Historical Ancestry Trip Plan: (Monday 7/29 – Tuesday 8/6)

Arrival:  Start in Philadelphia, PA

(Monday: 7/29) Stay at the Thomas Bond House (Originally built in 1769) – in the historic district

               

Day 1: 

(Tues: 7/30) Travel to the Landis Valley Farm 

                                     (Option: Stop at Valley Forge National Park along the way)

·         Landis Valley Farm is a German farm – Historical site – learn about ways our ancestors farmed)  

·         Stay in the Landis Farm Guest House overnight (from the 1760’s era)

Day 2:   

(Wed: 7/31) Drive to Tulpehoken Creek & Stouchsburg

• Visit George Christopher Horold/Herrold (1688-1749 – came to USA from Germany) Buried in Christ Lutheran Cemetery. Stouchsburg, PA 
• Conrad Weiser park (George Stophel went on expedition with Conrad)
•  Option if time: Visit Tulpehoken Creek Settlement Historic District. (George Christopher lived in Bethel Township and Tulpehoken Creek)

Drive to Greensburg, PA (Lunch along the way)  George Stophel Harrold moved to Heidelberg Township then was given land in Hempfield Township – became known as Harroldtown)

• Harrold Zion Lutheran Church & Cemetery & the St. John’s Harrold Church & Cemetery (both of these are on the land that George Stophel Harrold gave to the township for “Good Purpose”.  Land originally called “Harroldton”. George Stophel Harrold (1723-1787) is buried here.
• Visit Fort Allen (Harrold’s settlement) – by the Cemetery
• Baltzer Meyer Historical Society (Harrold School House)
• Hanna’s Town (Historical site of the pioneers)

Stay overnight in Greensburg

Day 3:

(Thurs. 8/1) Drive to Blairsville

• Hopewell Church Cemetery, Blairsville. Johannes “John” George Harrold (1745-1828) Buried here.  Christopher Harrold was born in Elder’s Ford near Blairsville on the Conemaugh River.
• Blairsville Historical Society
• Murrysville Historical Preservation on the drive to OH (store first owned by Herrolds, then several others)

 Drive(3hr.39min/179 miles) to Marietta, Ohio  (via the Ohio River Scenic Route).  Stay: (Grand Lafayette Riverboat Hotel built in 1918 - 2 nights)

Day 4:   Marietta, Ohio

(Fri. 8/2)

• Ohio River Museum - replica of a full size flatboat
• Campus Martius Museum ***;    Option: Brown Bag Lunch History Lecture
• Mound Cemetery
• Historic Harmar Village
• Option: Downtown Art Walk

Note: Marietta is celebrating pioneers this summer with the book “The Pioneers” by David McCullough

Day 5:    Marietta, Ohio

(Sat, 8/3)

• Boat: Sightseeing Tour 12:00 – 1:30
• Inland Waterway Festival (a free, educational event with performers, storytellers, music, hands-on activities, wildlife displays & more. The purpose of the Inland Waterways Festival is to commemorate the heritage and continuing importance of America’s rivers, canals, and lakes in the development of the Nation

Drive  to Athens. 

Stay in the 1840 Inn (3 nights) – Nelsonville, OH

Day 6: Athens, Ohio

(Sun, 8/4)

• Ride the Hocking Scenic Train
• Wolf Plains Cemetery - Christopher & Martha are buried there;
• Nelsonville Cemetery - Christopher J. Herrold & Louisa Katzenbach Herrold are buried there.)
• (Herrold) West End Cider House for a drink!!

Day 7: Athens, Ohio

(Mon, 8/5)

• Walk the “Old Section” for Athen’s campus. Visit the Cutler Building (first building erected on the campus – wood provided by Christopher Herrold)
• The Sila Bingham House - Martha Cable Herrold married Sila Bingham after Christopher died. William our grandfather's namesake was 3 years old at the time.
• Visit The White Mill (previously owned by Joseph Herrold - William's brother)
• Look for homesteads & damn - I have a few plot #'s and/or directions - kind of)  It would be really cool if we could find Christopher J.'s farm!!

Day 8:

 (Tue, 8/6) leave in the morning for Columbus (visit Veteran Museum & arrive airport)