Carl LaVO

Mary Anne and I, early in our marriage were residents of Yardley about two blocks from Lake Afton in the center of town. In the winter, skaters in knit hats

My introduction to Pennsylvania’s origin began in 1970s. I was a transplant from California by way of Florida and took a job as a news reporter and then assigning editor

The Lenape of Bucks County, like other Native American people, built fishing weirs in rivers and tidelands to corral and catch fish, often by hand. It was a rather easy

A group of rich Quaker merchants making money as the Free Society of Traders convinced William Penn to grant them 20,000 acres of Bucks County property in 1862. Insiders say

Columnist Carl LaVO shares Bucks County Herald readers' feedback on two recent columns — “Lords, Vassals and plans for an English fiefdom in Bucks” and “Historic August weather perils.”

The fun of writing a column such as mine is feedback from readers who offer insights of their own.

There are scars in our 344-year history. One of them is the complicity of Bucks County in keeping free Black people from voting in Pennsylvania for 32 years. It’s worth

Doylestown has its historical niche pioneering the future of America. In 1845, the borough became a “pioneer station” for a national telegraphy network that in six years would cover 12,000

A few months ago, I heard from Dana Caracciolo, of the Eastern Alliance of Climbers. She and her associates love rock climbing but disagree with a recent column's characterization of

In Pipersville, the Historic Piper Tavern, from which the town got its name, defines the village of 60 residents.