How remarkable, the life of Anne Coleman Rogers.
Bruce Chadbourne
A relatively new, yet retired, resident of Lebanon County, Bruce has been fascinated with the rich history of the Cornwall Iron Furnace, the ore banks, and the local architecture. The more he explores, the more he is amazed how the "Coleman story" breathes life into each period of American history, from the colonial days to the 20th century.
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Who knew? Anne of Cornwall (Part 3)
The marriage of Anne Caroline Coleman and Archibald Rogers was the merger of two great fortunes.
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Who knew? Anne of Cornwall (Part 2)
Anne Caroline Coleman and her family navigated 19th-century American high society, marked by residences, travels, and social events, culminating in Anne’s marriage to Archibald Rogers.
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Who knew? Anne of Cornwall (Part 1)
Lucy Maud Montgomery’s fictional “Anne of Green Gables” parallels the real-life story of Anne Caroline Coleman, whose rich family history stretches from the late 18th to the 20th century in America, intersecting with prominent figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and the Habersham family of Georgia, illuminating her family’s influential role in American history.
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Who Knew? The Cornwall Grist Mill
One of the features of the 18th century Cornwall Iron plantation that sustained a community of miners and furnace workers exists today only in photographs and old maps. All that remains are traces of a mill stream, yet what a story that can be told!
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Who knew? Cornwall Borough’s “Cold Springs” water supply system
In 1879, newly-married Robert H. Coleman was building an exquisite mansion in Cornwall center for his new bride. He literally went to great lengths to furnish it with running water. How did he do it?
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Calling all Cornwall Miners (Part two)
With the coming of 2023, the Cornwall Iron Furnace intends to celebrate the anniversary of the closure of the mine by recognizing Cornwall’s “greatest generation,” those few miners and iron workers who remain among us.
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Calling all Cornwall Miners
With the coming of 2023, the Cornwall Iron Furnace intends to celebrate the anniversary of the closure of the mine by recognizing Cornwall’s “greatest generation,” those few miners and iron workers who remain among us.
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Who knew? More on restoring Millwood’s former glory
Progress is a daily constant for Harvey Turner’s “Millwood” restoration project in Cornwall Borough. Much of the exterior work has been finished and buttoned up for the cold season now upon us in Lebanon County.
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Who knew? Restoring Millwood’s former glory
Bruce Chadbourne writes about how experiencing the feel of the Millwood Mansion has connected more pieces of Cornwall’s past and the people who lived it.
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Who knew? On being B.F. Hean (Part Two)
From a broken shaving mug found in an old Cornwall privy, to a portrait of a man who lived some 100+ years ago. On being B.F. Hean, part two.
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Who knew? On being B.F. Hean (Part One)
From a broken shaving mug found in an old Cornwall privy, to a portrait of a man who lived some 100+ years ago. On being B.F. Hean, part one.
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Who knew? Cornwall’s National Guard riot of 1887
In this week’s “who knew” column, we share the story of how a railroad rivalry led to chaos and conflict during the 1887 National Guard encampment at Mt. Gretna.
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Who knew? The Pinkerton Cornwall Caper of 1888 (Episode Four)
What brought Pinkerton detective “F.B.T.” from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read the fourth and final installment of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.
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Who knew? The Pinkerton Cornwall Caper of 1888 (Episode Three)
What brought Pinkerton detective “F.B.T.” from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read part three of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.
