Allentown State Hospital, Allentown, Lehigh County

As I mentioned last week, husband Kevin and I attended the marker dedication ceremony for Allentown State Hospital this past Friday. My longtime readers know that I usually do separate posts for the ceremonies and the markers themselves; however, this event was probably the shortest of its kind that I've ever attended, and it just made more sense for me to combine it with the history behind the marker. So as a result, this post may be a little longer than usual.

Harrisburg State Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County

I'm eager for the weather to improve so that I can start going out again in search of markers (and other adventures - I have some ideas up my sleeve). I'm also looking forward to throwing off the last of this lingering cough and getting my voice back to normal, as that's kind of necessary for a project I've been contemplating for a while. In the meantime, I'm trying to devote my energies to tackling a number of other things, which of course includes blog posts. 

For this week's quest, we're going to venture out to lovely Harrisburg and take a look at one of the many beautiful buildings found there. This one isn't like most of the others, though; it sits on a lonely hillside, somewhat removed from the bustle of the city, and no - you can't go inside.

U.S. Sanitary Commission Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

A friendly hello to the members of the Retro York group on Facebook! They very kindly welcomed me and took great interest in last week's post about York House. 

This week's quest brings us back to Philadelphia, for the second marker that I collected on my last visit. I'll admit this one had me scratching my head a little bit, because I'd never heard of either the organization in question nor the event they operated. But then again, I'm here to learn and then share what I learn.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County

Today's blog post once again makes use of photos sent by my friend and former coworker, Sheila Clever, who works at the subject location. Thank you, Sheila! I also want to say thank you to my mother's dear friend, Mitzi Smith, who recently provided me with the 1991 edition of the Guide to the State Historical Markers of Pennsylvania as well as a pile of information regarding George Taylor, which will all be of use to me in publishing this blog. So thank you very much!

I admit I was slightly surprised to receive these photos, because it managed to escape my notice that the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has its own historical marker, which it received in 2007. However, I haven't been there in - well, more years than I want to admit. I was a patient, a long time ago, and I know they do great things there.