Comments on: Right Beside The River

By: faith Cornell

faith Cornell — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:41:13 +0000

Watched show last night (8/20). Loved it. When I was first married we lived across the street from the Harmony Village across the street in Ambridge. And went to that Lutheran Church with 1 clock hand. What they are doing along river side is wonderful. We are bike riders. Hope to get back to it. But worth driving in just to walk now. Faith Cornell

By: Anne Curtis

Anne Curtis — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:49:09 +0000

Excellent show! Among his finest! Anne

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:58:58 +0000

Yes, it’s sad that she died of breast cancer at age 56 before she could see most of the changes wrought by Silent Spring.

By: CHW

CHW — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:02:12 +0000

Rachel is also one of my heros. My father’s family was from Springdale and my grandfather owned and operated White Brothers store on Pittsburgh Street; the Carson family were some of his customers. My dad’s sisters were aquaintances of Rachel’s, since from all accounts she was sort of a loner as a child. I was at Chatham College, her alma mater, about the time Silent Spring was published. She had agreed to come back for a lecture series and all of us ‘bio’ majors were so excited. Unfortunately she fell ill that fall and never made it back. I agree that the peregrines are one of her lasting legacies, and I will watch the show with great interest.

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:30:09 +0000

At lunchtime today at work we saw Rick Sebak’s new show. Quite good! It has mounds, toys, ferries, diners, fishing, factories, archaeology, boats, bikes, trails, festivals and much, much more. I’m glad I can watch it again tomorrow night at 8:00pm. …What a nice thing to work at a place where we’re urged to watch movies at lunchtime!

By: John English

John English — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:04:18 +0000

The Rachel Carson Homestead is up in Springdale, PA
http://www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org/

By: Libby Strizzi

Libby Strizzi — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:46:56 +0000

I hadn’t realized that Rachel Carson was from western PA — thanks for the education, Kate, and thanks, Rachel, for persevering to publish your books and force changes that so helped the birds.

By: faith Cornell

faith Cornell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:36:25 +0000

It wasn’t until I started reading about the birds losing out with their eggs not hatching that I read her book. Made me sad. But at least enough people understand now. We could do alot more but at least there’s an awareness. Faith Cornell

By: John English

John English — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:21:28 +0000

I remember reading both books in high school. That was amazing considering that I graduated in 1966. Both books were required summer reading – something I did not dread like most of my classmates
“Silent Spring” made profound impact and caused many conflicts when I had to declare a major in college. Music education won out, but I’ve always been a naturalist and environmentalist at heart.
Thank you, Rachel and Kate.