Window on History

Window on History Window on History is another source for historical information offering news about happenings today and yesteryear

To share historical information ,a new page, “Window on History,” has been created as a network for people interested in history. Here subscribers can learn new information or be reminded of events of yesteryear. I plan to expand postings about West Shore communities of Lowther Manor to include East Pennsboro Twp., Upper Allen Twp., Mechanicsburg and Carlisle as well as eastern Dauphin Co

unty, mainly Harrisburg. I’ll also include news of Cumberland County and county organizations when applicable. I’ll continue to post historical-related events happening within a day’s travel of Cumberland County. Depending on the content, I might share breaking news as a public service. However, I will not engage in partisan politics, cultural political issues, religious proselytism, or commercial enterprises. I can only be general about what I might or might not post as it depends on content as it relates to history. Because of your interest in history, I’m asking you to like “Window on History” as another source for historical information. "Window on History” is an independent, volunteer endeavor and will not be affiliated with any historical society.

04/12/2023

Never-before-displayed artifacts and artworks will help take visitors back in time along the riverfront.

03/16/2023

For starters, January didn’t exist for the ancient Romans. Here’s how their calendar evolved into our modern system of marking time.

03/16/2023

In New Brunswick, the world’s highest tides reveal fantastic fossils, from giant dragonflies to dinosaur footprints.

03/16/2023

The 1,200-year-old vessel, discovered in a Norwegian potato field, is revealing an extraordinary picture of how ancient Scandinavian warlords were sent into the afterlife.

03/16/2023

Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.

03/16/2023

German-born physicist Arno Penzias escaped the Holocaust with the help of a benefactor he never met. That secret act of generosity changed his life—and our understanding of the universe.

03/16/2023

Before she became known as ‘Miss Unsinkable,’ Violet Jessop weathered a childhood plagued by illness.

03/11/2023

Napoleon’s younger and favorite sibling Pauline Bonaparte steered clear of politics. She chose a life of amorous adventures, known for her love affairs and beauty.

03/09/2023

As one female pilot wrote, "A woman who can find fulfillment in the skies will never again need to live her life in some man's spare moments."

03/09/2023

Gold mining in California is often romanticized as a brief and technologically simple story. But it left a devastating environmental legacy that the state is still trying to clean up.

02/26/2023

Bucephalus was Alexander the Great’s favourite horse, and apparently, according to many, one of the most famous horses in history. His story, surprisingly, is similar in nature to most horse stories told by the general public. Bucephalus, a black stallion, was dangerous, unmanageable and of course...

02/08/2023

A trove of letters written in code by Mary, Queen of Scots, while she was imprisoned has been discovered and deciphered by an international team of codebreakers.

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