Shane Confectionery Candy Tour 1911 Style
Wanting to first take a tour of the Shane Confectionery, we learned the tours were free that day, due to the big anniversary of their sister shop.
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Category: Visiting Pennsylvania
Revolutionary Lafayette Treats at Liberty & Co
My phone popped advertisements from an American Revolution gift shop that is treating guests to free treats on this 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s Grand Tour.
Promise of Staying at Hotel Monaco in the Lafayette Building
A few years ago, my husband said he’d bring me back to Hotel Monaco at the Lafayette Building. When he heard of the Lafayette reenactment, he booked a room.
President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day commemorates the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, when President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
19th Century Civil War Cyclorama at Gettysburg
The tragedy of the Civil War transformed the cyclorama from the art form of entertainment to memorial, because veterans wanted to tell their story.
Eisenhower Home and Rose Garden in Gettysburg
Having lived on many military posts in 38 years, then the White House for 8 years, Mamie said in 1978: We had only one home: our farm.
Fifties Fun, Amish Country Train Ride, Biking Valley Forge
Suggesting we enjoy dessert indoors to experience that vibe, we ordered 50s style ice cream sodas…and saw all the wait staff in costume.
Antique Ice Cream Crème de Lafayette: Historic Philadelphia
While touring Philadelphia, I wasn’t surprised to keep running into Lafayette, our French hero from the American Revolution, while we saw great iconic sites!
Lafayette and Baron von Steuben at Valley Forge
Washington’s Guard lived in these huts overlooking his headquarters, a tradition that continues today at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Arriving in Philadelphia to offer his services without pay, 19 year old Lafayette receives his commission to major general on July 31, 1777.
