LEWISTOWN — As America traces its roots in 2026 during the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence, individuals and families, too, are discovering their ancestral beginnings. Tracing family heritage can take unexpected twists and turns. Internet searches provide information, but it ...
The library’s summer reading program is coming to a close. Here are a few things going on for grown-ups if you are looking for things to do. Before July ends, please come into the Mifflin County Library in Lewistown and see the wonderful patriotic artwork our patrons made. We call it our favorite American Art collage. Eleven artists and library users participated. They each were given a small canvas to work on. The canvases are on display and people are encouraged to come and view the artwork but also vote on the artwork with spare change. This is also a small fundraiser for ...
When I was growing up in Granville, we often went to the river to swim and/or cool down. One man would take his soap along and “take a bath.” Things changed, of course, as people started renting spots at the river. So my dad rented a spot for quite a few years in the 80s and 90s. So I ...
In the past couple of years I have found myself returning to Greenwood Furnace State Park and sharing my childhood memories with my adult children. I also have brought visiting friends there to hike the different trails and it was a perfect place to take my brother, Buddy, during Covid times ...
As long as I can recall, we were a ‘Phillies family.’ My dad was a big sports fan, and Philadelphia Phillies baseball and Kentucky basketball were his two main teams to follow. My earliest sports memory is watching the 1980 Phillies World Series parade on TV. My sports “soundtrack” ...
My summer memories are not from the Mifflin or Juniata Counties. I didn’t know these counties existed until my family moved here when I was approaching my mid-forties some 30-plus years ago. The family I grew up in didn’t have any favorite or regular activities or traditions and only twice took a vacation that was more than a one day trip to another part of Pennsylvania. Only two of 12 cousins lived in Pennsylvania. As the oldest child of my parents, I had occasions to meet more cousins that lived far away than my four siblings had, but only a few times in my lifetime. Both of my ...
