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The Guernsey Cow From Above – New Photo

Posted in chester county, exton pa, history, tagged , , , , on August 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Both the beauty and sometimes agony of going through my grandmother’s collection of things she’s saved over the years is that I often find nuggets of gold among things that I wonder why she saved. I know they all meant something to her and she had her reasons for saving either to look at later [...]

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Reader Mail: Horn & Hardart Years

Posted in history, working life, tagged , , , , , , , on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, I received an email from Frank Lavin who worked for Horn & Hardart and managed The Guernsey Cow for a few years in the late 1970s. I’ve edited the letter a bit for length: I worked for Horn & Hardart from 1973 ( during High school ) through 1978 ( as a Restaurant [...]

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Fun & Profit-Making inside The Guernsey Cow in the 1970s

Posted in your memories, tagged , , on November 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My sister, Erin, brother, Brian, and I (in snappy jacket and tie) pose in Amish hats in front of the grill inside The Guernsey Cow, Easter morning 1970. Every Easter after church at nearby Sts. Philip & James we would gather at The Cow for breakfast. An Easter basket hunt out behind The Cow among [...]

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Memorabilia: Spare a dime?

Posted in memorabilia, tagged , , on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

These rubber squeeze change purses seemed to be all the rage back in the 1970′s when my brothers, sister, and I were growing up. Seemed like we were always getting new ones from various places. I don’t recall ever seeing this model. I think we found it in my grandfather’s desk last year. [Note: I [...]

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