717-264-1667
175 E King Street Chambersburg, PA 17201
PRESERVING LOCAL HISTORY FOR OVER 127 YEARS
WINTER HOURS: Gift Shop, Genealogy Library Hours & Museum: Thursday & Friday 10AM-3PM
Volunteer Tour Guides Needed - Apply Here
The Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny is headquartered in the Old Jail on King St. in historic Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The society offers tours of the Old Jail and John Brown House Museums and access to our extensive Franklin County Genealogy Library.
The society serves as a valuable resource for genealogical researchers, history enthusiasts, and the community at large, preserving and showcasing the rich heritage of Franklin County.
Call for Papers - Society Journal
Kittochtinny Papers Volume XXXVII- 2025
March 19, 2025
Franklin County Historical Society is eager to receive your local history papers for publication in upcoming journals. For publication in 2025, please contact us with your project by June 1. Partially completed works may be held for a future year. The members of the Publication Committee will work with you such that the final product shall be as comprehensive and as well-referenced with end notes as possible. There can only be one publication for each article, no second editions. Essays should be no more than 30 typed, double-spaced pages (12,000) words) including endnotes; shorter works are welcomed. Electronic submissions are encouraged in WORD format with graphics digitized. All papers should include a cover letter with author’s home and email addresses, and phone number.
Please consider your family stories, as well as stories of events and places, yet stay around Franklin County, which remains our mission. Ideas ought to reflect some general interest to our Franklin County readership. Remember that history begins yesterday and you may be the primary source for recent stories. Every time a building is torn down, or a person dies, stories die as well.
Topics to consider: Politics | Culture | Science | Education | People | Religion
Sue Burkey, Dave Smith and myself will review your ideas and articles submitted. We are supported by a talented staff. We shall all commit ourselves to the welfare of your ideas through final publication.
Inquiries about this or future issues of Kittochtinny Papers may be directed to:
James Druckenbrod at druckijj@gmail.com or
Ann Hull at history@franklinhistorical.org
.jpg)
Civil War Graves Walking Tour
Cedar Grove Cemetery ~ Chambersburg, PA
This self-guided tour takes visitors through the 170 year old cemetery where many townspeople took refuge during the Burning of Chambersburg in 1864.
This tour highlights memorials of several Civil War Soldiers, significant Civil War Era townspeople, and even two Confederate soldiers.
Written by Sue Burkey for FCHS-K and the Cedar Grove Cemetery Company (C) 2024
Click on the logo > to learn more about the America 250 Celebration. The vision of the project is "To engage all Americans in what will be the largest and most inclusive celebration and commemoration in our nation’s history…”.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve.
The 2025 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 17, 2025, and run through Labor Day, September 1, 2025.
