BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- It’s been a blessed year for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who catapulted to prominence when they put a rare Honus Wagner baseball card up for auction to support their charitable mission. Problem was, the winning bidder never p…
After Winning Bidder Didn’t Pay Up, Nuns’ Honus Wagner Baseball Card Goes to New Buyer
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- It’s been a blessed year for the School Sisters of Notre Dame, who catapulted to prominence when they put a rare Honus Wagner baseball card up for auction to support their charitable mission. Problem was, the winning bidder never p…
Navy Birthplace in Dispute; 5 Towns Lay Claim
BOSTON (AP).- The old sign near its border that proclaims the upstate New York town of Whitehall to be the birthplace of the U.S. Navy is a bit worn out, town clerk Elaine Jones admits. Residents of several other Northeast towns might describe it anoth…
Revolution Museum Settles on Philadelphia After 11 Years
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A spot for a Revolutionary War museum has finally been chosen after 11 years of planning and bureaucratic squabbling — about three years longer than it took the Colonies to win independence. Under an agreement that becomes offi…
Revolution Museum Settles on Philadelphia After 11 Years
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A spot for a Revolutionary War museum has finally been chosen after 11 years of planning and bureaucratic squabbling — about three years longer than it took the Colonies to win independence. Under an agreement that becomes offi…
Old Irish Bones may Yield Murderous Secrets in Pennsylvania
MALVERN, PA (AP).- Young and strapping, the 57 Irish immigrants began grueling work in the summer of 1832 on the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad. Within weeks, all were dead of cholera. Or were they murdered? Two skulls unearthed at a probable mass …
Old Irish Bones may Yield Murderous Secrets in Pennsylvania
MALVERN, PA (AP).- Young and strapping, the 57 Irish immigrants began grueling work in the summer of 1832 on the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad. Within weeks, all were dead of cholera. Or were they murdered? Two skulls unearthed at a probable mass …
"Myths, Religion & Ritual: Indian Art from the Koblenzer Collection" Now Open at the Allentown Art Museum
ALLENTOWN, PA.- “Myths, Religion & Ritual: Indian Art from the Koblenzer Collection” is now open at the Allentown Art Museum. The exhibition, which includes major three-dimensional works from the sixth to early 20th centuries, was a recent g…
Researchers Unveil "Holy Grail" of Audubon Illustration
PHILADELPHIA (REUTERS).- Researchers have found the first published illustration by John James Audubon, America’s most famous bird artist, ending decades of searching for the prized but elusive work. Audubon had made two references to the illustration …
‘Conan’ Painting by Late Artist Frank Frazetta Goes for $1.5 Million
PHILADELPHIA (AP).- A 1971 painting by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has sold for $1.5 million, two months after the Pennsylvania artist’s death. Frazetta’s managers said this week that a private collector bought “Conan the Destroyer” from a family t…