tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post1893691164131023651..comments2024-02-20T10:34:28.922-05:00Comments on <center>Ambridge Memories</center>: A Natural Bent for HistoryNancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67http://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-53096314355276310322017-11-28T23:18:24.782-05:002017-11-28T23:18:24.782-05:00Ed,
I don't remember the knee, just the nose....Ed,<br /><br />I don't remember the knee, just the nose. What I remember also was that he and Mr. Stec would play football and softball with us at recess (weather permitting). Mr Scimio threw a tight spiral. <br />Glad you liked the article and commented. I vaguely remember a Karl Sippel from high school.<br />I remember Pioneer Drive well.<br /><br />Robert Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961888675398413768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-29373477061488228412017-11-27T12:00:41.356-05:002017-11-27T12:00:41.356-05:00Great article Robert.
You mentioned Mr Scimio. He...Great article Robert.<br /><br />You mentioned Mr Scimio. He was my home room teacher for 3 tears. I remember he used to pick his nose a lot in class, and if you did something wrong, he would knee you in the ass. Never card for him.<br /><br />I grew up not far from you on Pioneer Drive, across from the Byers Steel mill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259756682347341932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-40959225018648406832017-11-27T11:02:45.759-05:002017-11-27T11:02:45.759-05:00Robert:
Great piece. I remember Mr Scimio. He was...Robert:<br /><br />Great piece. I remember Mr Scimio. He was my home room teacher for 3 years. Used to always pick his nose in class, and when you did something wrong, he would give you a knee in the ass. If he did that today, he would be arrested. <br />I lived not far from you, Pioneer Dr across from AM Byers.<br /><br />Ed Sippel Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259756682347341932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-80001604208832785372014-02-08T22:42:38.102-05:002014-02-08T22:42:38.102-05:00Hi patchwork, I had heard of Passavant but had nev...Hi patchwork, I had heard of Passavant but had never bothered to find out about him until I came across his article. He deserved his sainthood - truly a remarkable man.<br />You're not the first person who misunderstood what I was trying to say so I must have said it poorly. I agree with you, only I don't think they "failed". They just died out.Robert Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961888675398413768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-31184260366204374062014-02-08T16:40:26.542-05:002014-02-08T16:40:26.542-05:00Great article. (& I especially enjoyed the pa...Great article. (& I especially enjoyed the part abour Rev. Passavant. My mother was a resident at Passavant Assisted Living up in Zelienople. I had no idea why this Lutheran establiushment was called Passavant. Thank you for the info.<br /><br />I have one quibble, though: Although the Harnonites practiced socialism, that was less a political statement than a religious statement. Their celibacy -- also religion-based -- was the reason their Society failed, not the "socialism." They felt they didn't need to reproduce because Jesus would return to the world in their lifetimes. Their "socialism" stemmed from that as well: There was no need for private property if The Lord was coming. <br /><br />Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-34280269013628474062014-02-07T18:36:41.638-05:002014-02-07T18:36:41.638-05:00Thanks for your note, Scruffyetc. The heyday of th...Thanks for your note, Scruffyetc. The heyday of the Economy silk industry was the 1840s so its doubtful that one of their trees survived into the 20th century. They are easy to grow from seed so your grandparents' tree may have been a descendant.<br />Byers' Field was owned by Goodyear the last I heard. I don't why it was never developed for commercial use.<br />There was an effort to make it into a national historical site which so far has failed.Robert Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961888675398413768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-43601166212961059052014-02-07T16:47:49.499-05:002014-02-07T16:47:49.499-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-22788263398649885382014-02-07T16:42:44.402-05:002014-02-07T16:42:44.402-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nancy Bohinsky Knisley, AHS '67https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605598125276458027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7386243187863820022.post-31024295165346077242014-02-07T13:43:59.801-05:002014-02-07T13:43:59.801-05:00Bob, you really outdid yourself with this post. M...Bob, you really outdid yourself with this post. My grandparents lived two blocks from Old Economy (and even had a mulberry tree in their back yard - I wonder if it was original?!) <br /><br />It's interesting, and amazing, that Byer's Field never got "developed". Do you have any idea about why? Who owns it today?<br /><br />Thanks so much for these vignettes of a simpler and happier time.Scruffyetc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03407377672275155571noreply@blogger.com