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About Me
I'm a history buff and bibliophile living in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the United States. I was born and raised in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. I am a graduate of Villanova University.
Areas of Interest
- Local (southeastern Pennsylvania) history (particularly Lehigh County and the Lehigh Valley)
- The American Revolutionary War, particularly the Philadelphia campaign
- Naval warfare (in particular, the Age of sail and Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War)
- Pennsylvania Impressionism, the New Hope School and local art history
- Pennsylvania German history and culture
Awards
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Stuff
- American Revolutionary War Campaign Boxes
- Civil War style and usage guidelines
- Template: Campaignbox American Revolutionary War: Philadelphia
- Template: Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War
- Pennsylvania during the American Revolutionary War Version 2.0
- Template: Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War
- Template:Infobox Artist
- Template:Infobox nrhp
- Commonly-used resources and templates
- Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles
Photographs
=Lehigh County, Pennsylvania=
Image:PA-LEHIGH-EgyptCommunityChurch.JPG|Egypt Church
Image:PA-LEHIGH-TroxellSteckelHouseFront.JPG|Troxell-Steckel House
Image:PA-LEHIGH-TroxellSteckelHouseFrontSide.JPG|Troxell-Steckel House
Image:PA-LEHIGH-TroxellSteckelHouseBarn.JPG|Troxell-Steckel Barn
Image:PA-LEHIGH-TroxellSteckelHousePlaque.JPG|Troxell-Steckel Plaque
Image:2008 - Allentown Trout Hall.jpg|Trout Hall
Image:2008 - Lehigh Valley Heritage Center.jpg|Lehigh County Historical Society
Image:William Allen High School, Allentown PA.jpg|Wm. Allen High School
Image:Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania.jpg|Allentown Art Museum
Image:2008 - Morning Call Main Building.jpg|The Morning Call Building
=Steamtown National Historic Site=
Image:Steamtown Baldwin Rahway Valley 15 Locomotive.JPG|Baldwin Rahway Valley #15
Image:Steamtown Baldwin Grand Trunk Western 6039 Locomotive.JPG|Baldwin Grand Trunk Western #6039
Image:Steamtown Baldwin Reading 2124 Locomotive.JPG|Baldwin Rahway Reading #2124