A BUMPER CROP OF EVENTS: I sincerely wish to thank all those dedicated SMDPA volunteers and members who contributed to our historically active Spring season of events. We enjoyed locally-advertised Spring Social Events in Mount Joy, Mar. 16; and in Clark’s Summit, Apr. 7 – ou...
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In October 2023 I received a fundraising pitch from the National Genealogical Society. It began:
Did you know that knowledge of our family's history could be the single most transformative gift we pass down to our children? It's often said that our past holds the key to our future...
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A poem read by Elder James Buckner at the SMDPA Annual Thanksgiving and Worship Dinner on 11/18/2023. (Author Unknown)
‘TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING
‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldn’t sleep.
I tried counting backwards,
I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers...
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On November 8, I was pleased to attend a Zoom workshop coordinated by SMDPA’s Education Chair, Dr. Heather Horton. It featured an interactive presentation from Plimoth Patuxet Museums entitled, “Giving Thanks: Reimaging Thanksgiving for the 21st-century Classrooms.”...
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By Heather Horton
America's oldest wooden house-the 1638 Braman-Northnagle House in Gibbstwon, NJ
The oldest surviving homes of the Mayflower Pilgrims are those of their children-the Jabez Howland House in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the John Alden House in Duxbury, Massachusetts. However, th...
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