Harmony a treasure trove of history in Butler County
Harmony in Butler County offers a 30 minute visit to the Harmony Museum, Ziegler Log House, and Wagner Bentel Haus with other sites like Mennonite Meeting House and Cemetery dating to 1815. Noted landmarks include Knauf's Mill Shantz School and Harmony Inn, with several properties on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Harmony
Butler County
Harmony Museum
Ziegler
Allegheny Mountains
Knauf
Harmony Inn
Frederick Reichert Rapp
Dr. Muller
Schrieber
Western
Pennsylvania
Harmonist
Town
Elias Ziegler
Connoquessing
Kathy
Eugene Hudson
Lhudson
Harmony area preserves pioneEr life and Harmonists history
A tour through Harmony highlights a reassembled 1830s log house moved in 1976, now a ten story structure with a dry sink replica and replaced hearth. The Wagner Bentle House from 1811 showcases beehive oven, gardens, shop, and century old relics. A Harmony Museum shop, cemetery, and artifacts including an 1810 clock replica and medical items illuminate life of Harmonists and 19th century frontier living.
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Middle
Lancaster
Wagner-Bentle
Harmonists
Kathy
Tower of Grace Church
Harmony Museum Ladies’ Auxiliary
Family Reunion of Rubber Man Guy Descendants
Thirty five descendants of Peter and Charlotte Rubber Man Guy gathered for their annual reunion at White Chapel Church picnic shelter in New Wilmington on June 18. President Wallace Guy led an invocation and a brief business meeting. Doris Zikeli read last year's minutes. The farthest traveler was Dave Roberts from Lansing Michigan, the oldest attendees were Guy Roberts and Henry Wellhausen, the youngest Corey Kennedy. Births included Hayden Roberts and Skyler Cameron Scammon. Josh Armour serves in Iraq. A convertible tour of Amish countryside was enjoyed. next reunion set for Father's Day 2007 at the same site.
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Peter
Charlotte Rubberman Guy
White Chapel Church
New Wilmington
Wallace Guy
Eastbrook
Doris Zikeli
Ellwood City
Dave Roberts
Lansing
Mich
Guy Roberts
Prospect
Ohio
Henry Well
Hausen
Energy
Corey Kennedy
Cabot
Hayden Roberts
Scott
Brandie Roberts
Skyler Cameron Scammon
Todd
Christie Scammon
Josh Armour
Martha
Terry Armour
Greenville
Iraq
History Center events include tours and ice cream social
Clips From page B1 describe tours, demonstrations, reenactments, crafts, and learning stations at the History Center. An ice cream social begins at 8 30 p m with free ice cream and cake on the front porch and runs until fireworks at New Castle’s Fireworks Festival. The 17 year old Eagle Scout built a 12 by 20 foot shelter, raised 920 for materials, and led 300 hours of planning and construction with helpers near the school’s soccer field.
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History Center
New Castle
Adam
Ruth Reed to celebrate 90th birthday in New Castle
Ruth Reed of Maple Heights Apartment will mark her 90th birthday on July 8 2006 with children and grandchildren visiting from California Colorado Florida Georgia and Michigan. Born June 19 1916 in Slippery Rock Township to George and Josephine Cambaugh she married Frank Reed June 26 1937 at Epworth United Methodist Church. The couple will celebrate 69 years of marriage this month and are active in Epworth Church Terrific Tuesday Retired Railroaders Wimodausis and United Methodist Women. They have three children six grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Ruth Reed
Maple Heights
New Castle
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Michigan
Mrs. Reed
Slippery Rock
George
Josephine Cambaugh
Frank Reed
Epworth United Methodist Church
McCurdy
Wimodausis
United
Anniversary celebration for Lee and Jo Ann White
Lee and Jo Ann White of 508 Neshannock Blvd. marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a June 11 2006 party at Savannah United Methodist Church hosted by daughter Joyce Bongivengo. They married June 9 1956 in Mahoningtown. Both are retired, enjoying family time with five grandchildren.
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Lee
Jo Ann White
Neshannock Blvd
Savannah United Methodist Church
Joyce Bongivengo
Mr. White
Jo Ann Kumrow
Mahoning United Methodist Church
Mahoningtown
Fielding L. Cribbs
North Carolina
White
Blair Strip Steel
Sears
Lee White Jr
Timothy White
Summers in a tiny West Virginia cabin
A girl recalls family vacations spent near home in a West Virginia cabin. They drove under 100 miles, caught crawdads, floated on inner tubes, and ate groceries from a local store. No TV or indoor plumbing shaped a simple, cherished childhood memory.
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West Virginia
Simple pleasures build lasting childhood memories
From a page Bl disc commentary by Lisa Madras a reader writes about choosing time with family over money vacations. The writer argues daily moments with loved ones forge the strongest memories for children and prepare them for life’s future challenges.
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Lisa Madras
Ncnewsonline
Portersville Christian School Opens Picnic Shelter
Portersville Christian School unveils a new picnic shelter funded by a senior student named Adam Schultz who will graduate this year. The project adds outdoor gathering space for students and families.
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Portersville Christian School
Adam Schultz
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Shantz School
Austin Pearce
Pittsburgh and West Railroad
Andrew Rush
Harmonists Cemetery
Ncnewsonline.com
Stewart
Lawrence County
June Cletta
Priscilla “Penny” Anderson
Murrysville
Avon Park, Fla
David Reed
Winter Springs
Fla
Ww.nomask.com
Medicare
NEW Castle News
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