Chester County, Pennsylvania

The artists that are today most closely associated with Snyder County are: The Reverend George Geistweite, Henry Young, and Francis Portzline. There are others like Frederick Kuster, Johann Conrad Trevits, Daniel Diefenbach, and Daniel Otto who probably never lived or worked within the geographical confines of what is today Snyder County, but were close enough to produce work for local families and influenced and were influenced by the works of others within this region. Also, some important artists

Things you Should Know About Moving to Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a beautiful city on the Eastern side of the United States and is home to just over 305,000 residents. It features a vibrant urban atmosphere and plenty of amenities for people to enjoy. Along with this, the city has a rich history and offers a number of opportunities for working adults. If you are planning to move to Pittsburgh, it is important to learn about the city and how living there will affect you. Here are

McCullough presents a meticulously researched, detailed account of the Johnstown Flood of May 31st 1889, which provides arguments for why the disaster was both “the work of man” and “a visitation of providence”. However, it is apparent that McCullough believes that man was more responsible than nature/god for the extent of the catastrophe. In McCullough’s opinion, the storm that caused the flood was no more than the inevitable stimulus of the disaster, whereas the deferred maintenance and poor repairs

men settled in present day Oakmont. The land was offered for thirteen cents per acre and a buyer could establish a claim to a tract by having it surveyed. The purchase price did not have to be paid until a patent for the tract was obtained from Pennsylvania and patenting could be deferred which encouraged land speculation rather than settlement. From 1769 to 1787 George Croghan, John Baird, William Maris, David Mcfee, and John Woods established claims to tracts encompassing all of present day Oakmont

group requires some understanding of the Amish people. It is a special population where their perspectives on health is shaped by their religious beliefs and cultures. The Amish settled in four counties in Pennsylvania with an estimate of 44, 106 people were approximately 35,000 reside in Lancaster county. Their beliefs and values rooted from the bible which resulted in living a life of “self-surrender, submission, yielding to the will of God and to others, contentment, and a calm spirit”. To date

Downingtown, Pennsylvania. They offer a wide variety of sports for people of all ages, including baseball, dance, fitness, gymnastics, soccer, tennis, dek (floor) hockey, inline (roller) hockey, football, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, pickleball, and even Tae Kwon Do. Depending on the sport, age groups can range from six years of age to sixty years of age. At 127,000 square feet, and 60 acres, it is by far the biggest outdoor facility in the Southeastern Pennsylvania region

in attendance, Hank Oleyniczak was absent. 2016 Student Achievement and Growth Measure: District and Building Response Elena Wilson, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, lead a presentation to address questions and concerns about the 2016 Pennsylvania School Performance Profiles. For those interested, please go watch the video on The Cube or (eventually) YouTube. However, while interesting, it is dry. The presentation included a look at data points, a list of action items for improvement, each

Virgina has differences and similarities when it comes to slave narratives. To explain further, this is why the details and experiences that these ex-slaves gave in describing the institution of slavery and the practice of slavery are tremendously important because Virginia became a royal colony, the first in English history. However, the English kings were occupied with affairs at home, the Virginia house of burgesses was able to continue its functions and won formal recognition in the late 1630s

Is Octorara Falling Further Behind in Education Achievement and Growth? We have been waiting for the Pennsylvania Department of Education to release their School Performance Profile Scores. At the end of September, PDE did release PSSA and Keystone scores. However, they were still working on the SPP scores which take into account more data points including academic growth, graduation rates, SAT/ACT college readiness, and more. Those of us who are concerned about Octorara;s academic achievement and

Pat Toomey could have a problem come November — or so says Curtis Blessing, a South Philadelphia Democrat who says a “polarizing” Republican presidential nominee could endanger the first-term GOP senator from Pennsylvania’s re-election bid. Sean Shamany, a Republican from Hazleton, isn’t buying it: He says that if frontrunner Donald Trump is the party’s standard-bearer it would lift, not sink, Toomey. As the campaigns for the major parties’ presidential nominations drag on, attention has begun