Archive Adventure: Biglerville Hose & Truck Co. No. 1
This post is another Archive Adventure – The Archive Committee is still uncovering things that have been tucked away for more than a decade. This picture of the Biglerville Hose and Truck Company No. 1 in their brand-new uniforms was taken
Last day OPEN until Spring 2026
Please drop by to visit on Sunday, October 11th for our last open day until Spring 2026!
The Confederates Come to Town!
Join the 5th Texas Company F for a weekend camp site reenactment September 25-27. During the Gettysburg Campaign, General Rodes' Confederate division marched through Biglerville (then known as Middletown) after camping near the town on the night of June 30. Saturday will be filled
The Confederates Return to Town!
Join the 5th Texas Company F for a weekend camp site reenactment September 25-27. During the Gettysburg Campaign, General Rodes' Confederate division marched through Biglerville (then known as Middletown) after camping near the town on the night of June 30. Saturday will be filled
Historic Barn Tours Today!
While we are not an official "tour stop" on this year's Historic Barn Tour, we're open and ready to show off our historic barn today from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Biglerville: Not a Crossroads Town
Biglerville, originally called Middletown (also known as Sugartown), was not established as a crossroads town. Around 1756, the "Menallen Road" extended to the Menallen Friends Meeting House, near Friend's Grove. The road ended just before entering the boundary of land
Boyer’s Crate Factory in Biglerville
In 1936, Charles Boyer and his brother, Elton, started a crate factory on North Main Street in Biglerville. After a year, they founded Guernsey Crate Factory (Charles G. Boyer Box Factory), which made crates and pallets. At one time, the building
Mt Olivet UB Church, The First 100 Years
While working in the Biglerville Historical an Preservation archives we discovered that Mt. Olivet United Brethren Church in Guernsey is celebrating their 130th Anniversary this year. We thought we’d honor that with this blog post. The church was established when a
Hamlet History, Part 4 (Arendtsville, Aspers, Beecherstown, Bendersville, Brysonia, Butler Township)
Arendtsville Settled in 1810 Originally called John's Pursuit Incorporated in 1896 Named for early settler, John Arendt Post office established 9/16/1841 On November 22, 1918, Arendtsville resident, Ira E. Lady, died of wounds sustained in World War I. The Biglerville American Legion is named in his
Roy Mickley and the Early Fruit Industry by Sam Walmer
Roy Mickley lives in the house he built with his son, nine miles west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. His wife died in 1983, after they had been married for 67 years, had seven children, and numerous grand-and great-grandchildren. At 98 Roy
