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Lecture -"Amish in Focus: Photos and Stories" Professional photographer Dennis Hughes of East Petersburg, Pa., has been taking pictures of the Amish and other Plain groups since 1986. His 18,000 wide-ranging ...

→ Mount Gretna Native releases abandoned spaces photography book - Lebanon Daily News You can see some of Christopher's work at abandonedamerica.us Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences @ Amazon.com

I took this photo in Lancaster County and didn't realize it was a schoolhouse until weeks later when I was editing images from that day. I remember thinking how odd ...

→ The Historian: Fences and the Antes Garden - berksmontnews.com

→ A Look Back in History: Colonial Trade with the Port of Philadelphia - Berks-Mont News

This is a great idea. My only suggestion would be to create a second batch of photos during the winter when the absence of leaves allows you to see much ...

→ Dynamic Exhibition Explores Hollywood Legend Marilyn Monroe's Iconic Status - bctv.org The exhibition will feature 115 works by more than 50 artists and will run from August 23 through October 5 ...

→ Pennsylvania Folkways: The Dutch country scarecrow - Reading Eagle

→ Vintage photos from new book, 'Harrisburg and the Susquehanna River' - PennLive.com The book was compiled by Eric V. Fasick and features 200 vintage photos from the archives of the Historical Society ...

→ Organic dairy in Paradise is a breed apart - LancasterOnline The 40 strong purebred Dutch Belted herd that produces the milk for Amish-owned Dutch Meadows Organic Dairy thrive on the 100% grass-based ...

→ A Look Back in History: Georgian Keystones not just for mansions

→ Watch This Time-Lapse of the Amish Raising a Large Barn in Just 10 Hours

→Farm weekend 1820s Aug. 16 in Welsh Run - Chambersburg Public Opinion The Conococheague Institute will present an interactive look at Pennsylvania farm life in the 1820s  on Aug. 16 and 17 ...

→ Design Intervention: Filling the farmyard - LancasterOnline A short examination of the many types of outbuildings that would've been found on a typical Pennsylvania Dutch family farm.

→ Manayunk Photographer Reconnects with Amish Roots - Main Line Today Tessa Smucker focuses on the art of the simple life.

→ Bethlehem Steel photographer has work logged in Library of Congress | lehighvalleylive.com You can see examples of some of the photos in the book: Inside Bethlehem Steel: The Final Quarter Century ...

For anyone who has ever admired a barn on an old country lane, this is the story of that barn and many others in Southeastern Pennsylvania, or, specifically, "the hearth," ...

→ Silverstone Inn & Suites has big plans for historic barn - LancasterOnline After renovations are complete the barn, originally built in 1815, will be able to host 275 people for ...

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→ Waxing lyrical: Inside the colourful Crayola factory where 12million crayons are made from 100,000lbs of paraffin wax every day | Daily Mail Online

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 The Central National Bank building in downtown Columbia, PA. Photo © visitpadutchcountry.com.

→ PHOTOS 65th annual Kutztown Folk Festival Huge gallery of superb images from this year's festival by photographer Roxanne Richardson.

Take a look back at what Dorney Park used to look like in these historic pics. Source: Dorney Park historic photos - The Morning Call dorneypark.com

The Hershey's Kissmobile parked in front of the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey PA. Photo © visitpadutchcountry.com.

Foodstruck York to feature 50 food trucks, music, beer in September - FlipSidePA.com More than 50 food trucks and carts, local merchants, live music and beer are coming to Penn Park ...

→ Lehigh Valley fall festivals: a guide - The Morning Call Please note the Scarecrow Fest at The Easton Farmer's Market has been cancelled.

→ Horse-drawn buggies, bonnets and beards: Glimpse inside another America with an intimate view of Amish life | Mail Online. Shooting primarily with telephoto lenses, photographer Robert Weingarten (Vineyard) spent four years ...

→ Ghanaian officials visit Hershey - Lebanon Daily News

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→ Harry Stauffer: printer, photographer, historian and subject of Ephrata exhibit - LancasterOnline  

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→ Preserving Pennsylvania: A series about the state's 25-year history of saving local farms - PennLive.com Starting Monday, PennLive will begin its series "Preserving Pennsylvania," which will tell their stories. Lancaster leads ...

→ Local life as seen through LNP photojournalist's lens - LancasterOnline You can pre-order the book here.