Tag: delaware
member name: Erin P.
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October 23, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
When we grown-ups decided to become more politically correct, did we ever think about how much fun we'd be taking away from our kids?
Two years ago was the last time my kids were allowed to dress . . .
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June 20, 2008 09:26 PM EDT --
After the War of 1812, there was a rush to build bigger, better fortifications along the East Coast against foreign enemies. The earliest version of Fort Delaware was completed in 1819 . . .
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November 09, 2007 09:53 PM EST --
I have been a chaperone on trips before ... but never with a 4th grade class. The younger years were filled with wonderment and interest, but somehow by the 4th grade that has transformed . . .
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June 21, 2008 12:16 AM EDT --
When you purchase ferry tickets to go from Delaware City, Delaware to Pea Patch Island (Fort Delaware), you also get a lift over to Fort Mott State Park in New Jersey which is on the opposite side of . . .
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October 25, 2007 03:08 PM EDT --
I received a summons in September to participate in jury selection. It's a summons from the State of Delaware's Superior Court for a capital murder case, which means I am to be somehow prepared . . .
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January 13, 2008 03:27 PM EST --
In my earlier article about Deltiology (aka postcard collecting) , I stated that one of the great things I enjoy about postcards is the brief glimpse we get into others' lives. Sometimes a . . .
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April 26, 2008 04:26 PM EDT --
Early this week hubby and I had a few hours to go explore the nearby countryside. We drove north from Delaware into Pennsylvania on Route 896. We had lunch at a quiet little shop called 'Country . . .
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June 15, 2008 05:42 PM EDT --
I have a brief photoessay to introduce you to a sleepy little place that never gets very crowded. It's a place that makes a great family vacation. It's also a place that's . . .
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October 12, 2007 10:50 PM EDT --
I have always liked strolling through the streets of Old New Castle, lined by carefully-designed sidewalks of red brick, most displaced by many years of growing tree roots. It's . . .
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March 18, 2008 02:27 PM EDT --
When you think about Revolutionary War sites in Pennsylvania, you might think of the Brandywine Battlefield or Valley Forge, but there is one far smaller and far more important site that has been . . .
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March 18, 2008 11:06 PM EDT --
I know many of you have either seen or heard of Ghost Hunters' visit to Fort Mifflin (aired March 6th, 2008 on SciFi) ... and it was the first time we became aware of the existence of this place. . . .
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April 29, 2008 02:13 PM EDT --
Mt. Cuba Center may well be the finest woodland wildflower garden on the East Coast (my opinion, of course). This non-profit organization invited the general public onto its grounds (a former duPont . . .
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October 12, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
Winterthur, an American countyr estate nestled north of the bustling city of Wilmington, boasts one of the most impressive collections of Americana available and was created in the likeness of 18th and . . .
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September 05, 2007 11:53 PM EDT --
I have lived in Delaware for over 10 years now ... and I've never thought of it as an overwhelmingly interesting tourist attraction, but an article in our local paper yesterday had me reconsidering . . .
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