July 5, 2006
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Prince Gallitzin
We are headed out to camp soon, at Prince Gallitzin State Park. But, I got to thinking, why would a state park in PA be named “Prince Gallitzin”? So, I decided to find out.
It turns out that a Catholic priest named Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin founded the town of Loretto, PA, in 1799. It became the first English-speaking, Roman Catholic settlement west of the Alleghenies. He spent a lot of his own fortune in establishing the town, leaving him in debt, which kept him from becoming promoted later. The prince part of his name comes from the fact that he was born into the Russian princely family line, the Gallitzins. He is not a saint, but is on the track to sainthood as of June 6, 2005. So, there you go.
I have a new entry at the other site: Come on a Tour.
Comments (5)
I loved your new entry . . . very, very enjoyable!
And, how in the world do you get those purple boxes around your comments? I know how to do in in one’s entry, but I’m unsure of how to make it work in the comment boxes.
Enjoy camp!
I liked your tour, and your introduction on you other blog. I tried to post a comment and something went wrong. I have some of the same flowers in my garden, I have a lot of daylilies too. I like it that you know their names.
Happy camping! Hope that you have a great time.
We were at a b-day party on Sat. and Kayla was playing with her friend, Gabbie, up in Gabbie’s room. Kayla noticed that she had the same dollhouse as Rachel, so she was busy telling Gabbie that “Rachel Sellers has this dollhouse, too!” She still asks to go to your house every once in a while and we have to explain all over again about how we moved, and that you guys live far away now. We miss you all too!
Hey, teacherperson! You’re awesome. Keep it real with Gallitzin.