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The Office Out Back

June 20, 2018 carllavo

No history of Bucks is complete without some outhouse lore. I can’t say my wife is fond of them. But…

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Posted in: Tinicum Township, Uncategorized Filed under: bucks county artist, frankenfield Covered Bridge, Hawk Mountain, Hulmeville, maple syrup, outhouse, Ranulph Bye, sundale creek farm, vansant airport

The Magic Well

June 12, 2018 carllavo 1 Comment

John Steinbeck hoisted Broadway gold after a visit to a unique Bucks County farm. Last time the family visited the…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township Filed under: author, Broadway, Cherchez La Farm, Dorothy Parker, Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman, Harpo Marx, Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm, John Steinbeck, Kitty Carlisle, Lillian Hellman, Moss Hart, Of Mice and Men, playwright, Robert Benchley

Time’s Forgotten Town

June 5, 2018 carllavo

One man’s vision after the Revolutionary War created a family town on Neshaminy Creek. Late in life my father told…

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Posted in: Hulmeville, Uncategorized Filed under: Farmers Bank, Fricke's Mill, Harry Houdini, Hulmeville, Johnson Hall, trolley

Bucks Cooks

May 29, 2018 carllavo

How a 1950 “Artists’ County” cookbook ended up in my hands from Gold Rush country. The Post Office recently dropped…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bucks Cooks, Frances Avrut Bauer, Fred Bauer, Gold Rush Country, Mark Twain, Merced Explorers, The Buddy Holly Story, Trinty Chapel, Under the Rainbow, Vallecito

The Pyramids of East Rockhill

May 23, 2018 carllavo

A place in Bucks where Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Christian theology strangely come together. While visiting Chad and Marie Jones…

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Posted in: East Rockhill Township Filed under: chiropractor, Greeks, Nike, osteopath, Reuben Clymer, Romans, Rosecrucians

The painter’s knife

May 17, 2018 carllavo

Robert Seufert celebrates 50 years as a renowned Bucks County landscape artist. Robert Seufert has the patience of a saint…

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Posted in: Fairless Hills Filed under: art, chapman gallery, core creek park, daniel garber, edward redfield, georges seurat, lake luxembourg, landscapes, robert seufert, william lathrop

Neil Wood and the ‘Curve’

May 10, 2018 carllavo

He treasures a railroad wonder that a Doylestown man helped build. You mention Horseshoe Curve and Neil Wood of Levittown…

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Crucible of War

May 1, 2018 carllavo 1 Comment

Iron mill in Upper Bucks County played key role in winning the American Revolution. There’s an inescapable irony in visiting…

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Posted in: Durham Township Filed under: bats, blast furnace, Cooks Creek, Durham boats, Durham Furnace and Mill, granary, iron ore, mill stones, mines

Forgotten History

April 24, 2018 carllavo 1 Comment

Rum Corner, Eden and Riche-town – my, how these Bucks villages have morphed. From the top of Bucks County to…

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Posted in: Tullytown Filed under: blacksmith, Eden, Ferndale, Penndel, Pennsbury Manor, post office, Riche-town, Rum Corner, slaves, Tullytown, wheelwright

A Woman Named Rachel

April 18, 2018 carllavo

She endured every deprivation possible to save her kids. In her deepest melancholy, Bucks County heroes came to her rescue.…

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Posted in: Quakertown, Solebury Township Filed under: Aquetong Road, Civil War, Magill House, Richard Moore house, slavery, Underground Railroad

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