When researching who used to live in my house at 4123 Roosevelt Street in Egypt, Whitehall, PA, I discovered that Charles and Catharine Diehl lived here in the 1910s and 1920s. Catharine’s maiden name is Steckel and I wondered if she was connected to the family of the Troxell-Steckel House so I went hunting on … Continue reading Catharine Steckel Diehl and the Troxell-Steckel House: Egypt, Whitehall Local History
Yardstick: Charles Saeger Lehigh County Commissioner
When we moved into our home in Egypt, Whitehall, PA in Lehigh County, there were a few things left behind from the previous longtime owners. There were a few yardsticks here and there, the kind that are given out as freebies. In the corner of the basement, behind a stack of wood that used to … Continue reading Yardstick: Charles Saeger Lehigh County Commissioner
Walter’s Music Store in Egypt PA
When we moved into our home on Roosevelt Street in Egypt PA in 2019, there were some things left behind by previous owners including the Diehl family who owned our home for at least 100 years. In the stairway leading up to the attic, I found a dusty yellow yardstick, the kind that businesses used … Continue reading Walter’s Music Store in Egypt PA
Dr. Edwin Minner: Egypt Whitehall Township Doctor
Next to my house on Roosevelt Street in the Egypt section of Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania is a grand red brick house. It dwarfs the rest of the houses in the neighborhood and is situated facing out to Main Street across from Eberhart Motors. Edwin Minner Family I did some digging and found out it was … Continue reading Dr. Edwin Minner: Egypt Whitehall Township Doctor
What Was in My House in 1920: Egypt Whitehall House History
I recently had a free weekend with Newspapers.com and I had a blast searching for newspaper articles related to my town and my house in particular. In 2019, my husband and I bought a home on Roosevelt Street in the Egypt part of Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania in Lehigh County. One of the articles I found … Continue reading What Was in My House in 1920: Egypt Whitehall House History
Black Women, Britt-Marie, and Gentle and Lowly: 10 Remarkable Reads in 2021
This morning I flipped through my reading journal to review what I read for the year and to pick out my favorite reads. Among the forty books I read this year, ten made a significant impact on me. Here they are in no particular order: Becoming by Michelle Obama. I feel like I have a … Continue reading Black Women, Britt-Marie, and Gentle and Lowly: 10 Remarkable Reads in 2021
What I Watched This Year
As part of my end of year reflection, I am taking a look at what I listened to, what I watched, and what I read. I didn't keep a running list of every single thing I watched. These are the movie, shows, plays, and short videos that I remember watching this year. The Philadelphia Eagles … Continue reading What I Watched This Year
What I Listened to This Year
On one of the podcasts I listen to, Emily P. Freeman wrapped up the year by featuring three short episodes on what she listened to, what she read, and what she watched this year. I have done end of the year posts about reading before, but I liked the idea of reflecting on what I … Continue reading What I Listened to This Year
What I Wish John MacArthur Would Have Said: A Reaction to His Sermon on the Race Riots
I am a pastor’s wife. Most Sunday afternoon lunch times begin with my husband asking me how the sermon went and if there was anything he should have said differently. My husband has said how much my feedback has been helpful to him over the last eighteen years. I don’t know if Pastor John MacArthur … Continue reading What I Wish John MacArthur Would Have Said: A Reaction to His Sermon on the Race Riots
The 7 Joys of My Quarantine Life
I spent the first two weeks of our stay at home quarantine at the end of March 2020 in a state of shock. No one alive today has experienced anything like this total world lock down. I also grieved the loss of the speaking engagements I had lined up for this spring including a trip … Continue reading The 7 Joys of My Quarantine Life
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