Wormy Apples and the First Spray Residue Scare by Samuel Walmer
Consider the term "wormy apples". To those of us born since World War II, this amounts to a mythic expression; perpetuated in the language and as a cultural icon but having practically no point of reference in daily experience. Today,
The Journey of a Lifetime
The South Mountain FFA's cross-country trip of 1937. From Robert Dwyer's YouTube Channel.
“Human Intelligence” and Pine Grove Furnace’s Camp Michaux
Prisoner of War and Interrogation in the U.S. in WWII Prisoners of war, or POWs, were held in the U.S. in over 600 camps in 44 states by the end of World War II (WWII). Several POW camps were located in
It Took a Village, Part 2: Biglerville’s Sesqui-centennial Celebration
As mentioned in Part 1, the gentlemen of the town who had given up shaving were known as the Brothers of the Brush. If you wished to shave, you were required to have a shaver's permit. If you shaved and
It Took a Village, Part 1: Biglerville’s Sesqui-Centennial Celebration
The year was 1967. The Viet Nam War continued, and race riots erupted in cities across America. In Biglerville, PA, the ladies were busily sewing early 20th century clothing, while the gentlemen discontinued their shaving rituals in an attempt to
