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Month: April 2020

The Wonder of Place Names

April 30, 2020 carllavo

Stories behind Bridge Valley, Little Italy, Smoketown, Rich Hill, Bucktoe and Route 666. My college roommate and I decided one…

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Posted in: Hilltown, Middletown, Rushland, Warwick, Warwick Township, West Rockhill Township, Wrightstown Township Filed under: Bridge VAlley, Bucktoe, Chickenfoot, Little Italy, New Mexico, Rich Hill, Route 666, Smoketown

Safe Haven in New Hope

April 24, 2020 carllavo

Divorced mom and toddler son find grace in legendary art community in 1935. In the harshest days of the Great…

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Posted in: New Hope, Solebury Township Filed under: Bucks County Playhouse, Charlie Child, Dr. George Marshall, Holmquist School for Girls, Karline Holmquist, Lumberville, New Hope art colony, New Hope Artiss' Co-Op Gallery, New Hope Artists Colony, Phillips Mill, Solebury School, William Berkeley, william lathrop

The Story of Big Ben

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A creek near Wycombe is a reminder of the heroism of local folks to rescue a beloved man from slavery.…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township Filed under: Baltimore, Buckingham Mountain, Bucks County Almshouse, Hope Slatter, Mount Gilead AME Church, Quakers, Robin Run, slave trader, Underground Railroad, Wycombe

Isolation Deja Vu

April 9, 2020 carllavo

A old sign found in a Bucks attic is a reminder of today’s pandemic. Like most of us, Kathy Horwatt…

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Chief Tamanend and Julie Sky’s Quest

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She’s campaigning to restore a holiday honoring her Bucks County ancestor. Julie Sky McCormick dialed me up a couple of…

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