Well, we probably wonât be gathering around a warm hearth and swapping family stories this Christmas.
That will be just one of a rather long list of activities that will be denied to us during this holiday season if weâre taking this pandemic seriously â especially now. Donât quit reading, though, that is not where this weekâs column is heading.
Storytelling is the subject. As is the case with so many things during these days, there is a digital workaround to gathering with others and telling stories, even interesting local stories about places you know.
Each year the California University of Pennsylvaniaâs Honors Program and the Senator John Heinz History Centerâs Affiliates Program collaborate to produce digital stories drawn from Western Pennsylvania history and a majority of this yearâs offerings are drawn from our immediate region.