by Janet Pollard | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
The 15th President of The United States of America, James Buchanan, Jr., was born April 23, 1791, in a log cabin in Cove Gap, Pennsylvania (now known as Buchanan’s Birthplace State Park). He was one of eleven children born to James Buchanan Sr., a businessman,...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog
Congratulations to Emily Kriner for winning Week #3 of Foto Find—the Easter Egg Hunt! The prize is a $25 gift certificate to Olympia Candy Kitchen. Thank you, Olympia, for supporting part of thie third week’s prize. Week #4’s hidden photo is cherry...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 16, 2020 | Blog
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote! Take a virtual tour of the current exhibition “Woman’s Suffrage, and the Journey to the Right to Vote during the Progressive Era. This exhibition is a cooperative effort between Wilson...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
On April 3, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf recommended that all Pennsylvanians wear a mask if they must leave their homes. On Members of the general public don’t need a surgical mask – we need those for our health care workers and first responders. Instead, they are...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
The Cumberland Valley impressed Thaddeus Stevens, reminding him of the rural beauty of Danville, Vermont, where he was born in 1792. Later, when Stevens purchased land to begin an ironworks, he called it Caledonia because it reminded him of his boyhood home. As a...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog
Franklin County has more than 300 years of American History. Take a moment and look back throughout history and browse the Spring into History web page. Check out the timeline. Explore a critical period of American history through the lens of Franklin County....