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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HISTORY – 21 OCTOBER 2018

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Ray Boas

“Americans invent as the Greeks sculptured and the Italians painted: It is genius.” -The Times – London – 1876 About a year ago I clipped an article from an antiques magazine about a new museum in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – the … Continue reading →

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FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL and a HERSHEY REDUX – 19-20 OCTOBER 2018

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Ray Boas

My program and introduction to amazing Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (posts eventually coming) finished up before noon on Friday the 19th. Plan was to stop at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville on my way to Hershey for two nights with … Continue reading →

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OVER THE ALLEGHENIES and the JOHNSTOWN FLOOD – 13-14 OCTOBER 2018

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Ray Boas

I have wanted to visit Johnstown, Pennsylvania, to experience the site of the May 31, 1889, flood since I read David McCullough’s The Johnstown Flood in the 1970s. This, his first book published in 1968, launched his writing career gaining … Continue reading →

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POCONO and OLD MINE ROAD EXPLORATIONS – 16-19 JULY 2016

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Ray Boas

I was way overdue for a visit with Scott and Betty at their home on a lake in the Poconos. I have shared with you many of our adventures together – Scott and my Cathy worked together for years, and … Continue reading →

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