At the age of 18, William Edward Charles of Snyder County, near Port Trevorton, was hired to tend four mules towing two canal boats from Port Trevorton to New York City and back in 1888. His diary entries in June and July provide insightful content on canal life as seen through his eyes.
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Daniel Towner, who was born in Bradford County in 1850, was one of several singers and songwriters from Pennsylvania. His best-known hymn was inspired by a young man's testimony at a Dwight L. Moody Revival in 1885 at Brockton, Massachusetts, where Towner was leading the singing.
The Grit newspaper's history began nearly 145 years ago, in 1882, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. One of the young printers involved in its early days was Dietrick Lamade, a German immigrant who later took over the struggling publication with partners and helped transform it into an independent Sunday paper. In time, Grit became known for bringing the “good news” of rural America into homes across the country.
Fannie Heddens spent nearly her entire life in the hotel business. Friends and family gathered in Montour County in 1906 to celebrate her eightieth birthday as she recalled her life in Washingtonville. We also share an anecdotal story of three Bloomsburg girls and their efforts to prepare a live chicken for dinner.
