“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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Folklore has a funny way of following us through life. It begins when we are children, with stories told by parents and grandparents. The tales are meant to entertain us, frighten us or simply make the world around us a little more interesting. Monsters under the bed. Ghosts in old houses and mysterious places where…
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