When the Antique Museum building opened at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Mt. Pleasant Township almost 20 years ago, it was barely half as big as it is today, and now, those involved in the project are hoping to make it even bigger. The idea to house and display farm-oriented antiques
History is often about living and breathing things. For curators at a two-day DIY History Weekend festival at West Overton Village and adjoining Fort Allen Antique Farm Equipment Association grounds near Scottdale, it was just that as they showcased how life was experienced more than a century ago both at
The blade of a 135-year-old shingle mill efficiently slid through a rectangular block of wood Sunday to create shingles, which were once used for roofs and siding. Meanwhile, a pair of horses were the engine pulling an old-fashioned plow through a field. They were sights that might have been common