The Gettysburg Pennsylvania Blog

In addition to the Apple Harvest Festival kicking off tomorrow, there is a Walk of Remembrance scheduled at Codorus Park in Hanover. The walk is to remember people who have lost their lives and is a great opportunity for people who have lost a loved one to walk in their honor while also getting out [...]

As a former resident of Gettysburg and a 55-year student of the Battle of Gettysburg, and as a great-grandnephew of two Union soldiers in the battle, one of whom was mortally wounded in the Wheatfield and the other of whom was captured in the Fairfield action, I was absolutely shocked and deeply disappointed when last [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently installed 73 “wayfinding” signs along the Pennsylvania Civil War trail. The trail runs through York and Adams counties, Cumberland County, Dauphin County, Franklin and Lancaster counties.
If you see one of these signs you’ll know that you are following the civil war trail, the path of the civil war [...]

Just up the road a piece is the historic small town of Hanover, Pa., known for its snack foods and shoes. But few people are aware that Hanover is also the home of its own little fire museum.
The Hanover Fire Museum was started in 1980 after two of the borough’s fire stations were shut [...]