Local history, personal profiles, and editorials on the people, places, and things that make up the Franklin County, PA and Washington County, MD areas.
I was talking the other day with a friend who adopted a cat from us a few years ago. She said how wonderful...
Preface: The burning of Chambersburg is widely known, but intimate details of the consequences are not. This week’s Local History captures some of...
Cats, man. I don’t really know where I’d be without them. I live in an apartment that only allows cats — no dogs....
Golf is a sport that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels. For beginners, taking golf lessons can be...
I’ve lost the weight, worked on my form, and put in the miles. I’ve sharpened my discipline and improved my diet. It’s been...
Contributed from “Waynesboro – During the Civil War”, edited by Todd A. Dorsett of the Antietam Historical Association, 2011. Preface: This week’s Local...
Okay, so I have about had it with the humidity and heat. Oh my word, I swear the older I get, the worse...
I sometimes believe I was born out of time. I should have been born in the 1800s, when life, though not simpler, was...
Welcome to Local History, a new regular segment of LocalNews1.org. Every Tuesday we’ll feature a story about local history in our area. There...
Some days I’m not sure how she could still love me. She tells me she does and I have no reason not to...