December 9: Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr.
Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Sr., was born in Abington, Pennsylvania, 2 March 1822. He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating there in 1843 and later graduating from Princeton…
August 18: John William Yeomans [1800-1863]
Off to School with Ye! It was on this day, August 18th, in 1841, that an Address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. John W. Yeomans, on the occasion of…
February 25: Old Mortality
Old Mortality: Robert Patterson [ca. 1713-1801] The purpose of this blog is to remind us of those saints who have gone before, and to recall something of our common history…
August 8: Dr. Harold Samuel Laird
It has been my experience that there are just a few men who, when spoken of, are remembered with the utmost respect and veneration. Dr. Harold Samuel Laird was one…
August 4: Nathaniel S. McFetridge [1842-1886]
Author of an Old Classic Nathaniel Smyth McFetridge was born in Ireland, 4 August 1842. His parents immigrated to the United States while he was still a child and Nathaniel…