I mean revolution. Damned outsiders, moving in here and telling us how to run our lives. The family research has provided great ammunition, though, when sparring with my neighbors. In fact, I discovered that Peter's one brother was in the Ranger unit that used to patrol central Pennsylvania during the mid-1700's. Well, we were here before you Stovers, Hostermans and Mussers.
Local history can be a lot of fun.
It teaches us to learn from our past mistakes. When we discover why things are the way they are, we also discover a little bit about ourselves, about human nature in general, and about the relationships between individuals, their communities and the world at large. Some people living or driving through this area may wonder how our mountains, valleys and caverns were formed. Part of the answer can be found in the museum's collection. These, in and of themselves, are fine, but they have no meaning without a strongly developed sense of neighborliness.