Plum Pudding, also called Christmas Pudding, as a Christmas tradition was born in Medieval England when families would make their pudding four to five weeks before Christmas Day. This traditional day for making a family’s Christmas Pudding was commonly called “Stir Up Sunday”, with each family member taking a turn stirring the pudding for …
This year we participated in the Leola Community Christmas, hosted by the Upper Leacock Fire Company and the Keystone Majorette Corps. As a community event, businesses, families, and community groups from the area all decorated a Christmas tree or exhibit for the Christmas display walk-through that’s ope to the public on weekends until Christmas. We …
December is here and as the song says: Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus lane… But where did Santa Claus come from? It turns out that like the great “melting pot” of America, Santa Claus himself is a melting pot of different cultural traditions – born here in …
Historic Preservation in Progress is a series of our posts where we show you how historic preservation happens, as it’s happening. Historic Preservation in Progress The Wilmington Public Library The Wilmington Library was built in 1922 and has remained a landmark on Rodney Square for ninety years. Especially in recent years, due to heavy use by …
Historic Preservation in Progress at the Wilmington Library Read More »
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The Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County is currently working to complete a comprehensive historic resource survey in Lancaster County. They are currently working on West Hempfield Township, but have plans to survey the historic resources in all sixty municipalities. If you are available during the day, have a valid driver’s license and a willingness …
There is even more great content here and it’s all available for members! Sign up for a membership to the Keperling Preservation Hub℠ and you’ll get instant access to: One on one consultation call Coffee Breaks: twice-a-month web meetings where we answer questions YOU and other members submit How-to Videos, Training Videos, and Coffee Break …
Historical Architectural Styles: Which one is your favorite? Read More »
In honor of the ever-approaching spooooooooky Halloween holiday, we’ve been highlighting haunted historic buildings (or historic buildings that by all rights should be haunted) for you to virtually explore so you don’t have to meet the ghosties face-to-face. One of our recent blog posts was about the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia – the state’s first …
Haunted Historic Buildings: Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, c.1851 Read More »
For more information about the Cemetery, including how to visit the cemetery and for information on tours, you can visit their website at www.yeakelcemetery.com. History of Yeakel Cemetery Preservation The Yeakel Cemetery is located in Wyndmoor, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about a quarter-mile from the Philadelphia line north of Chestnut Hill. It was …
Buried, Abandoned, but Not Forgotten: Yeakel Cemetery Preservation Read More »
The other week, Lois, Danielle, Katie, and Karri’s family took a field trip to see the ruins of the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. A nearly 200-year-old prison that looks like an abandoned castle and held scores of the dangerous, morally bankrupt, and sometimes the completely innocent for about 150 years… does it get any …
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