Gladwyne Elementary School Welsh Valley Junior High School and Harriton High School all opened in 1958 From the 1959 Harriton yearbook … [Read more...] about Quiz-Time — Lower Merion Opened Three Brand New Schools At The Same Time — What Year, What Schools?
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75 Years Ago On The Main Line – January 1947
Narberth Merion City Line West Manayunk (Belmont Hills) Wynnewood Devon Penn … [Read more...] about 75 Years Ago On The Main Line – January 1947
100 Years Ago On The Main Line – January 1922
Bala Girl Jewel Thief Paoli Barber's Dog Waits For Him Haverford Woman Was Dragged About By Hair Ardmore Women Enjoying Palm Beach Skating At Merion Golf Club Wynnewood - Marooned In Motor Cars Merion Debutante Berwyn Doc Accused Bryn Mawr Retail Business For Sale Villanova Gets Postmistess Narberth … [Read more...] about 100 Years Ago On The Main Line – January 1922
Bryn Mawr College Called For Removal Of Woodrow Wilson Marker, But Plaque For (White) Working Women’s Summer School Remains
In April of 2002, Marc Schogol wrote in the Inquirer - You'd think that if a president once taught at your college, you'd glorify his name. But at Bryn Mawr College, there's now no sign that Woodrow Wilson was ever there. According to Schogol, the Wilson marker was removed by the state "for repairs," in September of 2001. Apparently, those repairs were … [Read more...] about Bryn Mawr College Called For Removal Of Woodrow Wilson Marker, But Plaque For (White) Working Women’s Summer School Remains
PA Updates Civil War Markers – ‘Confederate Soldiers’ Are Now ‘Enemy Soldiers’
SpotlightPA reported on December 14 that - After removing a trio of Confederate historical markers an hour west of Gettysburg, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has replaced two with significant revisions that view Confederate milestones through a more critical lens. The McConnellsburg, Fulton County, markers and plaques commemorate the first deaths of … [Read more...] about PA Updates Civil War Markers – ‘Confederate Soldiers’ Are Now ‘Enemy Soldiers’