Call For Journal Papers

Each fall the Society publishes "A Journal of Franklin County History." Papers may be submitted throughout the year on the following topics:

-Politics

-Culture

-Science

-Education

-People

-Religion

Articles may address Franklin County’s role in national events or look at Franklin County history from a comparative perspective.

Submitted essays will be reviewed by the Franklin County Historical Society—Kittochtinny’s Publication Committee.

Essays should be no more than 30 typed, double-spaced pages (12,000 words) including endnotes; shorter works are welcomed. All works should be prepared according to Kate L. Turabian’s, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th edition (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).

All submissions should include a cover letter containing the title of the essay and the author’s address, phone number, and email address.

Formatting:

Please format your paper in a word document (Word or Google Docs)
Please use Chicago-style endnotes www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html
Please use only one space after sentences.
Please use Word or Google Docs references tool to create your endnotes (there are many tutorials on YouTube, if you need further assistance please contact Shandra at 717-264-1667)