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DONATIONS

We cannot accept unsolicited donations at this time. (Updated July 2025). 

We generally accept: locally relevant objects, books and textiles with the following guidelines:

- Objects must have a connection to Franklin County, PA

- Genealogical resources, books, genealogies relevant to Franklin County Families

- Books on local history

We do not accept:​

- Old newspapers, or newspaper clippings. We have digitized over One Million pages of Franklin County newspapers - accessible for free to our members.​

- Historical artifacts that do not have a direct connection to Franklin County, PA. - Our mission is to preserve local history, and unfortunately we do not have room in our facilities to accept all items of historical value.

- Unidentified photos. Unfortunately we cannot accept photos of unidentified individuals. Historic photos of identified local people, places and things are generally accepted if historically relevant.

Phone: 717-264-1667

175 E King Street

Chambersburg, PA 17201

​Old Jail Museum and Genealogy Library Hours: 

​Fall Hours (Start Aug 19) Tuesday-Saturday 10-3PM

​There are no tours in October due to our Haunted Jail event, the Genealogy Library remains open Tuesday-Friday 10-3 during October.

John Brown House: tours available by appointment only, please call

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