by Janet Pollard | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
The Franklin County Visitors Bureau celebrates Spring into History Month and invites the public to explore Franklin County. April is Spring into History Month at the Franklin County 11/30 Visitors Center. Buds are popping and days are sunny and warm. It is a good time...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog
Allison-Antrim Museum, 365 South Ridge Avenue, Greencastle, Pennsylvania 17225 will hold its monthly speaker meeting on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in the German Bank Barn beginning at 7 p.m. The facility is wheelchair accessible. The speaker for the evening will be...
by Janet Pollard | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog
The Rev. Thomas W. Henry (1794 to 1877) was born into slavery in Leonardtown, MD. Henry became a free man in 1821 and in 1835 became a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. When Henry married his first wife, she was enslaved. He saved money and was...
by Janet Pollard | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog
WWI in its day was called the war to end all wars. Today, we see the wishful thinking in the observation. Many Greencastle-Antrim veterans served in World War I, and Allison-Antrim Museum is displaying the artifacts and stories of these veterans through early 2023....
by Janet Pollard | Nov 7, 2022 | Blog
Allison-Antrim Museum invites the public to enjoy another installment of the Speaker Series on November 10 at 7 PM. John Miller, Executive Director of the Shippensburg Historical Society, will give a presentation on the defense of Pennsylvania during the first two...