by Janet Pollard | May 10, 2024 | Blog
Franklin County Visitors Bureau is excited to announce the completion of 2024 Always The Right Time Essay Contest Booklet. View the booklet here. Nearly 70 essays were submitted across multiple age categories. The visitors bureau thanks the public and greater Franklin...
by Janet Pollard | May 10, 2024 | Blog
On Saturday, May 11th the Monterey Pass battlefield will officially be added to the Civil War Trails program. This multi-state program offers over 1,500 sites across six states for travelers but not many Civil War stories are ready for prime time. “It is a story...
by Janet Pollard | May 2, 2024 | Blog
Buttonwood Nature Center, home of The Institute is hosting a Sporting Clays Shoot Fundraiser on Friday, May 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Orvis Hill Country Shooting Grounds in Fairfield, Pa. A fundraiser for Buttonwood, the event includes morning refreshments,...
by Janet Pollard | May 2, 2024 | Blog
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration awarded Chambersburg an additional $5,564,097, Wednesday, for the replacement of legacy cast iron pipelines, which provides for greater reliability of the Borough’s natural...
by Janet Pollard | May 2, 2024 | Blog
On Thursday, May 9, at 7 pm at the May Speaker’s Series of Allison-Antrim Museum, Mike Strausner will cover the history of the Fort Loudoun site from “prehistoric” times to modern day. The presentation will include details of: Native Americans who lived on the before...