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Happy summertime to you!  Our family has been happily busy this season.  Summertime for me is a time to reflect on the past year and plan for the next.  Taking the time to rest and be re-filled by the Lord is very important to me.  One of my goals for making our backyard sparkle is the thought of curling up on the porch swing that is situated on the lower deck under the white birch tree.  I have memories each year of sitting there swinging and leafing through homeschooling catalogs with hopeful enthusiasm for the year to come.  One subject I've not found very often in those catalogs are individual state history books. 

Credit: Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee/Photo by Hunt Commercial Photography                        

Violet Oakley interpreted William Penn’s vision in this mural that decorates the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building in Harrisburg.

PA history in the Nagle homeschool has often included lots of field trips and state information packets courtesy of our local representative in addition to non-fiction books about key state founders but I am always on the lookout for more specific information about the great Keystone state and I was thrilled to find a site that not only contains a wealth of information about the state of Pennsylvania but audios and visuals to boot!

The site is ExplorePAHistory.com and it's a site that you need to visit for yourself.  There is so much information there that I'm not sure where to begin in providing descriptions for you!  Enjoy the summer and these special years with your children.  Don't forget to take time to rest and pray and hear the Lord for YOUR homeschool!