Milton Hershey. Born in 1857 in Derry Township, …
From Alchemy to Chemistry: Visiting the Science History Institute
Philadelphia’s Old City is known for its amazing historical sites and museums that tell the story of American Independence. However, located just across the street from Carpenter’s Hall, the site …