Saturday, September 29, 2012

Meals at the American Treasure Tour

At the American Treasure Tour, we offer different meal options depending on your group size.
Here is a group from Fellowship Community enjoying lunch in our Theater Room.

Before or after your tour ~ you can enjoy a hot meal or light lunch in our theater room or Bistro.
Please call our office number to make arrangements.
610-551-1629

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Today's Treasure; Circus Posters

These treasures are canvas paintings depicting actual circus posters of the early 20th century. 
 The advertisements often bragged of freaky sideshow acts like these. 
Pennsylvania artist Joan Fay created these one of a kind paintings for the American Treasure Tour

Monday, September 24, 2012

Real American Treasure: Washington Irving

Washington Irving was born in 1783 in New York City. He was an author, biographer, essayist and editor. After his initial works, written under different pseudonyms like Jonathan Oldstyle and Diedrich Knickerbocker, Irving became editor of Analectic Magazine, and became one of the first editors to publish Francis Scott Key's poem "Defense of Fort McHenry," later dubbed, "The Star Spangled Banner."

Irving is best known for his short stories, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,"  and "Rip Van Winkle."
Legendary Characters like these are a great part of the American Story that we love to share at the American Treasure Tour

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Today's Treasure; Music Box Roll

Take a look inside some of our antique music boxes. 
make sure to look very close at the little things when you visit the American Treasure Tour

Notice the tiny bronze men sitting in the box to "play the music"
for more information about antique music boxes, see the Music Box Society International 

Monday, September 17, 2012

American Treasure: John Wayne

photo courtesy of JohnWayne.com

John Wayne's birth name was Marion Michael Morrison. His family moved to southern California when he was just a kid. He was a good student and very athletic, attending college at the University of Southern California. A body surfing accident cut short his promising athletic career, so he turned to some work in the Hollywood studios to pay the bills. 

After his first movie, "The Big Trail," Morrison was known as John Wayne, and continued to act in more than 175 movies. He won an Oscar in 1979 for his performance in "True Grit." 

Bravo, John Wayne.