The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
We planned a visit to the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, because we wanted to see a stuffed raven, naturally. We were delighted to find much more. The Parkway Central Library is a branch …
Normally I’d argue that we had previously visited the American Clock & Watch Museum and we are now set for life on clock and watch museums. However, the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, …
We continued our exploration of Philadelphia for a second day. (Here’s what we did on our first day.) Elfreth’s Alley dates to 1703, and currently has 32 small houses built between 1720 and 1836. Not …
Doug and I went to Philadelphia to see a concert, and decided to spend a couple of days taking in some history. Mid-way through the first day we were alerted our concert was canceled (the …
Douglas and I had visited Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, many years ago when we lived in the area, and I always remembered it fondly as “absolutely crazy.” My mother and I were traveling through …
The David Wills House is where President Abraham Lincoln finished up his iconic Gettysburg Address in 1863. He spent the night in the home, then headed over the next day to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery …
Doug grew up in Hanover, PA and still has family there, including his mom. We’ve made many visits here over our near two decades together, but you know how it is — you never play …
Doug grew up near Gettysburg and still has family there; in spite of many visits over the years, I still hadn’t managed to do a proper tour of the battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park. …
While in Harrisburg, we drove down the east side of the Susquehanna River to a historical marker that acknowledges the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident, situated right across the river from the reactor complex. …
Visiting a state capitol complex? Really? Hear me out. We previously toured the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and we knew that tiles made there featured in Pennsylvania’s capitol. What we didn’t know is that …
