Poetry

Penn Treaty Park, and the history embodied in it, has inspired individuals far and wide for generations. For Robert Anthony Clemens, who grew up in South Kensington, the connection goes way back. Penn Treaty Park On a bank near the river’s edge, At a place where the chiefdom met,A treaty...

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Lids

A hat performs a variety of roles. It can help keep you warm on a chilly day. On a sunny day it can shade your face. A hat can accessorize an outfit and add pizzazz to a fashion ensemble. For Quaker William Penn, a hat became a social statement. Quakers...

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You Gotta Have Friends

It turns out that fourth graders know something that as adults we may have forgotten. Remember what it was like to have friends? Jake Powell, a loyal friend to many and a true “friend” of the Penn Treaty Museum, died suddenly in 2017. Shock and sadness followed. The Penn Treaty...

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