While most farm-minded follies tend to wrap up following the Halloween season, some venues throughout the Mid-Atlantic offer delightful endeavors year-round. This is especially true when it’s a notable farm museum and living history site renowned for showcasing 200 years of rural area history and heritage. That’s certainly the case at Landis Valley Village & … Continue reading Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum: A Project a Century in the Making
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The Adams County Heritage Festival Returns This Sunday
The United States of America has long been described as a melting pot of diverse cultures and heritage. As a relatively young nation, founded by immigrant settlements from all around the world, the American identity is a unique one that both preserves customs and traditions from its founders’ original nations while also fusing to form … Continue reading The Adams County Heritage Festival Returns This Sunday
The Foundational Origins of the American Groundhog Day Tradition
Earlier this week, I mentioned two free events planned for Lancaster, PA, in celebration of Groundhog Day on February 2. Whether you believe in the portending superstition of a mammal seeing its shadow as indicative of early or late spring, it’s still a fun and cute tradition to observe each year. But where did it … Continue reading The Foundational Origins of the American Groundhog Day Tradition
The Unique Backstory Behind Union Mills Homestead
Heading north from Westminster in Carroll County, Maryland, you may have passed by a place known as Union Mills Homestead Historic District. The site comprises an old historic home, brick mills, several other buildings, and even a Bollman-design bridge. But what is it exactly? Despite the lesser-known somewhat unassuming nature surrounding Union Mills, it does … Continue reading The Unique Backstory Behind Union Mills Homestead