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Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
More than a century ago, two homicides shocked Franklin County’s citizens. These dual crimes, committed 25 years apart, shared common themes. Each victim died at the hands...
At the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, it’s the time of year where we’re anticipating kittens. Lots and lots of kittens. We are on...
It’s time to untie these running shoes and open the drawstrings to the mailbag. Today’s letter comes from Brian, who is seeking advice...
The National Park Service preserves many aspects of American life, and Maryland is a prominent host to some of its most important and intriguing...
You know in this day and age of egg prices being so high – yikes – and other inflationary pressures, I am always...
Pennsylvania is blessed with historic sites and unique attractions celebrating the Keystone State’s past and present. Many are iconic places ingrained in our...
History is often studied on a large scale, encompassing entire towns like Gettysburg or covering thousands of acres at places such as the National Mall in Washington, D.C. However, on a one-block section of Waynesboro’s Philadelphia Avenue, the past comes alive when researching the stories...
I think that spring is going to be upon us soon, and I can’t wait. Longer evenings, warmer weather, blooming flowers that take...
I truly appreciate all of the texts and messages that have been coming in for my birthday. It’s nice to feel this love,...
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, was still in its infancy in 1803, having been designated and named for Founding Father Benjamin Franklin 19 years earlier. The 773-square-mile territory...
