Theodore Long shared memories of his life growing up in Perry County. Those letters were put into book form in 1939. Life in Pfoutz Valley, the country school, homemade shoes, sleigh riding, and Christmas and the Belsnickel, are just a few of the letters in the book. In this story, Long described making apple cider and apple butter on the farm.
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Dr. James Curtis Hepburn, a native of Milton, Northumberland County, spent six years in China and another 34 years in Japan, dedicated to missionary work. Among his accomplishments was the 1867 compilation and publication of a Japanese and English Dictionary, which included an English and Japanese index.
Scholars estimate that thousands of fugitive slaves passed through Pennsylvania. African American communities, Quakers, and other staunch abolitionists aided many runaways along their journey through the state. One man who escaped from his master’s grip was Charles Bell. His freedom eventually led to faithful service for some forty years as an attaché at Bucknell University in Lewisburg. Prior to his passing in December 1912, Bell shared his story of escape to freedom, which began on a night in August 1849.
