Historical insurance maps
I always talk about back when things were simple, but actually some things weren’t that simple. Insurance companies writing policies on property many years ago needed some way to record […]
Category Archives: Shippensburg
Have you ever seen a covered bridge?
History appears to us in lots of ways, and often then goes away unless it’s recorded and remembered. Years ago there were more covered bridges around PA, but one […]
A Trolley in Shippensburg
I always like to learn more about the history of my property and the area of town I live in. I discovered an interesting story about the comer near where […]
Shippensburg Historical Society: Life on the Border
Shippensburg Historical Society, http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ just opened a great new exhibit, Life on the Border. It’s an extensive display of information about and items from the time period when this area was the […]
Bent and Dent store, a good way to save some money
We have a wonderful bent and dent store close to here, B B’s Grocery Outlet, and I just discovered they have a web site. http://www.bbsgrocery.com/ For anyone who can get […]
Throw the Moonshine down the Outhouse Hole!
My house was built in 1918. WWI was ending. Some people had some money and others had very little. It was a very different kind of time from things we […]
The bamboo has had a rough winter………..
It’s good that it’s flexible. It’s seen a lot of ice and snow both this winter. Maybe spring…..soon………..
Wonderful website of Shippensburg History
I was unaware of a great website till recently. Shippensburg Digital History Museum, http://webspace.ship.edu/jqbao/ShipMuseum/index.html, was started in 2009 by Shippensburg University Tch 560 in collaboration with Shippensburg Historical Society, http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ They have produced such […]
Great Video from Shippensburg Historical Society
Shippensburg Historical Society: http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ has been a very busy place in 2012. Much of the activity that has happened in this great organization can be seen on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ShippensburgHistoricalSociety?ref=stream For those who don’t […]
The War that Changed a Nation: WWII
Shippensburg Historical Society, http://www.shippensburghistory.org/ currently has a great exhibit about WWII. The exhibit opened on 10/5/12 and will go on until 2/28/13. Many local people lent WWII artifacts to be placed […]
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