Thanksgiving By Angela Rieck
Thanksgiving is the most popular holiday in the United States. Since it is not tied to a particular religion, people of all religions and ethnic groups celebrate it. Thanksgiving may also be the most tradition-rich holiday. Its traditions are typically centered around gratitude, giving back, family and friends, food, and football. Despite historical stories about […]
Design with Jenn Martella: “Friendship House”, circa 1782
“Friendship House” is aptly named, for its original owners were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. In the mid-17th century, Quakers were encouraged to leave Pennsylvania and claim this part of Maryland for William Penn. in 1695, Pearce Lamb answered the call and built his house, “Lambs Meadow” in the Georgian Colonial style […]
Looking at the Masters: Grandma Moses
Anna Mary Robertson Moses was born on September 7, 1860, in Greenwich, New York. Her family worked on farms, and she described herself as a life-long farm woman. She attended a one- room school where she began to learn to draw. Her father encouraged all his children to draw. When she was 27, she married […]