Another trip back in time
Once a year I like to go to a place that seems back in time: steeped in history, relaxed, and where everything seems to move a little slower. Harpers Ferry, […]
Once a year I like to go to a place that seems back in time: steeped in history, relaxed, and where everything seems to move a little slower. Harpers Ferry, […]
The picture above of a beautiful place is the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, coming together in a town that is filled with our history. It’s located in […]
Just a few miles up the road from here is Chambersburg, a town with a rich history. Franklin County Historical Society http://franklinhistorical.org/old-jail/ maintains the Old Jail as well as […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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 […]
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 is rich in history. It was the frontier during the 1750’s. But it also had some activity during the Civil War. The town’s annual commemoration of our Civil War […]