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Billmeyer Park in Montour County Was a Popular Destination

Alexander Billmeyer's love of animals and farming made his 30-acre farm for elk, deer, wild turkey, and other animals a popular destination, and considered as one of the top attractions in the Susquehanna Valley near Washingtonville, Montour County.

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Billmeyer Park in Montour County Was a Popular Destination

Alexander Billmeyer's love of animals and farming made his 30-acre farm for elk, deer, wild turkey, and other animals a popular destination, and considered as one of the top attractions in the Susquehanna Valley near Washingtonville, Montour County.

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January 11, 2026 | by Terry Diener

Penn State professor, Doctor Albert Buffington, "Der Nixnutz"

In the middle Susquehanna Valley, people knew a professor of German at Penn State University as the Sunbury “Nix Nutz,” and a radio program featured him every Sunday over WKOK AM for a number of years in the 1940s and 50s.

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December 30, 2025 | by Terry Diener

Celebration of Christmas in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County

The stories of how Pennsylvanians celebrate Christmas are similar in some ways, but unique in others. A 19th Century celebration of Christmas in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, looks at the traditions found in an area settled by many families who settled there from the German Palitinate region.

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December 22, 2025 | by Terry Diener

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