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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

1902 Anthracite Coal Strike, Lackawanna and Schuylkill Counties

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I hope that whatever holiday (if any) that my readers observed in the past couple of weeks, it was enjoyable and peaceful for you. Someone n...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

New Hanover Lutheran Church, Gilbertsville, Montgomery County

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Today is April Fool's Day, but this is not a prank: the hit count on this blog in the month of February was over 28,000, which was an al...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Markerless Quest: Samurai in the White House

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I have returned from Zenkaikon and am, however reluctantly, taking up my real-world activities once again. (But I have no reluctance about r...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

James Joseph "Jim" Croce, Lyndell, Chester County

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 St. Patrick's Day is my wedding anniversary; Kevin and I are hitting a big milestone this year, 25 years of married nonsense, so we...
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Harold "Red" Grange, Forksville, Sullivan County

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March came in rainy and chilly, which I don't especially like. It's going to be an extremely busy month for me, for multiple reasons...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Daniel J. Flood, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County

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Before we get into the meat and potatoes of this week's quest, I do want to share something of historical interest with my readers. My a...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Millersville University, Millersville, Lancaster County

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I ended up skipping last week's post mainly on account of the weather. My longtime readers may remember that as someone with multiple ch...