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Philly Firsts
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 4 CommentsThis documentary explores dozens of firsts including the first African-American Methodist Church, the first art museum, the first international flower show, zoo, the first modern world’s fair, the first computer... -
Bethlehem Steel
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No CommentsBethlehem Steel Segment One Segment One Lesson Plan >> Bethlehem Steel Segment One Segment Two Lesson Plan >> Bethlehem Steel Segment One Segment One Lesson Plan >> Overview: Bethlehem Steel.... -
The Water We Share
Posted on November 5, 2010 | 1 CommentThousands of years ago, glacial seas cover the Lehigh Valley, infusing the land with minerals, nutrients and life forms. The water these glaciers left behind slowly carved out our land,... -
Hollywood on Hamilton: Remembering Hess’s
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsHollywood on Hamilton: Remembering Hess’s takes a rare look into the much-loved Allentown shopping place. Hess’s Segment One Lesson Plan Segment One Hess’s Segment Two ... -
Carousel of Memories
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe Keystone State has been home to 400 amusement parks –some say that’s more than any other state. A Carousel of Memories reminisces on six eastern Pennsylvania parks that created... -
Legacy of Harry C. Trexler
Posted on November 5, 2010 | 1 CommentPBS 39 reveals Harry C. Trexler’s life and legacy. There are many reasons for today’s generation to care about this figure of the past. The General helped set aside... -
Leonard Pool
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsEntrepreneurship, integrity and compassion… these three words describe Leonard Pool. His entrepreneurial instincts helped him form Air Products, an industrial gas equipment company, in 1940. His revolutionary idea of... -
Communities: Easton
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsDo you remember the Good Ole’ Days in Easton? Remember taking the trolley downtown? Did you check out produce at the nation’s oldest farmers market? Or remember when you didn’t... -
Communities: Allentown
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsIn 1762, one of the wealthiest men in Pennsylvania, William Allen, laid out the boundaries for Allentown. What began as a summer retreat transformed into a prosperous city. This community... -
WWII: Pennsylvania’s Patriots
Posted on November 5, 2010 | No CommentsWalter Helsinky left Bethlehem at age nineteen bound for the enemy-infested jungles of New Guinea. Jack Durkin of Warminster had a room with a view as a ball gunner in...
