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Remembering Pearl Harbor

guest post by John Bodnar Americans will soon be reminded again of the significance of December 7, 1941. For the past seventy-two years, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been recalled not only as the event that pushed America into World War II, but as a personal milestone for many who were alive on…

Remembering Pearl Harbor

guest post by John Bodnar Americans will soon be reminded again of the significance of December 7, 1941. For the past seventy-two years, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor has been recalled not only as the event that pushed America into World War II, but as a personal milestone for many who were alive on…

Amish Quilters Wanted

Drive through Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, or Holmes County, Ohio, and you can’t miss signs advertising quilts for sale. Quilts have become one of the objects most closely associated with the Old Order Amish, and these bedcovers frequently serve as souvenirs from tourists’ visits to these regions.  Yet prior to around 1970, no one used the…