“If you want to understand today you have to search yesterday.”
Pearl S. Buck, American novelist (1892-1973)
Keystone Wayfarer explores people, places, and heritage hidden in plain sight across Pennsylvania. Join us as we walk Pennsylvania’s past, one story at a time.
History is more than something we write about. Through Lifelines, Keystone Wayfarer works to preserve Pennsylvania’s historic cemeteries and memorials.
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War changes lives in ways that don’t always end when the fighting does. For many who served in Vietnam, coming home was not the end of their wartime experience. The memories, the losses, and the challenges of returning to civilian life became part of a story that would continue long after they left the battlefield.…
Expand Your Journey!
The stories featured here are only part of the journey.
Over time, Keystone Wayfarer has grown into a collection of journeys across Pennsylvania—following forgotten landmarks, remarkable people, historic communities, roadside discoveries, and moments that helped shape the Commonwealth. Some stories begin with a question. Others start with a turn down an unfamiliar road.
If you’re ready to keep exploring, Trailblazer organizes the collection by theme and offers new paths to follow.
photo: Paula Hogan