Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Turnpike

“Take Me Out to the Ballgame!” (and to a Cemetery or Two…) August 2026

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Sharon

I love road trips, seeing new places, and having new experiences, and a trip to Pennsylvania in August 2026 checked all of those boxes! We left on the morning of August 18th, and after a drive north through the Shenandoah … Continue reading →

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Tarentum, PA – July 2017

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Sharon

My paternal Barrett and Koontz grandparents were from Pennsylvania, and my father and his siblings were born there, in the town of Tarentum.  The family moved to Indiana in the mid-1930s, and although some of my cousins who live in … Continue reading →

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