Norman Gasbarro | October 24, 2016
The photograph shown above is of the railroad station at Hanover Junction, Pennsylvania. On his trip to Gettysburg on 18 November 1863, Abraham Lincoln had to change trains there. There has been a great deal of speculation as to whether the man standing on the platform between the two trains is Lincoln. In his book, […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 9, 2016
Herman Melville was born in New York City on 1 August 1819. His most famous work, Moby-Dick, was a novel that was published in 1851 and was based on his own experiences at sea in the 1840s. But by 1857, he stopped writing fiction and turned to other endeavors. His 1866, his first book of […]
Norman Gasbarro | May 27, 2016
An invitation from Jake Wynn…. Join local historian Jake Wynn at Calvary United Methodist Cemetery in Wiconisco on Sunday, May 29 at 7 PM for a memorial program commemorating the incredible lives of the region’s Civil War veterans. This hour-long program will bring visitors into the oldest sections of the cemetery and highlight the stories […]
Norman Gasbarro | March 25, 2016
The Philadelphia Flower Show, held 5 March through 13 March 2016 at the Pennsylvania Convention in Philadelphia, featured the theme “Explore America” and recognized 100 years of the National Park Service. Two of the competitive displays had themes related to Abraham Lincoln. Click on any photo to enlarge. ——————————— The entry by the Horticultural Academy […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 22, 2016
The second mural in the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is found on 8th Street between Chestnut Street and Market Streets in Philadelphia and has a Civil War theme. It is painted on the west-facing wall on the side of a building behind a parking lot. According to the painted “plaque” in the […]
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