Sunday, September 09, 2007

Beachy (Bietche) Farm late 1700s


This picture was taken from the farm lane of one of the two farms purchased by Peter (I) and Peter (II) after they relocated to the Springs area in the late 1700s. This farm lies along the Mason-Dixon line. The state line between PA and MD. The view is from PA looking down into the valley which is in MD. Photo submitted by Leland Joel Beachy. Click to see more of Leland's photos. The descendants of Joel D. and Annie (Hershberger) Beachy met in Garrett County Maryland in August 2007 for a reunion and a history tour of local points of interest in the Springs, PA and Grantsville, MD area. Thanks Leland for sharing this information with us. For more information about the Beachy (Bitsche) name read the header at the top of this blog.
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Patricia Beachy


Beachy was selected Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the recent 2007 Maryland Teachers Association conference in Annapolis.
Beachy also received the Ideas Unlimited Award from MATA in 2005 and won the 2006 National Association of Agricultural Educators Region VI National Ideas Unlimited Award -- for a lesson with her ag science class called "Fear Factor Crops." Read the rest of the story by Ike Wilson, News-Post Staff Photo by Graham Cullen