Proud to be an American
In times of trouble, it’s easy to forget that there is still a lot of good around us. There are lots of good people, and still lots of good values […]
Category Archives: History
Another great March to Destiny!
The North and South again went together on the street in Shippensburg yesterday, re-enacting a small skirmish that actually happened here so many years ago. Shippensburg was occupied by Confederate […]
March to Destiny is coming! 150th Civil War anniversary!
March to Destiny, http://www.marchtodestiny.org/ is always a wonderful time of celebration of our history. This year is bigger and better yet, since it’s the 150th anniversary of the start of […]
Works Progress Administration
I love being a docent at Shippensburg Historical Society, and the best part is showing people thru our home, the Stewart House. http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ The house is one of the oldest structures […]
Recalling The Cold War, as a 12 year old
The Cold War was mentioned on tv the other day, and it occurred to me I hadn’t thought about some of the aspects of that for many, many years. I […]
Victorian Hair Jewelry
Hair jewelry? Yes, made from hair…many times human hair, sometimes horse hair. The jewelry pictured above is from the collection of Tammy Butler, President of the March to Destiny. http://www.marchtodestiny.org/ […]
Fort Morris, Shippensburg, Pa. The Question and the Answer.
For many years, local historians each had their own ideas about where the Fort in Shippensburg was located. Each had good evidence to prove their points of the locations. Two […]
Thank You, March to Destiny
March to Destiny, http://www.marchtodestiny.org/, has so many educational and fun features! The area behind the Library on Saturday of March to Destiny is a whole little village! I took a […]
Street Skirmish, March to Destiny
On the very hot afternoon of 6/26, two armies went together in battle on the streets of Shippensburg! Well, they were small armies, and they were re-enactors, but the Street […]
Shippensburg PA March to Destiny Schedule
Here’s the schedule, check it out and come see us at Shippensburg Historical Society too! http://www.marchtodestiny.org/schedule2009.htm
Sarasin's thoughts....... 