Who doesn’t remember that yearly event of class picture time? In 1919, students, ranging in age from 6 to 15, of the one-room Hickory Point School assembled outside with their teacher, Helen Hantz, to record their school year for posterity. Front Row: Robert Eisenhart, Ross Eisenhart, Mabel Zepp Cashman, Edna

The Baltimore, Hanover & Carlisle Pike (today Route 94) was built between 1807 and 1809 and ran 72 miles. By the dawn of the 19th century, newly constructed roads were providing access to the mills located every 5 miles or so along principle waterways such as the Bermudian and Latimore

Wednesday Wanderings in the Archives: Our Wandering last week on the Mary Jane Roller Rink was our most popular posting to date. Thank you for sharing your memories with us in the comments! A few were surprised to find that the roller rink had earlier been an inn and restaurant

Wednesday Wanderings in the Archives: In 1954, after three years of service in the South Pacific with the Marines, Adams County native Ernie Hollabaugh purchased the Mary Jane Inn on Old Harrisburg Road in Huntington Township with the hopes of earning enough money to one day build and own a

Wednesday Wanderings in the Archives: Ok, well maybe a little late this week as it is now Thursday…but we still wanted to highlight the annual Homecoming service at Historic Rock Chapel taking place this Sunday, September 10, at 2 pm. Rock Chapel was the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Adams

Wednesday Wanderings in the Archives: Members of the Adams County Medical Society were entertained by Dr. Elmer W. Cashman, York Springs physician, at the York Springs Hotel on the evening of August 30, 1913. Area physicians, including another from York Springs, Dr. Charles L. Myers, enjoyed an excellent dinner as