The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

One of Pennsylvania’s best events is the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Scheduled for January 10 through 17, 2009, the Pennsylvania Farm Show promotes agriculture, Pennsylvania’s biggest industry. The theme for this year’s farm show is “Keep Pennsylvania Growing”.
It doesn’t matter where you are from. You will enjoy the farm show. This is one of Pennsylvania’s most [...]

Gettysburg Pennsylvania will be on fire this New Year’s Eve as entertainment on the square will include alternative country music, rock and roll, and pyrotechnics.
The show starts at 9 p.m. with DJ Denny white hitting the microphone. Class rock band Audacity will perform at 9:30 p.m. and Booker Lee and the County Fair, the country [...]

If you’re planning a visit to Gettysburg Pennsylvania in February 2009, keep in mind two local museums as must sees: Shriver House Museum and David Wills House.
The Shriver House Museum tells the story of civilians during the Battle of Gettysburg. The house was built just before the war started and sat vacant, except for several [...]

Picture this for me: you’re curled up on the sofa with a hot mug of cocoa. The steam curls off of the creamy concoction as light Christmas tunes resound throughout your living room. What could make this moment any better? Well, how about a live show in the chocolate capital of the world?
The Hershey Symphony [...]

You may first know Jeff Shaara for his cooperative effort with his father Michael Shaara; together they brought the Civil War into comfy chairs all across the country. The two partnered to render the thrilling Civil War trilogy: “Killer Angels,” “Gods and Generals” and “The Last Full Measure.”
Maybe books aren’t for you, but you’ve sat through [...]

Do you pair your peppercorn encrusted lamb chop with a nice, full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon? I myself prefer a frosty, carmel Yeungling to wash down my secret recipe grilled flank steak — but there is room for both of us at the 2008 Pennsylvania Food and Beverage Show! Hosted by the the Toyota Arena York Expo [...]

A wise sage once muttered that, “it’s not easy being green.” Now, that may have been Kermit the Frog twenty years ago, but that sentiment may resonate with you today. We’re living in a new age of recycling, sustainable building materials, organic clothing, and that buzz word: carbon footprint. What are you doing to help? If you [...]

Get the holiday season started with thousands of Harrisburg residents and visitors on November 22, 2008. Harrisburg’s annual Holiday Parade brings together people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds to commemorate Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year. Mayor Reed launched the Holiday Parade in 1986, now the celebration boasts it’s place as one [...]

Well, the election is over and now Gettysburg Pennslvania, along with the rest of the country, has a new president-elect. Barack Obama won the election handily and already his historic win is receiving accolades and driving a nostalgia for a time when another historic president made his way through Gettysburg. Obama has been compared with [...]

Gettysburg was supposed to have its Halloween parade last night. But it was cancelled.
The borough will have its Halloween parade tonight instead. The parade is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. The parade is schedule to follow a circular route from Gettysburg Middle School on Lefever Street up Baltimore to York Street, turn right on [...]