Now that that song is stuck in your head, here’s a fun little photo album of some recent design work. Many smaller historical societies and heritage sites have wonderful artifacts and stories, but lack the on-site expertise to design the signage to share them. I won’t claim to be a graphic designer by any means, however I… Continue reading Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign
If things have been quiet around these parts, it's because your Free-Range Historian has indeed been traversing the wilds of Northwestern Pennsylvania throughout 2022! Before I burst into a stirring rendition of "I've Been Everywhere, Man" (Hank Snow and Johnny Cash are far more qualified than I for that job), I want to highlight another… Continue reading New Year, New Look
St. Patrick’s Day is always a fun celebration in my house, filled with music and hearty food and stories from the past (ok, maybe that’s most days, but hey that’s the risk you take when the lady of the house is a historian). However, a family that traces its descent from Ulster Scot Presbyterians and… Continue reading Roots
A few yards west of a winding dirt road in a rural township, past the point where the snowplows bother to service in the winter, is a world cut off from the sight of the casual passer-by. It can barely be glimpsed through the maples and oaks that now line the roadway, a distant clearing… Continue reading Set in Stone
If last year was about being stuck at home playing tomb raider in our own closets (thanks, COVID), this year is about being out in the field. Quite literally, in my case. The world and its cultural institutions are re-opening, and this happy historian has enjoyed free-ranging all over Northwestern Pennsylvania once again! While my… Continue reading In the Field
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