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Tours of one-room Lindley Murray School to be offered on weekends in August

LebTown
Lindley Murray School will be opened for tours every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in August from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m..
28 months ago

Lindley Murray, the Harper Tavern native who left behind an educational legacy in Lebanon and beyond

LebTown
Lindley Murray is familiar to many in Lebanon County. It's the name given to a restored one-room schoolhouse, a former city elementary school, and a road north...
46 months ago

Plaque Honoring Mary Lindley Murray, an American Revolution Patriot Revealed Again

Untapped New York
In a traffic island on Park Avenue, gardening has revealed a piece of colonial era history: a plaque to Mary Lindley Murray, whose family...
102 months ago

Opinion | The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences With Prepositions Has Always Been Silly

The New York Times
The idea that ending a sentence with a preposition is slumming makes no sense and never has. Clarity is not at issue.
8 months ago

Grammar-Nerd Heaven

The New Yorker
Mary Norris writes about a new exhibit at the Grolier Club, “Taming the Tongue: In the Heyday of English Grammar (1713-1851),” showcasing...
43 months ago

The politics of "he." Literally.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
There's been a lot of talk lately about what pronouns to use for persons whose gender is unknown, complicated, or irrelevant.
107 months ago

A rich merchant’s wife becomes a Revolutionary War heroine

Ephemeral New York
Mary Lindley Murray was the daughter of Quaker immigrants from Philadelphia. Married in 1744, they moved to New York City in 1753.
45 months ago

Murray Hill for Family Living (Published 2014)

The New York Times
Home to recent college graduates and older residents, the area is also attracting more families with children.
123 months ago

Going Way Back to School: One-Room Historic Schoolhouse Dates to 1850s

Lancaster Farming
INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — September traditionally marks the time of year when young scholars head back to the classroom.
134 months ago

Where in colonial Manhattan was Inclenberg?

Ephemeral New York
It was the home of prosperous businessman Robert Murray and his wife, Mary Lindley Murray, who entertained the city's elite there, including George Washington.
120 months ago