Harrisburg – Pennsylvania has become the first state to join a new mobile social networking community allowing tourists and tourism-related businesses to share real-time experiences and find the hottest attractions in the commonwealth, Deputy Secretary of Tourism Mickey Rowley announced today.
The commonwealth signed with the Foursquare community under the popular tourism ID, “visitPA.” Users [...]
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PA Joins Foursquare Mobile Social Networking Community
June 6th, 2010
Live & Learn Weekends Return To Franklin County
March 12th, 2010“Inheriting The Trade” is the story of a Northern family confonting its legacy as the largest slave-trading dynasty in U.S. history.
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PA Tourism Office Invites Public to Help Tell the Stories of U.S. Colored Troops Members
January 26th, 2010
PA TOURISM Launches Search for Descendants
Gettysburg – The Pennsylvania Tourism Office is searching for the families of James Shirk of Shippensburg, Enoch Watson of Lancaster, and Robert Bridges Forten of Philadelphia, as well as the relatives of tens of thousands of other men who fought in the Civil War as members of the United States [...]
Great Moment #201 ~ Chambersburg IceFest!
January 22nd, 2010Click on the image to view details on the coolest event in town!
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Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny Announces New Winter Hours
January 14th, 2010The Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny located at 175 E. King Street, Chambersburg, PA preserves five historic sites on the National Register: Old Franklin County Jail, Old Brown’s Mill School, John Brown House, Carrick Iron Furnace and the Chambersburg – Bedford Turnpike Toll House.
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Long Range Milestone Achieved By Capitol Theatre Center
January 6th, 2010On January 1, 2010, a long-range vision for Capitol Theatre Center to become independent was realized.
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Fall / Winter Lecture Series ~ Franklin County Historical Society
January 5th, 2010The Franklin County Historical Society – Kittochtinny invites the community to its 2010 Winter Meeting and Lecture Series held at the Grove Library Center, 101 Ragged Edge Road, Chambersburg, PA.
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Great Moment #48 ~ “A Mid-Winter Night’s Dream”
January 5th, 2010Click on the image to view Great Moment #48 ~ “A Mid-Winter Night’s Dream”, with suggestions for pairing Dinner & a Movie!
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On the Horizon: Chambersburg Half-Marathon!
January 5th, 2010Saturday, March 13, 2010
The Chambersburg Half Marathon has drawn a diverse group of people each year. During the first year Jean Stapleton (Edith on All in the Family) was a spectator cheering on the runners. Many Olympic hopefuls as well as Olympic trialists have participated in the race. Steve Spence, who ran for the United [...]
