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Early morning light in Lubeck, on the river and the salt warehouses dating from the Middle Ages.

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The Sherfy Farm at Gettysburg is on Emmitsburg Road about a mile south of town. At the time of the battle the fifty acre farm was owned by Reverend Joseph Sherfy. It included the famous Peach Orchard to the south of Wheatfield Road along with both Big and Little Round Tops and the Devil’s Den.

The house was built in the 1840’s. You can still see bullet holes in its brickwork, signs of the fierce fighting that took place around it on July 2nd and 3rd. The current barn is a postwar replacement. The original had been used by the Confederates as a field hospital but it had burned during the battle.

Joseph (1813-1883) and Mary Sherfy (1818-1904) and their six children were pacifist members of the Church of the Brethren. A seventh child would be born to the family after the war. As the Union troops of John Reynolds’ 1st Corps made their way up Emmitsburg Road on July 1st they marched past a large water tub along the road which Joseph worked to keep filled. Mary and her mother Catherine baked bread and passed it out to the men. They were ordered away from the farm on the morning of the 2nd, driving their stock southeast of the Round Tops and to Two Taverns.

After the battle

Joseph and his son returned on the 6th. Their house was ransacked and had been damaged by at least seven artillery shells. Their possessions were trampled into the mud of their yard, mixed with blood, body parts and every imaginable kind of filth. The orchards and fences were destroyed. Fields were covered with dead men and 48 dead horses. Inside the ruins of the barn were the charred remains of the wounded men who had been unable to escape the fire.

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What started as a road trip through the Romanian mountains quickly turned into a battle with our stubborn Lada Niva. As the engine of our exploration vehicle kept overheating, we pushed deeper into the Carpathians - through forgotten villages and overgrown graveyards - chasing rumors of a lost wooden church hidden deep in the forest. What we found was a haunting time capsule, and the most remote abandoned place we've ever explored! Join this exploration on YouTube: youtu.be/crlyDM-mvEs

What started as a road trip through the Romanian mountains quickly turned into a battle with our stubborn Lada Niva. As the engine of our exploration vehicle kept overheating, we pushed deeper into the Carpathians - through forgotten villages and overgrown graveyards - chasing rumors of a lost wooden church hidden deep in the forest. What we found was a haunting time capsule, and the most remote abandoned place we've ever explored! Join this exploration on YouTube: youtu.be/crlyDM-mvEs

walk in Gdańsk
author: Jan Helebrant
location: Gdańsk, Poland
www.juhele.blogspot.com
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Two pigeons (rock doves) sit on the outside wall of the moat surrounding the Bishop's Palace in Wells.

A tranquil riverside view showcases lush greenery and ancient Russian historic buildings. The vibrant sky with fluffy clouds adds to the serene atmosphere.

Hiroshima, Japan - April 18, 2026: Information sign across the river from famous A-Bomb dome (atomic bomb dome) building

Oia village, Santorini island, Greece

Buckland Station was established in 1860 by Samuel Buckland. It served as a Pony Express station, along with a stop on the Emigrant Trail. Today it is part of Fort Churchill State Historic Park.

Vall d'Incles, Incles, Canillo parroquia, Vall d'Orient, Andorra, Pyrenees

Vall d'Incles, Incles, Canillo parroquia, Vall d'Orient, Andorra, Pyrenees

The restored Belmont Chapel
Island Cemetery
Newport, RI
July 14, 2026

"The focal point of Island Cemetery is the Belmont Memorial Chapel. The chapel was built in 1886-1888 by August Belmont, a wealthy banker who secured his place in society when he wed Newport socialite Caroline Slidell Perry, daughter of Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry. The Richardsonian-Romanesque chapel, the work of George Chaplin Mason and Son, was built as a memorial to their deceased 19 year old daughter Jane Pauline. “Patience” is inscribed in many locations in the interior of the chapel. The chapel’s original purpose was to serve as a site to hold committal services for those being buried at the Island Cemetery. The chapel, which was deeded after completion to the Island Cemetery, is a 1-1/2 story, late Victorian-style building constructed of rock-faced brownstone; its picturesque massing of tall dormers, entrance portico and belfry make it a focal point of the cemetery. No bodies are entombed in the chapel, but some are buried in the large front burial circle, including August and Caroline, who reside in sarcophagi, as well as their son August II and Commodore Matthew Perry, who is credited with opening up trade with Japan in 1853.

August Belmont died in 1890 before he had established an endowment to ensure the chapel maintenance. Over time, the building had seriously deteriorated and was barely visible under the ivy that covered it.

In 2014, the Belmont Chapel Foundation was established to restore and preserve the chapel. In 2020, the Belmont Chapel Foundation embarked on a Capital Campaign to begin the restoration of the beautiful 19th century Romanesque chapel. The Foundation received major grant awards from the Alletta Morris McBean Charitable Trust, the van Beuren Charitable Foundation, Preserve RI/1772 and the Champlin Foundation as well as individuals who funded the total cost of the overall restoration; approximately $2.5 million.

He is explaining Medieval punshments as a way of interesting children and families in history.
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