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“A Wayside Cross for Her Sister” – Hummelstown, PA (1910)

May 19, 2026 No Comments

Mrs. J. H. Albright lived in Hummelstown, a borough founded on the Swatara Creek by a German immigrant couple in 1762. Located in Dauphin County,

“Sam is Well” – New Lebanon, Indiana (1909)

November 27, 2025 No Comments

Mr. John E. Brewer lived in New Lebanon, an unincorporated community in Sullivan County of southwest Indiana. Named for a Biblical “Mount Lebanon” the community

“Merrily We Roll Along” – Bart, PA (1912)

January 8, 2024 No Comments

Miss Edna Frackman lived in Bart, a township in southeast Lancaster County, PA. (This rural area remains largely devoted to agriculture; today, more than 50%