One of the most mystical gifts of art from the ancient world is the funerary masks of the pharaohs. The masksโ main purpose of being placed over the head of mummies was to emphasize the ancient Egyptian belief in the fragile process of transition that the dead would have to endure successfully to relish …
Category: Miscellaneous Essays โ๐ป๐
SHROUD OF TURIN (PART 2) THE ORIGINS โฆโฆโฆ
In this 2nd installment, I will now present a portion of the origins of the shroud. Most are unaware as to the precise beginnings of the Shroud of Turin, which I think, in proper respect, should be accounted for. The first page of mention in this history commences in medieval France. FRANCE 13th century; …
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COL. RICHARD P. ROBERTS: COMMANDER&HERO OF THE 140th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT
On September 21, 1789, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bestowed to Levi Dungan Sr., a tract of land in Hanover Township, PA then known as โBachelors Hallโ. He then passed this land on to his son, Levi Jr., to whom in return bequeathed 70 acres to his daughter Ruth and her husband John Roberts; this …
THE PECULAIR CASE OF PRIVATE JOHN MITCHELL โ๐ป
One of the fantastic rewards of performing research on a specific period in history or genre of literature is that, from time to time, you almost always stumble upon, by sheer accident, a quaint and not-so-well-known story that not many folks are aware of. This story is one of those gems.ย By the end …




