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2. Oldest living hospital tells all.

Author

Savage, Todd

Subjects
*HOSPITALS, *HISTORY
Abstract

Presents information on the history of the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia which is now part of a museum. When the hospital was founded; Information on Benjamin Franklin, founder of the hospital; Historical background of hospital; Admittance of hospital's first patients; Reputation of hospital; Influence this hospital had on many; Information on the contents of the archives of the museum.

Published
1998

3. Iron City Blues.

Author

Tilly, Charles

Subjects
*NONFICTION, *HISTORY
Abstract

S. N. Eisenstadt, Fundamentalism, Ectarianism, and Revolution: The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity . [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2001
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4. Johnstown Flood.

Author

Rees, Stephen and Fox, Bette-Lee

Subjects
*DVD-Video discs, *FLOODS, *HISTORY
Abstract

Reviews the DVD "Johnstown Flood," narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.

Published
2003

5. Reviews: The Americas.

Author

Rafferty, Milton

Subjects
*BARNS, *HISTORY
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Pennsylvania Barn: Its Origin, Evolution, and Distribution in North America,' by Robert F. Ensminger. Study of American vernacular architecture; Classification of the Pennsylvania barn; Effect of changes in farm size and agricultural practices.

Published
1993

6. A HISTORY OF MAKING.

Subjects
*CREATIVE ability, *GOVERNMENT agencies, *PUBLIC libraries, *HANDICRAFT, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article presents a timeline of the history of creative arts at libraries, including the opening of the Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library in 1933 in Canada, the renovation of a children's craft room at the Merrimack Public Library in 1979 in New Hampshire, and the development of a makerspace at the Fayette Free Library in 2011 in New York that allows patrons to create, build, and craft using technology.

Published
2013

8. Gettysburg addressed.

Author

Kiley, David

Subjects
*HISTORY
Abstract

States that Gettysburg would be the first United States national park implemented by the National Park Service, while reflecting on its historic background. Background history of Gettysburg; Reference to the decisions of the National Park Service; Why did Gettysburg superintendent John Latschar declined to discuss the corporate sponsorship issue.

Published
1997

9. Book reviews.

Author

Conn, Steven and Bradford, James C.

Subjects
*LEISURE, *NINETEENTH century, *HISTORY, *MANNERS & customs
Abstract

Reviews the book `Killing Time: Leisure and Culture in Southwestern Pennsylvania 1800-1850,' by Scott Martin.

Published
1996

10. Book reviews.

Author

Pitcavage, Mark and Bradford, James C.

Subjects
*HISTORY, *AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, HISTORY of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Abstract

Reviews the book `Life in Early Philadelphia: Documents from the Revolutionary and Early National Periods,' edited by Billy G. Smith.

Published
1996

14. Philadelphia Firsts.

Author

O'Neill, Jill

Subjects
*STOCK exchanges, *HISTORY, HISTORY of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Abstract

Lists several famous people of and events that happened first in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opening of the first stock exchange in the United States; Formation of the Pen and Pencil Club, the first and oldest newswriters' organization; Information on Owen Wister, creator of the first western novel.

Published
1999

15. Growing Up in Coal Country.

Author

Taylor, Lisa

Subjects
*COAL miners, *COAL mining, *NONFICTION, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article reviews the audio book "Growing Up in Coal Country," by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, narrated by Suzanne Toren.

Published
2013

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