Quotable Pennsylvania: Education and Intellect

What Pennsylvania thinks about...thinking

The Winter of the Wolves

In Pennsylvania, the wolf hunts YOU

Quotable Pennsylvania: European Observers

Though it is an ocean away, Pennsylvania has captured the imagination of Europeans for centuries and inspired many to investigate the place.

James Hughes. Spanish Flu. Interview.

This 1939 interview with an old shoemaker tells how one man survived the Spanish Flu- one whiskey glass at a time.

Quotable Pennsylvania: The People

Pennsylvania is people.

An Ostrich For Your Thoughts

A man, 50 ostriches, and a dream of fortune and wealth in central Pennsylvania.

Quotable Pennsylvania: Crime and Violence

Fighting words for Pennsylvania

Quotable Pennsylvania: Work, Labor, Industry

Clock in to these quotes on Pennsylvania's workforce.

Quotable Pennsylvania: The Presidents

When the chief hails Pennsylvania.

Quotable Pennsylvania: Slavery

"All is not dark in Pennsylvania, but the shadow of slavery, oh how drearily it hangs!"

Quotable Pennsylvania: Black Pennsylvanians

Black history is a prominent part of Pennsylvania.

Three Squares

How did the military cope with toilet paper shortages during World War II?

Traveling Medicine Shows Were Exciting and Unapologetic Cons

Traveling medicine shows belong on stage with the best con artists of history.

What is a Yeggman?

This archaic term for a safe cracker reveals a hidden world of burglars living on the fringes of society.

Adriana Brinckle: A Victim of Respectability

A woman's tell-all story after being wrongfully imprisoned in an asylum for 28 years.