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When in Gettysburg you will want to visit
"Much has been written about the 150,000 soldiers who converged on Gettysburg in July, 1863. Not much has been told, however, about the 2400 citizens of this historic town who experienced the horrors of the battle first-hand." The Schriver House Museum recounts the harrowing story of one family's experiences during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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| Why not time your trip to
see the great Gettysburg Reenactment in July?
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See the area and print out maps via the National Park Service site: Gettysburg National Battlefield Park
The Official Web Site of the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau can help you locate lodging and restaurants and can be found at Gettysburg.com. You can even have your name cast into a brick for eternity in the downtown sidewalk if you go here:
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| Can you guess who once lived in this
house?
Log cabin built by Abraham Lincoln and his father near Farmington, Illinois in 1831. "Four score and seven years ago..."
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| Want to hear the music of the time?
2nd South Carolina String Band hear a sample mpeg of their music
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Want to see some of Pennsylvania's remaining round barns?
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Want to save your own barn? Barn Again might be able to help: http://www.agriculture.com/ba/ba!home.html
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Want To Learn more about the National Arbor Day Foundation?
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One of our finishers is also an amazing illustrator. See what I mean via this link:
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Also, if you are interested in traditional milk paint and some of the nifty ways it is used, check out the Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company's site:
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| A neighbor of mine makes the best barn
stars out of copper. He ships them all over the country within a week or so.
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| The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles has an article about country and primitive furniture dating. They also have a tremendous archive of useful information.
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If you know of some sites
on the web that might interest our other visitors, let us know and we will
check it out. If that site happens to be your own, even better - just
Email Andy with your link at: mailto:andy@goodintentfarm.com?subject=check out my link please |
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